Results

ADA, OH – Rowan University’s Kyle Hayes finished 10th in the long jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track Championships on Friday. The national championships were held at Ohio Northern University. 

Hayes (fr. Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) recorded a jump of 22’ 5” (6.83 meters). He just missed the finals by 0.75” (0.02 meters). The top nine competitors from the preliminaries advanced to the finals. Beresford Brown of Moravian College won the event with a distance of 23’ 11.75” (7.31 meters).

Hayes was 10th overall among the 14 athletes heading into the national championship. This season, Hayes had his best performance at the Collegeville Classic (Jan. 18). He took first place with a jump of 23’ 3.5” (7.10 meters). The NCAA provisional for the long jump is 6.96 meters and the automatic qualifier is 7.24 meters.

Hayes also recorded a NCAA provisional at the John Covert Classic (Jan. 26). He finished second with 22’ 11.75” (7.0 meters). This season, Hayes won the long jump at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships (Feb. 25) for All-Conference first team honors. He had a winning leap of 22’ 9” (6.93 meters).

In addition, Hayes took first in the long jump at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 2) and the Collegiate Track Conference (CTC) Championships (Feb. 10). At the Frank Colden Invitational, he had a winning distance of 22’ 7.75” (6.90 meters). Hayes captured the CTC title with 22’ 8.5” (6.92 meters). At the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, he came in third with a leap of 22’ 4.5” (6.82 meters).