Honors:
- USA South All-Academic - with distinction (2020-21)
- USA South All-Academic - with distinction (2019-20)
- (Track & Field) USA South All-Conference - Pole Vault (2019)
- USA South All-Academic - with distinction (2018-19)
2020-21 (Junior): Did not compete in any events due to injury... Named to the USA South All-Academic team, with distinction, for a third consecutive year
2019-20 (Sophomore): Competed in all three track meets on the year... Set an indoor program record in the pole vault with a mark of 3.65 meters, and finished second overall, at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational (Feb. 14)... Posted a mark of 3.32 meters at the Victor Icebreaker Duals (March 7)... Earned USA South All-Academic team honors, with distinction, for a second straight year
2018-19 (Freshman): Became the first athlete to compete in the pole vault in program history... Earned All-USA South honors with a third place finish and a personal record mark of 3.65 meters at the USA South Championships... Increased his height in each of the last two meets of the outdoor season... Earned USA South All-Academic team honors, with distinction
High School: Attended The McCallie School... Member of National Honor Society
Personal: Parents are Thomas and Lisa Hayes... Has two siblings: Brown and Mary Chapman... Favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:8... Majoring in biology and pre-engineering
Hayes' Personal Records:
Outdoor Track:
Pole Vault: 3.65m (USA South Championships, April 18-19, 2019)
Indoor Track:
Pole Vault: 3.65m (Sewanee Indoor Invitational; Feb. 14, 2020)