Reilly Hayes

Reilly Hayes

  • Position
    Port/Starboard
  • Height
    5-10
  • Class
    Junior
  • Highschool
    Long Beach Polytechnic
  • Hometown
    Long Beach, Calif.

Biography

The Hayes File
• Majoring in mechanical engineering
• Served as a rowing coach at a summer camp in Long Beach the summer after her freshman year
• Took a visual thinking class in the mechanical engineering curriculum where she designed and built a movable object
• First learned about rowing from her dental hygienist prior to high school
• Wanted to go to Stanford when she was nine years old
• Father, Robert, was an All-American swimmer at the University of the Pacific 
• Cousin, Jackie Frank, earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics as a member of the United States water polo team
• Cousin, Kevin Geehr, rowed at Stanford and cousin, Carly Geehr, was a swimmer on The Farm

2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Reach the semifinals of the Henley Royal Regatta in the 4x

• Team placed sixth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Pac-12 Championships

• Member of the second varsity eight
• Earned three race victories on the year
• Earned a win in the pair with Courtney Carrabino at the Henley Women's Regatta
• Won the petite final at the NCAA Championships to place seventh overall

• Finished fourth at the Pac-12 Championships

• Picked up two wins, including one over No. 16 Notre Dame at the Lake Natoma Invitational
• Tallied two second-place finishes at the Oregon State Classic

• Raced against No. 2 Virginia and No. 16 Washington State at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row

• Sat bow seat for the second place varsity eight and the seventh place pair at Head of the American

2013-14 (Freshman)
• Member of the varsity four 
• Recorded the best finish ever in the varsity four with a silver medal at the NCAA Championships 
• Posted wins in both the heat and semifinal races at NCAA’s 
• Won gold in the varsity four to help Stanford win its first Pac-12 Championship 
• Defeated No. 2 Cal for the first time since 2009 (1V4) 
• Knocked off No. 4 USC and No. 9 Notre Dame at the Lake Natoma Invitational 
• Made it 2-for-2 against No. 9 USC with a win in a dual match at Redwood Shores 
• Handed No. 3 Virginia its first loss of the season at the Pac-12 Challenge while also beating No. 16 Louisville 
• Finished third in two races at the Oregon State Classic
• Went undefeated during the fall in the Novice 8+ 
• Won gold at the Head of the Lagoon with the Stanford A Novice 8+ 
• Made her collegiate debut at Head of the American with a first place finish in the Novice 8+ and a seventh place finish in the 4+ with the Stanford B boat

High School
• A 2013 graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School 
• Competed in the Moore League 
• Two-year captain on the crew team for 2011-12 and 2012-13 
• Won the league title in soccer as a freshman and sophomore 
• Won two gold medals at the 2013 Junior National Championships, including the Varsity Quad and Varsity Double

Personal
• Born in Long Beach, Calif. 
• Parents are Robert and Nancy Hayes 
• Has three siblings, Charlie, Mitchell and Stewart

Hayes on Stanford
“Stanford is the epitome of a well-rounded academic experience. It has the athletic component, the amazing academic component and it has the feeling of completeness while you are here. We are all striving for something here, whether it is in academics, athletics, performances or being in a club. There is a happy, go-getter mentality, which is the best part about it.”