2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Payne Hayden
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Weight Class:
- Heavyweight
- Hometown:
- St. Johns, Mich.
- High School:
- St. Johns
Senior/Junior (2016-17)
• Missed the bulk of the season with injury
• Fell to North Carolina State's Mike Kosoy in dual-meet debut (Feb. 17)
Junior/Sophomore (2015-16)
• Competed in two tournaments
• Made varsity debut at heavyweight at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 4-5)
• Earned first varsity win with a first-period fall (0:24) vs. Gateway Bible Institute's Damien Davis at the CKLV
• Posted a 3-2 record at the Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 7) with a pair of falls
Sophomore/Freshman (2014-15)
• Competed in three open tournaments
• Posted a 2-2 record at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 13)
• Claimed eighth place at the EMU Open (Nov. 15) with a 3-3 record
• Also wrestled at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2)
Freshman (2013-14)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in five open tournaments
• Took second place at the Wisconsin Open (Dec. 7) with a 2-1 record
• Placed second at the EMU Open (Nov. 16) with a 2-1 mark
• Claimed third place at the MSU Open (Nov. 9) with a 3-1 record
• Pinned Kaleb Bell (3:38) for first collegiate win
Prep
• Graduated from St. John High School (2013)
• Captured the 189-pound title at the 2013 Michigan state tournament; four-time state placewinner, claiming third as a freshman (2010) and sophomore (2011) and second as a junior (2012)
• Career prep record of 189-22
• Four-time all-conference selection, including two-time first team (2012, '13)
• 2013 FILA Junior Pan American freestyle champion and Greco-Roman runner-up
• Two-time Fargo All-American, two-time FILA Cadet All-American in freestyle
• Ranked as the nation's No. 98 overall recruit by InterMat and No. 12-ranked 195-pound wrestler
• National Honor Society; Senior Scholar Award
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in cognitive science
• Born on August 28, 1994
• Son of Jon and Candy Hayden; father wrestled at Michigan
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2013-14 (RS) | 8-5 | 0-0 | 8-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | - |
| 2014-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2015-16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Totals | 17-17 | 0-1 | 17-16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
