Janel Hayes Class: Senior Hometown: Denver, Colorado Event: Sprints/Jumps Birthdate: 10/28/1979

Bests: (Indoor) 60 meter: 7.53 (2000); 200 meter: 26.72 (2000); Long Jump: 20-4.25 (2001); (Outdoor) 100 meter: 11.96 (2000); Long Jump: 19-9.75 (2000)

In 2001 (Senior): Serving as a team captain for the field events ... (Indoor) Won the Big 12 Indoor title in the long jump ... finished second in several major meets before breaking through in her final season ... jumped 19-6.75 to win the title ... jumped 20-4.25 at the ISU Qualifier ... met the NCAA provisional standard ... ranked 19th in the country ... best mark also a school record.

In 2000 (Junior): (Indoor) Finished second in the Big 12 Indoor Championship in the long jump ... jumped 20-1.75 ... set a school record with the mark ... also beat the NCAA provisional standard ... ran a 7.63 in the final of the 60-meter dash at Big 12 ... finished seventh in that event in her first year of competing at that distance ... (Outdoor) Big 12 runner-up in the long jump ... jumped 19-9.75 to post the third-best effort in school history ... ran the opening leg of OU’s 400-meter relay team which finished third in the Big 12 ... also won the Drake Relays 400-meter relay title ... qualified for the NCAA Outdoor in the 400-meter relay ... entered the meet ranked eighth in the country ... just missed qualifying for the final.

In 1999 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Soared to a third-place conference finish with a jump of 19-8.25 … mark was a career-best effort in the long jump ... (Outdoor) Known for her talent as a jumper … earned respect on the track as a member of the 400-meter relay team that took third in the Big 12 with a time of 45.05 … mark beat the NCAA provisional mark … jumped 19-6.25 to finish 10th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship … won the John Jacobs Invitational in the long jump with a distance of 19-9.5 … mark is third best in school history. In 1998 (Freshman): (Indoor) Took first-place honors with a team- and season-best leap of 18-1.5 in the long jump at the Oklahoma Christian Last Chance Meet ... (Outdoor) Placed seventh in the conference in the long jump with a team-best mark of 19-4.25.

In High School: Was the 1995 and 1997 state champion in the long jump for George Washington HS ... also finished second at state in the triple jump in 1997 ... co-captained the track team during her senior season ... earned four letters in track ... made the dean’s list as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Jeanetta Lawrence and Major Lawrence ... born 10/28/79 ... is a marketing major … named to the Big 12 All-Academic team three times … named to the Dean’s Honor Roll three years … ranks among to the top 10 percent of business students … a multi-time Sooner Scholar ... named a USTCA Academic All-American in 2000 ... required a minimum3.25 GPA and participation in the NCAA Outdoor Championship ... one of only 10 men and women to be honored in Division I ... named to the 2000 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award third team ... also received the 2000 Owen Hewitt Award which is given to a male and female student-athlete who exhibits athletic and academic excellence ... a multi-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.