| Personal Bests |
| High School Bests |
| 1600 meters |
4:23 |
10/2020 |
| 3200 meters |
9:10.33 |
11/2020 |
| 5K Cross Country |
15:26 |
10/2020 |
2022 Indoor Track (Unattached for Wisconsin): Placed 24th in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:36.42 at the Badgers Windy City Invitational (Feb.11)
2021 Cross Country: Did not compete
High School: Finished 19th at the 2020-21 state cross country championships ... three-time all-conference in cross country ... 2020-21 Western Suburban Conference and 3A Regional champion in cross country ... all-conference in track ... coached by Michael Danner ... eight-time member of the high honor roll ... member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society ... member of Mu Alpha Theta mathematics honor society
Personal: Parents are Matt and Mary Hays ... has one sister, Ava (17) ... father competed in track and cross country at Bates College from 1988-92 ... born Nov. 7 ... plans on majoring in business
Why Wisconsin?
"Wisconsin has the perfect balance between academics and athletics for me. Wisconsin's athletic legacy is top notch and being able to be a part of the program was really something I wanted."
Off the course with Owen
Where is your favorite place to run in Madison? Lakeshore path
How would your teammates describe you? Kind, outgoing
How would you describe the team? Energetic, intelligent, close knit
My favorite thing about Wisconsin cross country is: the team culture
Which teammate have you learned the most from and what have you learned? All my teammates have taught me a lot already, whether that be about academics and what to expect with my courses or just what to expect with college in general.
The best thing about the Zimmer Course is: the hills
What is the strangest thing that has happened to you in a race? I got spit on
What are your individual goals for the season? To get healthy and to continue to improve
What are your team goals for the season? To be as successful and ready as possible come the post season
What is your favorite cross country memory? Going on runs with guys on the team and talking about everything going on is always fun
When did you start running competitively? Freshman year of high school
What do you love most about running? The team
Why did you choose cross country and/or track? My dad ran in college so I gave it a try freshman year and really enjoyed everything about it. Runners are very friendly.
If you could go on a run with any one person, who would it be? Mick
Post-college plans: Attend law school either right after graduation or a couple years after
What is your career goal? End up doing something that I love to do. Try and help others with my work.
What causes do you care about? Equality
