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- Hometown:
- Erie, Colo.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Erie
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- Event(s):
- Sprints/Jumps/Throws
Bio
Honors & Awards
- One-time NCAA Second Team All-American, 400 Meter Hurdles (2024)
- Three-time school record holder
- Two-time USTFCCCA All-Region (2024, 25)
- Two-time A-R-C All-Conference (2024, 25)
- Three-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023, 24, 25)
- Three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023, 24, 25)
- Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2023, 24, 25)
- Two-time Co-Team MVP (2023, 24)
- One-time Team BOLT award winner (2025)
- Three-time letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2025 | senior
- Third in school history in the outdoor 200 meter dash
- Third in school history in the outdoor 4x100 relay
- Sixth in school history in the outdoor 4x100 relay
- Sixth in school history in the outdoor 100 meter dash
- Clocked a 25.49 time in the outdoor 200 meter dash
- Posted a 12.49 time in the outdoor 100 meter dash
- Earned the team's fastest time in the outdoor 400m hurdles at 1:02.81
- Ran second on the two 4x100 outdoor relay teams that posted school top-10 marks
- Ran lead on the outdoor 4x400 relay team that posted a 4:00.94 time
- Ran the team's fastest time in the indoor 200 meter at 26.38
- Second fastest on the team in the indoor 60 meter dash at 8.00 seconds
- Part of the indoor 4x400 relay team
2024 | junior
- Became the first Storm female athlete since 2012 to claim an All-American honor, earning second team accolades with a 14th place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (1:03.54)
- Set school records in the indoor 200 (25.96), 300 (41.34), and 400 meters (57.82)
- Took the silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships in a time of 1:02.11, the second-fastest mark in school history
- Part of the 4x100 relay team that ran a 48.36 in the event at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships, the second-fastest time in school history
- Won three overall races, including the 400 meter hurdles at the University of Iowa’s Musco Twilight
- Became the fifth athlete in school history to break eight seconds in the 60 meters with a time of 7.98
2023 | sophomore
- Collected nine event victories across individual multi events
- Burst into the top 10 in school history in seven different events on the year
- Finished fourth in the 400 meter hurdle final (1:03.48) at the conference outdoor championships
- Broke the one-minute barrier in the 400 meters with a time of 58.46 at the Dr. Tucker Open
High School
- A 2021 graduate of Erie High School
- CHSAA First Team All-Conference
- Midfielder of the Year
- CHSAA Academic All-State First Team
- Team captain
- Four-time letterwinner
- Recipient of Erie Excellence and Carrie Mitchell Angle awards
- Earned an academic letter in eight semesters
Personal
- Daughter of Shannon Hays and Chuck Hays
- Has one brother, Devin
- Majoring in marketing communication and business management
- Also a member of the Storm women's soccer team
News Mentions
Storm Track and Field see final action before NCAA National Championships
Teghan Booth and Emma Cooper both earned new top-ten school records as the Storm wrapped up the season at the Augustana Last Chance meet before...
May 14, 2025
Booth leads trio to all-conference honors at A-R-C Outdoor Championships
On the conference championship stage, Teghan Booth stole the show, winning the 10,000m race, and taking second in the 5,000m as the Storm claimed...
May 10, 2025
Strong performances highlight Storm's day at Wartburg
Competing at the Wartburg Triangular on Friday, the Simpson track and field program shined in the final meet before hosting the 2025 A-R-C Outdoor...
May 2, 2025
Simpson concludes action at Kip Janvrin Open; competes at Drake Relays
Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.
April 25, 2025
Merrill continues to dominate with strong performances in discus and shot put at Meet of Champions
Olivia Merrill dominated the headlines at the Meet of Champions for the Simpson Storm women’s track and field program, earning two top-10...
April 18, 2025
Storm set four new top-10 performances over two meets
Four new school top-ten performances, including the third fastest in the 4x100 relay, highlighted the dual meet action for Simpson as the Storm...
April 11, 2025
Merrill and True shine in the discus at the Wartburg Outdoor Select meet
Olivia Merrill and Hannah True added their names to the top-10 lists in school history with their best mark in the discus as the Storm competed at...
April 5, 2025
Stellar start in Pella for the Storm's track and field program
At the first outdoor meet of the season, Simpson women’s track and field set 12 new top-10 marks across eight events to begin the 2025...
March 28, 2025
Storm deliver wave of personal best marks at Dutch Holiday Preview
The Storm continued to build on their success from the first meet of the season, etching their names higher in the school records at the Dutch...
December 13, 2024
Storm begin indoor season in dominating fashion
In the opening meet of the indoor season, the Storm wasted no time making history while collecting six first-place finishes.
December 6, 2024




