Cara Hayes

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Asheville, NC
High School:
Asheville

Freshman Year: Ran 3000-meter run during the indoor season • Fastest 3000 time was 10:33.17 • Did not run in the 2009 outdoor season.

Prep: Attended Asheville High School in Asheville, N.C. • Two-time all-state honoree • Served as team captain in 2006 and 2007 • 3A State Runner-up in 1600m • Member of 2006 3A runner-up cross country team • Placed third in 3200m at 3A indoor state meet •Also played two years of soccer and ran two years of track.

Personal: Undecided on a major • Hobbies include ultimate frisbee, dancing and hiking • Athletes she most admires include Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin and Michael Jordan • Father has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Lists favorite book as "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" and favorite movie as "Mrs. Doubtfire" • "Project Runway" is her favorite TV show and lists her favorite food as yogurt and granola and ooey gooey cookies • Father, Dan, wrestled at Carson Newman • Cara Ann Hayes is the daughter of Dan Hayes and Cindy Stephens • Born July 2, 1990 in Hendersonville, N.C.