2018-19 Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Benjamin Hayes
- ITF Class:
- Sr.
- OTF Class:
- Sr.
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Mich
- High School:
- Belleville
2018 (Outdoor Track & Field): Finished third in the MAC Championships in the 400 (47.48) … ran the anchor leg in the 4x400 relay at the MAC Championships, placing second (3:11.12); ran with Jack Dodge, Erick Huertas, Roshawn Morton … ran the anchor leg in the 4x400 relay at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic, placing fourth (3:16.83); ran with Jack Dodge, Erick Huertas, and Lorenzo Wells … finished second in the Ole Miss Joe Walker Invite (4/13) in the 400 (47.92).
2017 (Outdoor Track & Field): Did not compete.
2017 (Indoor Track & Field): Claimed a victory in the 400 meters with a time of 47.70 at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/20) … ran a leg of the 4x400m at the EMU Triangular to help the team finish third in 3:28.07 (1/28) … finished seventh in the 400m with a time of 47.70 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (2/03) … assisted the 4x400m relay run a time of 3:14.75 to finish fourth at the GVSU Big Meet Invite (2/10) … claimed a first place finish in the 400m at the GVSU Big Meet Invite with a time of 47.98 (2/10) … finished second in the 400m in 47.87 at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24).
2016 (Outdoor Track & Field): At the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic at Ohio State (4/22-23) placed second in the 4x400 (3:11.17) and seventh in the 400 (48.70) … placed third in the 300 (21.72 ) at the Oakland University Invitational (4/16) … finished second in the 400 (47.33) in the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/12-14), earning the Male Track Freshman Athlete of the Meet Award.
2016 (Indoor Track & Field): At the EMU Triangular (1/23) placed first in the 200 (21.97) and in the 4x400 (3:15.12) … at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (1/29-30) placed first in the 400 m (47.37) … at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/26-27) competed in both rounds of the 400m finishing in second (47.29 personal best) and fourth (47.34) and finished third in the 4x4 (3:09.62).
High School: Five-time AAU All-American ... four-time All-Western Wayne Athletic Conference honoree ... Michigan High School Athletic Association All-Stater in the 400 meters, 1600-meter relay, and the 3200-meter relay ... holds school record in the 200 and 400-meter runs and as part of 1600 and 3200-meter relay teams ... earned four varsity letters in track & field ... ran for Michigan All-Stars AAU under coach Rad Greaves.Career Bests: 200 (21.72); 400 (47.29)
