Results
GREENCASTLE, IN – Rowan University’s Kyle Hayes captured ninth place in the long jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track Championships on Friday. The two-day national championships (Mar. 12-13) are being held at DePauw University.
In the finals, Hayes (jr. Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) recorded a distance of 22’ 3.75” (6.80 meters). The long jump was won by Wisconsin La Crosse’s Kellen McCrary with a leap of 23’ 6” (7.16 meters).
Hayes qualified for the NCAA Championships by taking first place at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships (Mar. 5-6) with a jump of 23’ 5.25” (7.14 meters). His leap was better than the NCAA provisional (22’ 8.5”, 6.92 meters). Entering the national championships, he had the seventh best distance among the 16 competitors.
This was Hayes’ fifth appearance at the NCAA Championships. In 2009, he finished fourth with a distance of 23’ 2.75” (7.08 meters) for All-America honors at the outdoor championships. He was also an All-American at the 2008 outdoor nationals after taking seventh (22’ 8”, 6.91 meters). At the 2009 indoor championships, Hayes came in 12th place with a leap of 22’ 4.5” (6.82 meters). He captured 10th in 2008 with a jump of 22’ 10” (6.96 meters).
This season, Hayes won the long jump at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships (Feb. 22) with a distance of 22’ 0.25” (6.71 meters) to earn All-Conference first team honors. He placed second at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 15) and John Covert Classic (Jan. 23) with leaps of 23’ 1.75” (7.05 meters) and 22’ 7.25” (6.89 meters) respectively. His performance at the NYC Gotham Cup was a NCAA provisional. Hayes also took fifth at the Thomson Invitational (Jan. 30) with 21’ 9.5” (6.64 meters).
Rowan’s Jenn Rawls (fr. Runnemede, NJ/Highland Reg.) will compete in the women’s 5000 meters at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, March 13 at 4:20 p.m.