Hayden Harlow Season 2020-21

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date	Competition
100 Breast	54.30	3/05/21	Big Ten Championships
200 Breast	1:56.85	2/29/20	Big Ten Championships
100 Fly	49.64	1/31/20	at Bloomsburg
200 Fly	1:52.72	2/2/18	vs. Villanova
200 IM	1:44.64	2/27/20	Big Ten Championship
400 IM	3:47.23	3/1/19	Big Ten Championship
100 Free	45.44	12/1/18	Tennessee Invitational
200 Free	1:39.75	10/11/19	vs. West Virginia
500 Free	4:37.14	1/19/19	vs. Bloomsburg
1000 Free	9:30.40	1/31/20	vs. Bloomsburg

 
Career Accolades

• Ranks as the second-fastest performer at Penn State all-time in the 200 IM (1:44.64).
• Ranks as the fourth-fastest performer at Penn State all-time in the 400 IM (3:47.23).
• Ranks as the fifth-fastest performer at Penn State all-time in the 200 breast (1:56.85).
• Member of the third-fastest Penn State 800 medley relay team (6:24.31).
• Big Ten championship finalist in the 400 IM (2019).
• Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 400 IM (2018, 19, 20) and 200 breast (2018, 19, 20) in first two years and the 200 IM (2019, 20).
• Competed in the 2019 Phillips 66 Nationals.
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2019, 20)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 20)

 
National

• Phillips 66 Nationals (2019): Placed 17^th in the 200m IM in a personal best and Olympic Trials cut of 2:01.76…Posted another trials cut and personal best in a 400m IM time trial (4:24.23).

2020-21 (Senior Year)

• Michigan State (2/5-2/6): Earned a win in the 200 IM (1:51.35) and swam for second in 200 free (1:41.06). Member of the winning 400 medley relay (3:17.28).
• at Ohio State (1/16): Won the 200 IM (1:49.96).

2019-20 (Junior Year)

• Awards: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention…Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten.
• Big Ten Championships (2/26-2/29): Scored in three events...Placed 11th in the 200 IM with a personal-best time of 1:44.64, 17th in the 400 IM (3:47.55) and 21st in the 200 breast with a personal-best time of 1:56.85.
• St. Bonaventure (10/4): Won the 200 yard IM (51.31)...Placed third in the 200 free (1:40.32)... Member of the second-place 200 medley relay team.
• West Virginia (10/11): Earned a personal-best time of 1:39.75 in the 200 free... Placed second in the 200 breast (2:03.69)
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (11/1-11/2): Won the 200 IM (1:49.75) with a season-best time...Placed second in the 500 free (4:28.54) with a career-best time. 
• Big Al Invitational (12/6-12/8): Placed third with a season-best and an NCAA B-Cut time in the 400 IM (3:49.05)...Touched fourth with a season-best time in the 200 IM (1:47.06).
• at Bloomsburg (1/17): Clinched two career-best times with wins in the 1000 free (9:30.40) and 100 fly (49.64).
• Villanova (1/31): Won the 100 breast with a career-best time (54.74).. Touched first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:47.88.
   

2018-19 (Sophomore Year)

• Awards: Academic All-Big Ten, 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Championships (2/27-3/2): Finished eighth in the 400 IM (3:47.90) with a career-best time of 3:47.23 in the preliminary round...Swam a personal-best in the 200 IM, placing 12^th (1:44.98) … Earned a personal-best time in the 200 breast (1:58.12) to finish 20^th…Earned NCAA B-cuts in all three events.
• Virginia (10/6): Placed third in the 200 breast (2:04.70).
• George Washington (10/12): Won the 200 breast (2:07.41) and placed second in the 1000 free (9:33.59).
• at Virginia Tech/vs. Ohio State (10/26-27): Earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM (1:50.82).
• Big Al Open (11/9-10): Placed second in the 400 IM (3:57.02), third in the 100 fly (1:50.31), fifth in the 200 breast (2:04.65) and sixth in the 100 breast (56.88).
• Tennessee Invitational (11/29-12/1): Placed third in the 200 IM (1:46.48), fourth in the 400 IM (3:49.86) and eighth in the 200 breast (2:00.62).
• at Navy/vs. North Carolina (1/12): Placed sixth in the 200 breast (2:03.74) and second in the 400 IM (3:57.30).
• West Virginia (1/18): Won the 200 breast (2:03.43) and 200 IM (1:50.07).
• Bloomsburg (1/19): Placed second in the 200 fly (1:55.58) and 200 free (1:41.21).
• at Villanova (2/1): Won the 200 free (1:40.31) and the 200 breast (2:05.59).

 
2017-18 (Freshman Year)

• Big Ten Championships (2/21-24): Scored twice at the Big Ten Championships, swimming personal bests, “B” cut times and cracking Penn State’s top-10 performers list in the 400 IM (3:50.29, 15th) and 200 breast (1:59.23, 22nd). Also swam a “B” cut and personal best in the 200 IM (1:47.94).
• Villanova (2/2): Won the 200 fly (1:52.72) and placed second in the 500 free (4:38.94) against Villanova (2/2).

High School

• Four-year letterwinner swimming the IM, breaststroke and freestyle at Bentonville High School for head coach Marcel Da Ponte.
• Four-year all-state and all-conference honoree.
• Won 14 state event championships (6 individual and 8 relay) and 16 district event championships (8 individual, 8 relay).
• Four-time Arkansas Democrat Gazette Northwest Arkansas Swimmer of the Year.
• Two-time MaxPreps All-Arkansas Swimmer of the Year.
• NISCA All-American in the 200 IM (twice), 100 breaststroke and 200 medley relay.
• Set state record in the 200 IM (1:49.75).
• Also swam for Northwest Arkansas Aquatics.
• U.S. Open and Winter Nationals Qualifier.
• Nine-time Arkansas club swimmer of the year.
• Multi-state record holder.
• USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
• Competed at Speedo Summer Junior Nationals and placed at NCSA Junior Nationals and Speedo Winter Junior Nationals.
• Honor student, inducted into National Honor Society.
• Four-year member of the school choir.

Personal

• Full name is Hayden Scot Harlow.
• Son of Scot and Tracy Harlow.
• Has a younger sister Josie.
• Uncle was a national champion wrestler at Oklahoma State.
• Enjoys music and the outdoors.
• Majoring in advertising and public relations.
• Aspires to work in media management.
• Born May 14, 1999 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.