Adam Hairston

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa High School: Kennedy Event: Middle Distance

2011 -- Indoor - did not compete... Outdoor - placed sixth in 800 meters at Big Ten Championships (1:49.38), helping team to first Big Ten title since 1967... ran season-best 800-meters in prelims at NCAA West Regional (1:49.10), placing 23rd in the finals (1:51.38)... ran lead leg on school record-setting 3,200-meter relay that placed second (7:23.77) and third leg on distance medley relay that placed third (9:41.37) at Drake Relays... distance medley relay time led team and ranks second in school history... won 800 meters at War Eagle Invite (1:50.11), placed third at Musco Twilight XII (1:49.86), fourth at LSU Invite (1:50.41) and fifth at Sun Angel Classic (1:49.53).

2010 - Indoor - provisionally qualified in the 800 meters at the ISU Classic with a collegiate-best 1:49.26, a time that ranks second all-time at Iowa...placed fifth at Big Ten Championships in 800 meters (1:51.85)...ran third leg on fourth-place distance medley relay at Big Ten Championships (9:52.71), which ranks sixth all-time at Iowa...ran season-best 600 meters with third place finish at Iowa Open (1:20.09)...Outdoor - redshirted.

2009 -- Indoor - led team in 800 meters with NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1:49.82... placed third in 800 meters (1:51.34) at Big Ten Championships... ran third leg on team-leading distance medley relay that placed ninth at Big Ten meet (9:52.52)... that time ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... won 600 meters at Iowa Open (1:19.05)... Outdoor - ran a collegiate-best 1:48.53 in 800 meters at NCAA Championships prelims and a 1:49.12 in the semifinals... that time led the team and ranks third all-time at Iowa... placed fifth in 800 meters (1:48.87) at NCAA Midwest Regional to earn all-region honors and a NCAA automatic bid... runner-up in 800 meters (1:50.16) at Big Ten meet... won 800 meters at Tiger Track Classic (1:50.56) and placed fourth at John McDonnell Invite (1:49.96), eighth at Drake Relays (1:54.15) and ninth at Sun Angel Classic (1:51.23)... anchored sprint medley relay to second-place finish (3:20.05) and 3,200-meter relay to 11th-place finish (7:33.08) at Drake Relays... those times rank third and second, respectively, in school history... letterwinner.

2008 -- Indoor - set school 800-meter record (1:49.63) at Last Chance Qualifier... provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships in 800 meters twice... runner-up in 800 meters (1:53.30) at Big Ten Championships... won that event at Meyo Invite (1:49.86)... Outdoor - led team in 800 meters (1:50.68)... anchored team-leading sprint medley relay (3:21.14) to runner-up finish at Drake Relays... that time ranks eighth in school history... placed third in 800 meters (1:50.68) at Big Ten Championships... won 800 meters at Tiger Classic (1:50.72) and Hawkeye Invite (1:51.84)... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - led team in 800 meters (1:53.20)... placed eighth in 800 meters (1:53.22) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - qualified for NCAA regional in 800 meters with a season-best and team-leading 1:49.99 at Big Ten Championships... that time ranks fifth in school history... placed ninth in 800 meters (1:51.76) at Big Ten meet... ran on fourth-place distance medley relay (9:54.07) at Drake Relays... that time ranks third in school history... letterwinner... placed third in 800 meters (1:50.98) at USATF Junior National Championships, earning all-America honors.

High School -- placed 10th at state cross country meet senior year, earning first team all-state honors... four-time conference and three-time district champion... conference athlete of the year in cross country and track as a senior... won 1,600 meters and ran on runner-up distance medley relay at Drake Relays senior year... four-year honor roll student and academic athlete award winner... four-year math, science and world language award winner... coached by Brian Annis and Dennis Roloff.

Personal -- born July 6, 1988... son of John and Ruth Hairston... his father played basketball at Iowa, his uncle Gordon Beecham ran track at Iowa, his uncle Lew Montgomery played football at Iowa and his sister Kristin played basketball at Southwest Minnesota State... marketing and communication studies major.