Inducted 2007 ![]() Hayes entered Lake Forest in the fall of 1978 and was a three-sport athlete at the College. She was an outfielder on the softball team in its first two years with varsity status. She was also a forward on the field hockey team her final three years, earning team Most Improved Player honors as a sophomore and serving as a team captain as a senior. Her most successful sport, however, was swimming. Hayes was named the team’s Most Improved Performer after competing at the national meet in the mile as a sophomore, and she returned as part of the 12th-place 200-medley relay team the following year. As a senior she captained the team to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships and placed sixth in the nation in the 50-breaststroke, 11th in the 50-breaststroke, and 12th in the 200-breaststroke. She was also a member of the ninth-place 200-medley and 11th-place 400-medley relay teams and was named the squad’s Most Valuable Performer after the season. Hayes lists building a relationship with David, her husband and ownership partner of a retail wine shop, as her greatest lifetime achievement.
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