Hall of Fame
Haylee Dawe led her teams to eight state championships (4 cross country and 4 track & field) for a perfect career record. She won the 3200 meter race at every conference meet over the course of her four-year varsity career. Prior to Haylee, the Girls’ Cross Country program was the only long-running program in Latin’s history that had never won a conference or state championship. Haylee led the way in shattering that distinction and dominating the state over the course of her career. Haylee compiled the greatest career of any distance runner in school history, but also set the standard for excellence and sportsmanship in Latin distance running. Per Coach Mike Weiss, “She was driven yet unselfish, forceful yet kind, and the perfectly coachable competitor. In cross country, it was typical for Haylee to win the race, jog through the finish chute and over to the team site, and grab water bottles to hand out to teammates when they finished. She was a phenomenal, inspiring leader, and I will never coach anyone greater than Haylee.”
As a cross country and track runner, Haylee’s accomplishments were many:
- Individual state champion, Girls’ Cross Country 2010
- Member of NCISAA record (and state champion) 4x800m team 2011
- All-State in Cross Country 2007–2010
- All-State in Track 2008–2011
- All-Conference in Cross Country 2007–2010
- All-Conference in Track 2008–2011
- Charlotte Observer Runner of the Year 2009 & 2010
- South Charlotte Weekly Girls Runner of the Year 2009
- School record holder in 5K (18:01)
- Latin has named “Haylee’s Hill” on campus in her honor
Haylee earned a scholarship and matriculated to Elon University, where she competed and served as team captain in Cross Country and Track. Haylee’s coach at Elon remarked that she “completely changed the spirit of the team.” She earned the following distinctions there:
- 2011 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team for Cross Country
- 2012 Indoor Southern Conference All-Freshman (3,000m and 5,000m) for Track
- 2013 Second Team All-Southern Conference for Cross Country
- In 2011, Haylee clocked the fourth-best time in program history of 17:43.90 at the SoCon Championships and earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors
- Team's Coach's Award
- At one point, she held the 10,000m women’s record at Elon
- Team Captain
Haylee currently lives and works in New York City, where she is a District Sales Manager for Pediatric Nutrition at Abbott.
