Hadley set the 5,000-meter conference record this week on his way to earning track athlete of the week. He is peaking at the right time as he competed in just his third meet of the season at the Hillsdale Gina Relays.
It may have been the only event Hadley ran, but he made it count. That conference record was one that he set just two weeks prior at the Bison Classic and his time of 14:30.22 he ran at Hillsdale beat that time by almost four seconds.
The junior also ran well enough to earn a provisional qualifying time in the event. His time ranks 38th among Division II runners in the event and now owns three of the top four times in conference history.
Hadley is coming off an indoor campaign that had him win the 5,000-meter indoor run with a time of 14:53.65 as well as second in the conference in the 3,000 meter run.