2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Hayles, Jaheem

Jaheem Hayles
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, N.J.
- High School:
- Iowa CC
Bio
Career Honors:
4x USTFCCCA All-American (2024 - Indoor First Team - 60-meter hurdles; 2023 - Outdoor First Team - 110-meter hurdles; 2023 - Indoor First Team - 60-meter hurdles; 2022 - Outdoor Second Team - 110-meter hurdles)
2024 ACC Champion (60-meter hurdles)
6x All-ACC (2024 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2024 - First Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles; 2023 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2023 - First Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles; 2022 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2022 - Second Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles).
2023 ACC Track Athlete of the Year
2024 USTFCCCA Northeast Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
Hayles collegiate performances
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field: (2023-2024):
Indoor: USTFCCCA Second Team All-American ... Sixth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60-meter hurdles ... ACC Champion ... First Team All-ACC ...Completed his 60-meter hurdles in 7.65 seconds at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Completed the 60-meter hurdle at the Tiger Paw Invitational at Clemson (2/9) with a time of 7.82 seconds ... Placed fifth at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26-27) with a time of 7.73 for the 60-meter hurdle... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13), with a time of 7.93...
Outdoor: First Team All-ACC ... NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier ... ACC runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (5/9-11) with a time of 13.80 seconds in the final ... Posted a time of 13.38 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles finals, making him the nation's fifth fastest time to date and placing third at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/12-13) ... Finished in sixth place in the 110-meter hurdles to a time of 13.69 seconds and was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that posted a time of 40.78 at the Texas Rlays (3/27-30).
Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: ACC Track Athlete of the Year ... USTFCCCA First Team All-American ... ACC Runner-Up in the 60-meter hurdles ... First Team All-ACC ... Qualified for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles at the Jamaican National Championships ... Took fourth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/10-11) in the 60-meter hurdles after setting a personal-best time of 7.61 seconds. It was his second PR of the meet after racing to a time of 7.63 seconds in the prelim ... Was the ACC runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.68 seconds ... Finished second at the Kane Invitational (2/4) in 7.91 seconds in the hurdles ... Was third at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/27-28) in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.88 seconds ... Won the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/13-14) in a time of 7.86 seconds to open the season.
Outdoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American ... First Team All-ACC ... Bronze medalist at the NCAA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing with a school-record time of 13.28 seconds in the event. Finished 0.04 seconds out of first ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 110-meter hurdles, advancing to Austin with an eighth-place finish in 13.67 seconds. Ran a mark of 13.48 seconds in the first round of the event ... Finished third in the 110-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships (5/11-13), crossing the line in 13.62 seconds. Set a season-best time of 13.47 seconds in the prelims. Was also part of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a school record of 40.06 seconds at the meet ... Took third in a season-best time to date in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/14-15), with a time of 13.49 seconds ... Finished 10th at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1) in the 110-meter hurdles, posting a time of 13.54 seconds.
Junior Year Track and Field (2021-22):Â
Indoor: All-ACC Finished sixth in the hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/24-2/26)...Set a personal best of 7:73 in the hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invite, finishing in 5th in the finals (2/11-2/12)...Took home 1st place in the Dr. Sander Invitational, finishing with a time of 7.75 (2/4-2/5)...Secured 1st place in the hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/14-1/15).
Outdoor:Â USTFCCCA Second Team All-American ... First Team All-ACC ... Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles to earn Second Team All-America honors ... Set a new personal best time of 13.44 seconds to advance to the finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after finishing seventh at the East Prelims in 13.54 seconds ... Took third at the ACC Championships (5/12-14) in the 110-meter hurdles, earning First Team All-ACC honors (13.58 seconds) ... Set a personal record in the 200m and secured a first place finish in the 110 hurdles at the War Eagle Invitational (4/15-4/16)...Took home fourth place in the 110 hurdles at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a personal-record time of 13.69 (4/8-4/9)...Won both the 4x100 relay and the 110 hurdles at the Florida State Relays, recorded a time of 14.11 in the 110 hurdles. Also placed sixth in the 200m at the Florida State Relays with a personal-best time of 21.53 (3/24-3/26).
