University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets for the Gauchos … Secured a personal best and first-place finish in the 5000m with a time of 14:51.10 at UCSB Invite (April 26).

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets… Placed fifth and recorded a PR in the 3000m (8:45.53) at the Mark Conover Classic (Mar. 22-23)…Recorded a PR in the 10,000m (31:09.84) at the Big West Track & Field Championships (May 13-14)… Hit a PR in the 5000m (15:08.53) at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Mar. 29-30)… Recorded a PR in the 1500m (4:00.33) at the Fresno State Invite (Apr. 26-27)

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned The Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Competed in two events for the Gauchos ... Recorded a season-best at both meets ... Ran a season-best 6k time of 18:54.8 at The Big West Preview (Sept. 1) ... Ran a season-best 8k time of 25:31.6 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (Sept. 22).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Francis High School in La Cañada, Calif. in the Pacific Coast League… Ran for Coach Patrick Donovan … Personal bests include 1.38 (6:25.2), 2.93 (15:10.0), three-mile (14:42.5), and 5000m (15:29.7).  

PERSONAL
Hayden grew up in La Cañada, Calif. … Parents are Erin and Simon Owen … Majoring in Statistics and Data Science at UC Santa Barbara.