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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Erie, Colo.
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- High School:
- Erie
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- Event(s):
- Sprints/Jumps/Throws
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Letterwinner (2023)
- A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)
- Co-Team MVP (2023)
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 women complete final preparations for conference championships
Strengthened with multiple season and personal bests, the Simpson College women’s track team completed its final preparations before the...
May 3, 2024
Storm wrap up Kip Janvrin Open on Senior Day
The Simpson College women’s track and field team wrapped up the Kip Janvrin Open with Senior Day on Friday afternoon.
April 26, 2024
Distance runners, throws kick off first day of home meet
The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened the Kip Janvrin Open with its distance runners and throws taking center stage.
April 25, 2024
Storm duo obliterate outdoor 10,000 meter school record
Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both smashed the school record in the outdoor 10,000 meters...
April 21, 2024
Kallem, Booth break 5,000 meter school record in outdoor debuts
Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both broke Kallem’s old school record in the 5,000...
April 12, 2024
Storm continue outdoor season at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.
April 6, 2024
Storm women start outdoor season in Pella
The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Central Invitational on Thursday.
March 28, 2024
Kallem sets new meet record at Wartburg Qualifier
Lara Kallem of the Simpson College women’s track and field team set a new meet record in the 5,000 meters in the Wartburg Qualifier on...
March 2, 2024
Multiple school records go down on final day of conference championships
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw two more school records go down on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...
February 24, 2024
Kallem, Booth lower 5k school record again
The Simpson College women’s track and field team completed a successful first day, highlighted by Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth lowering the...
February 23, 2024
Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg
The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...
February 17, 2024
Hays breaks second school record of the season
The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...
February 10, 2024
Storm women claim multiple podium finishes
The Simpson College women’s track and field team had multiple athletes finish on the podium across various events at the Wartburg Select on...
February 3, 2024
Simpson duo competes in first multi event of the season
Maddie Hays and Anna Parrott each competed in the pentathlon at the Dutch Winter Multi for the Simpson College women’s track and field team.
January 26, 2024
Kallem breaks 3,000 meter school record
Lara Kallem of the Simpson women’s track and field team ran a blistering 10:08.91 in the 3,000 meters to break the school record in the...
January 19, 2024
Hays breaks school record in 300 meter dash
Maddie Hays of the Simpson College women’s track and field team broke the school record in the 300 meter dash that had stood out for 30...
December 9, 2023