Personal: Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
4x USTFCCCA All-American (2024 - Indoor First Team - 60-meter hurdles; 2023 - Outdoor First Team - 110-meter hurdles; 2023 - Indoor First Team - 60-meter hurdles; 2022 - Outdoor Second Team - 110-meter hurdles)
2024 ACC Champion (60-meter hurdles)
6x All-ACC (2024 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2024 - First Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles; 2023 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2023 - First Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles; 2022 - First Team - Outdoor 110-meter hurdles; 2022 - Second Team - Indoor 60-meter hurdles).
2023 ACC Track Athlete of the Year
2024 USTFCCCA Northeast Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
Hayles collegiate performances
Top Performances | 60H | 110H | 200m |
Indoor | 7.61 | ||
Outdoor | 13.28 | 21.23 |
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field: (2023-2024):
Indoor: USTFCCCA Second Team All-American ... Sixth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60-meter hurdles ... ACC Champion ... First Team All-ACC ...Completed his 60-meter hurdles in 7.65 seconds at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Completed the 60-meter hurdle at the Tiger Paw Invitational at Clemson (2/9) with a time of 7.82 seconds ... Placed fifth at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26-27) with a time of 7.73 for the 60-meter hurdle... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13), with a time of 7.93...
Outdoor: First Team All-ACC ... NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier ... ACC runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (5/9-11) with a time of 13.80 seconds in the final ... Posted a time of 13.38 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles finals, making him the nation's fifth fastest time to date and placing third at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/12-13) ... Finished in sixth place in the 110-meter hurdles to a time of 13.69 seconds and was part of the 4x100-meter relay team that posted a time of 40.78 at the Texas Rlays (3/27-30).
Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: ACC Track Athlete of the Year ... USTFCCCA First Team All-American ... ACC Runner-Up in the 60-meter hurdles ... First Team All-ACC ... Qualified for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles at the Jamaican National Championships ... Took fourth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/10-11) in the 60-meter hurdles after setting a personal-best time of 7.61 seconds. It was his second PR of the meet after racing to a time of 7.63 seconds in the prelim ... Was the ACC runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.68 seconds ... Finished second at the Kane Invitational (2/4) in 7.91 seconds in the hurdles ... Was third at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/27-28) in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.88 seconds ... Won the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/13-14) in a time of 7.86 seconds to open the season.
Outdoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American ... First Team All-ACC ... Bronze medalist at the NCAA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing with a school-record time of 13.28 seconds in the event. Finished 0.04 seconds out of first ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 110-meter hurdles, advancing to Austin with an eighth-place finish in 13.67 seconds. Ran a mark of 13.48 seconds in the first round of the event ... Finished third in the 110-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships (5/11-13), crossing the line in 13.62 seconds. Set a season-best time of 13.47 seconds in the prelims. Was also part of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a school record of 40.06 seconds at the meet ... Took third in a season-best time to date in the 110-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/14-15), with a time of 13.49 seconds ... Finished 10th at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1) in the 110-meter hurdles, posting a time of 13.54 seconds.
Junior Year Track and Field (2021-22):Â
Indoor: All-ACC Finished sixth in the hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/24-2/26)...Set a personal best of 7:73 in the hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invite, finishing in 5th in the finals (2/11-2/12)...Took home 1st place in the Dr. Sander Invitational, finishing with a time of 7.75 (2/4-2/5)...Secured 1st place in the hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/14-1/15).
Outdoor:Â USTFCCCA Second Team All-American ... First Team All-ACC ... Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles to earn Second Team All-America honors ... Set a new personal best time of 13.44 seconds to advance to the finals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after finishing seventh at the East Prelims in 13.54 seconds ... Took third at the ACC Championships (5/12-14) in the 110-meter hurdles, earning First Team All-ACC honors (13.58 seconds) ... Set a personal record in the 200m and secured a first place finish in the 110 hurdles at the War Eagle Invitational (4/15-4/16)...Took home fourth place in the 110 hurdles at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a personal-record time of 13.69 (4/8-4/9)...Won both the 4x100 relay and the 110 hurdles at the Florida State Relays, recorded a time of 14.11 in the 110 hurdles. Also placed sixth in the 200m at the Florida State Relays with a personal-best time of 21.53 (3/24-3/26).
Personal: Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13