2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Bates, Hayden
Hayden Bates
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Distance
- High School:
- Highlands
- Hometown:
- Cashiers, N.C.
Bio
2017 Outdoor (Senior):
Named to the Atlantic 10 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Notched two personal bests in the 5k (17:21.78) and the 1500m (4:45.96) at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) and the VertKlasse Meeting (4/1), respectively … Opened the outdoor season with a 17:44.36 5k, good for ninth place, at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Posted a 17:41.23 5k at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Crossed the line in 4:48.39 for the 1500m at the Duke Invitational (4/22) … Ended the season with an 18th place result in the 5k with a time of 17:40.67 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship.
2016-17 Indoor (Senior):
Recorded a personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:13.61 at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Registered a PR in the 3k at the Camel City Invitational with a time of 10:07.52 (2/4) … Ended the indoor campaign with a 10:23.09 result in the 3k at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/19).
2016 Outdoor (Junior):
Did not compete.
2015-16 Indoor (Junior):
Ran the 3,000 in 10:45.86 at the UNCG Spartans Challenge (Jan. 24) … Clocked a 10:32.94 in the 3,000 at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge (Feb. 11) … Finished her indoor season with a time of 10:34.62 in the 3,000 at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Ran a season best 4:48.07 in the 1,500 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 26-28) … Placed third in the 5,000 at the VertKlasse Meet with a time of 17:54.33 (April 3-4) … Earned a 12th-place finish in the 5,000 (17:57.03) at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 2-3).
2014-15 Indoor (Sophomore):
Opened the season at the ETSU Invitational, placing 12th in the 5,000 with a time of 18:33.59 (Jan. 16-17) … Claimed victory in the 3,000 (10:16.26) at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Clocked a 10:30.38 in the 3,000 at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Freshman):
SoCon Honor Roll… Ran a season-best 18:32.21 for 13th-place in the 5,000 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 20)… Took fifth in the 1,500 in 5:04.52 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 27)… Finished sixth in the 3,000 in a career-best 10:31.08 at the 2014 Carolina’s Cup (April 10)… Ran the 5,000 in 19:10.85 at the 2014 SoCon Outdoor meet.
2013-14 Indoor (Freshman):
Placed eighth in the 3,000 at the JDL College Kick Off Classic (Dec. 7)… Ran a career indoor-best 10:43.31 in the 3,000 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14)… Finished 12th in the 3,000 with a time of 10:49.36 at the 2014 SoCon Indoor Championships.
Before Davidson:
Took 12th place at the Western Carolina Cross Country Festival… Was sixth at the NCHSAA 1A West Regional meet in a time of 21:19.98… Finished 17th at the NCHSAA State meet as a senior… Class valedictorian of Highlands High School… Member of Student Government and the Interact Club… Also played soccer… Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes… Spent junior year as an exchange student in Brazil.
Named to the Atlantic 10 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Notched two personal bests in the 5k (17:21.78) and the 1500m (4:45.96) at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) and the VertKlasse Meeting (4/1), respectively … Opened the outdoor season with a 17:44.36 5k, good for ninth place, at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Posted a 17:41.23 5k at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Crossed the line in 4:48.39 for the 1500m at the Duke Invitational (4/22) … Ended the season with an 18th place result in the 5k with a time of 17:40.67 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship.
2016-17 Indoor (Senior):
Recorded a personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:13.61 at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Registered a PR in the 3k at the Camel City Invitational with a time of 10:07.52 (2/4) … Ended the indoor campaign with a 10:23.09 result in the 3k at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/19).
2016 Outdoor (Junior):
Did not compete.
2015-16 Indoor (Junior):
Ran the 3,000 in 10:45.86 at the UNCG Spartans Challenge (Jan. 24) … Clocked a 10:32.94 in the 3,000 at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge (Feb. 11) … Finished her indoor season with a time of 10:34.62 in the 3,000 at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Ran a season best 4:48.07 in the 1,500 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 26-28) … Placed third in the 5,000 at the VertKlasse Meet with a time of 17:54.33 (April 3-4) … Earned a 12th-place finish in the 5,000 (17:57.03) at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 2-3).
2014-15 Indoor (Sophomore):
Opened the season at the ETSU Invitational, placing 12th in the 5,000 with a time of 18:33.59 (Jan. 16-17) … Claimed victory in the 3,000 (10:16.26) at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Clocked a 10:30.38 in the 3,000 at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Freshman):
SoCon Honor Roll… Ran a season-best 18:32.21 for 13th-place in the 5,000 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 20)… Took fifth in the 1,500 in 5:04.52 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 27)… Finished sixth in the 3,000 in a career-best 10:31.08 at the 2014 Carolina’s Cup (April 10)… Ran the 5,000 in 19:10.85 at the 2014 SoCon Outdoor meet.
2013-14 Indoor (Freshman):
Placed eighth in the 3,000 at the JDL College Kick Off Classic (Dec. 7)… Ran a career indoor-best 10:43.31 in the 3,000 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14)… Finished 12th in the 3,000 with a time of 10:49.36 at the 2014 SoCon Indoor Championships.
Before Davidson:
Took 12th place at the Western Carolina Cross Country Festival… Was sixth at the NCHSAA 1A West Regional meet in a time of 21:19.98… Finished 17th at the NCHSAA State meet as a senior… Class valedictorian of Highlands High School… Member of Student Government and the Interact Club… Also played soccer… Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes… Spent junior year as an exchange student in Brazil.
Track Hype Video
Wednesday, February 26
FRIDAY FEATURES: Opposites Attract
Thursday, February 20
FRIDAY FEATURES: Caroline Yarbrough, Hitting Her Stride
Friday, March 22
Davidson moves to the Atlantic 10
Sunday, August 18
