ADA, OH – Rowan University\’s Kyle Hayes (photo) finished 10th in the long jump at the NCAA Division III
Indoor Track Championships on Friday.
Hayes (fr. Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) recorded a jump of 22\’ 5\” (6.83 meters). He just missing
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).
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