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Allie Hays

  • Position DIS
  • Class Senior
  • High School Shoreham-Wading River
  • Hometown Wading River, N.Y.
  • School Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

- 2020 Second Team Indoor All-Ivy League (5,000m)
- 2019 Ivy League Cross Country Heps Champion (Team)
- 2019 Second Team All-Ivy League (XC)
- 2019 USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region (XC)
- 2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC)
- 2019 Second Team Outdoor NCAA All-American (5,000m)
- 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships Qualifier (5,000m)
- 2019 NCAA Outdoor East Prelim Qualifier (5,000m)
- 2019 Second Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (5,000m)
- 2019 Second Team Indoor All-Ivy League (5,000m)
- 2018 Ivy League Cross Country Heps Champion (Team)
- 2018 Second Team All-Ivy League (XC)
- 2018 USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region (XC)
- 2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC)

2019-20 (Junior): (XC)
Collected four top 10 finishes during the season ... Was second-highest finisher (eighth) on Columbia's Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Nov. 1) championship team, clocking a time of 21:19.7 in the 6K ... Earned Second Team All-Ivy League Honors ... Ran a personal record time of 19:41.2 in the 6K to finish ninth, Columbia's second-highest finisher, at the Northeast Regionals (Nov. 15) ... Locked up USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region honors ... Set a PR in the 5K with a second place finishing time of 17:43.0 at the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 20) ... Came in second place at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 28) with a 6K time of 20:58.9. (Indoor) Clocked a PR time of 9:21.82 in the 3,000-Meter Run, finishing third at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 23-25) ... Earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors with a second place finish (16:29.83) in the 5,000-Meter Run at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 29-Mar. 1). (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (Sophomore): (XC) Finished her sophomore season crossing the line at NCAA National Championships in 21:05.1 in the 101th spot overall (Nov.17)... Helped the Lions claim the No. 1 team spot at Northeast Regionals; finished 13th overall with a time of 22:14.1 (Nov. 9)...Named to the USTFCCCA’s All Region team (Nov. 12)...Finished in 21:08.5 and 13th overall at Ivy Heps, earning All-Ivy Honors (Oct. 27).. Finished 6th overall at Princeton Invite (Oct. 14). (Indoor) Posted five top 10 finishes ... Clocked the One Mile Run in 4:59.07 for a third place finish at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet ... Finished fourth in the 3,000-Meter Run, posting a time of 9:33.75 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26) ... Set a PR in the mile with a time of 4:50.00, finishing third at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Locked up Second Team All-Ivy honors in the 5,000-Meter Run, finishing second with a time of 16:29.77 at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 23-24) ... Came in sixth with a time of 9:35.71 in the 3,000m at those same Heps. (Outdoor) Would go on to finish 12th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Jun. 5-8) ... Opened up campaign with PR time of 16:06.00 in the 5,000m for a seventh place finish at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30) ... Crossed the line in fourth place with a mile time of 4:51.68 at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 12-13) ... Finished third in the 3,000m, running a PR time of 9:25.63 at the 125th Penn Relays (Apr. 25-27) ... Began run to NCAA Championships with a second place finish in the 5,000m at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5), coming across the finish line with a time of 16:19.18, locking up Second Team All-Ivy League honors in the process ... Snagged the first non-automatic qualifying spot with a 10th place finish in the 5,000m at the NCAA Division I East Prelims (May 23-25), clocking a time of 16:19.18 ... Recorded best finish by a Lion at the NCAA Championships, finishing 12th in the 5,000m with a time of 16:19.45 to earn second team All-American honors.

2017-18 (First Year): (XC) Helped the Lions to a team title at the Princeton Invitational, taking 31st in 22:26 ... Was the third Lion across in 19th place at 21:47 when Columbia won a title at the Paul Short Run ... (Indoor) Posted season bests of 2:23.58 in the 800m and 5:03.57 in the 1 Mile. (Outdoor) Ran season bests of 4:46.42 in the 1,500m, and 9:59.38 in the 3,000m.

Personal: Participated in track & field and cross country at Shoreham-Wading River High School in Long Island ... Picked up All-American and All-State honors during her final two seasons ... Owns career bests of 4:34 in the 1,500m, 4:51 in the 1 Mile, and 9:42 in the 3,000m ... Earned 14 varsity letters during her prep career ... The daughter of Regina and Albert Hays ... Has two brothers and a sister that are Columbia alumni ... Attends Columbia College where she plans on studying economics.

Career Bests

6K (XC) - 19:41.2
NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships - Nov. 15, 2019
5K (XC) - 17:43.0
Iona College Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions - Sept. 20, 2019
4x1500 Relay (Outdoor) - 19:04.34
2018 Colonial Relays - Apr. 5-7, 2018
5,000m (Outdoor) - 16:06.00
Stanford Invitational - Mar. 29-30, 2019
5,000m (Indoor) - 16:29.77
Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps - Feb. 23-24, 2019
DMR (Indoor) - 11:59.72
Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships - Feb. 1-2, 2018
3,000m (Indoor) - 9:21.82
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Jan. 23-25, 2020
3,000m (Outdoor) - 9:25.63
125th Penn Relays - Apr. 25-27, 2019
4x800 Relay (Indoor) - 9:20.11
2018 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships - Mar. 2, 2018
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 4:50.00
Villanova Invitational - Feb. 2, 2019
One Mile Run (Outdoor) - 4:51.68
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 12-13, 2019
1,500m (Outdoor) - 4:46.42
2018 Colonial Relays - Apr. 5-7, 2018
800m (Indoor) - 2:23.58
Darmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 20, 2018

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