University of Minnesota Athletics

2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Kristen Hayden
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2019
Kristen Hayden
Kristen Hayden

Kristen Hayden

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Panther Creek HS
  • Hometown:
    Hillsborough, N.J.
PRONUNCIATION

2019-20 Senior Season: Sitting out the 2019-20 season for an Olympic off-year.

2018-19 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Honorable Mention All-American in the 3-meter dive. • At the NCAA Championships, finished eleventh in the 3-meter dive (340.20) • At the Big Ten Championships, placed fifth in the 1-meter dive (316.75), sixth in the 3-meter dive (346.50), and sixth in the platform dive (308.55). • Took twelfth in the 1-meter dive (413.70) and eleventh in the 3-meter dive (493.85) at the USA Winter Diving Trials. • Finished third in the 1-meter dive (307.55) and fourth in the 3-meter dive (341.35) at the Iowa Invitational. • Placed first in both the 1-meter dive (291.45) and the 3-meter dive (308.70) at the Wisconsin Dual.

2017-18 Sophomore Season: At the NCAA Championships, placed fourteenth and earned All-American honorable mention in the 3-meter dive with a score of 320.85 and placed eleventh with All-American honorable mention in the platform dive with a score of 259.55.  • finished twelfth in the 1-meter dive with a 293.50, fifth in the 3-meter dive with a 353.85, and sixth in the platform dive with a 296.95, after scoring a 297.00 in prelims at the Big Ten Championships. • Received fourth place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 328.25 and fourth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 23.80 at the Triple Dual vs Northwestern and Purdue • finished in first place in the both the 1-meter dive with a score of 293.33 and in the 3-meter dive with a score of 333.30 vs. Denver • took sixth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 291.85, eighth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 290.40, and second in the platform with a score of 254.30 at the Tennessee Collegiate Diving Invitational • placed second in the 3-meter dive at the Minnesota Diving Invite with a score of 329.05

2016-17 Freshman Season: Dove at Michigan • NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (Platform) • 2017 NCAA Championship finishes: 11th on platform (262.15), 19th on 3-meter (302.55) and 29th on 1-meter (255.80) • Big Ten Championships finishes: 11th on 3-meter (318.90), 16th on 1-meter (259.75) and platform (249.35) • finished 1st on 1-meter (300.90) and 3-meter (323.30) against Ohio State (Jan. 27) scoring a career best 300.90. 

High School: 2016 graduate of Panther Creek High School (Cary, N.C.) • three-time NISCA All-American • 2013 New Jersey High School State champion • 2015 North Carolina 4A State Champion • Member of the Ripfest club team • Finished 20th on 3-meter for Team USA at 2016 FINA World Junior Championships • Silver medal in 1-meter and two bronze medals in 3-meter and platform at 2016 ATT Diving Nationals (Senior Division). 
 
Top Performances at Minnesota
Event Time Date
1-meter 316.75 2/21/2019
3-meter 493.85 12/20/2018
Platform 308.55 2/22/2019
Thursday, March 26
Thursday, February 26
Thursday, February 26
Thursday, February 26