Cayla Hatton Season 2012
ClassFreshman
HometownFarmington, Conn.
* 2012 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year *
* 2012 All-American *
At Stanford: Made immediate impact as a key contributer to 2012 team that would finish third at the NCAAs.
2012 Season (Freshman): Earned USTFCCCA All-America honors after finishing 28th at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky. ... was Stanford's No. 3 runner at nationals, running 20:06.2 over 6K to help Cardinal finish third as a team, its best finish since 2007... earned USTFCCCA All-West Region honors by finishing fifth in the NCAA West Regional in Seattle in 19:51 over 6K ... named Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year ... made collegiate debut at the Stanford Invitational, finishing second to teammate Kathy Kroeger, in 20:21 for 6K ... was 14th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, running 20:02 (6K) ... was 22nd at the Pac-12 Championships in Santa Clarita, Calif., running 20:52 over 6K as Stanford's No. 4 runner.
High School: The second-fastest American high schooler all-time in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters ... ran 15:50 for 5,000 and 33:17 for 10,000 meters ... also has a personal best of 4:18 for 1,500 meters.
International Competition: Placed fourth at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona in the 5,000 meters ... the finish was the highest ever for an American in the 5,000 meters.
Personal: Major is undeclared, but interested in biology ... career goal is to become a brain surgeon ... daughter of Dean and Ellen Hatton ... one older brother, Carter.