Hayes earned a convincing win in the discus at the 2012 SCIAC Track & Field Championships (April 27-28). His second round throw of 52.27 meters (171 feet, 6 inches) was both a personal and Cal Lutheran record mark.

The senior thrower outclassed the field winning the event by over nine meters (nearly 30 feet). Any one of his three throws that were measured would have won the event by over 20 feet.