AJ Haffa

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Height:
5-11
Weight:
150
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Painesville, Ohio
High School:
Riverside

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2023: 1

2023:

Competed in all six races this season
Competed in four 8K races in the Mel Brodt Open, Louisville Classic, Falcon Invite, and MAC championships, posting times of 26:34.3, 26:34.6, 26:10.9, and 25:51.7, respectively.
Finished 175^th overall in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 33:16.4

2022:

Competed in all six races during the 2022 season
Opened the season with a personal best 5K time at the Falcon Invite, crossing the finish line at 15:37.0 to finish 5th
Posted his second top-five finish in a row at the Mel Brodt Open, placing third and recording a time of 25:48.0
Earned a personal best 8K time of 24:36.3 at the Paul Short Run, placing 185th
Placed fourth at the Falcon Invite with a time of 25:03.6, collecting his third top-five finish of the season
Placed 26th in the MAC Championship, recording a time of 24:44.6
Competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, posting a 10K time of 32:30.7 to finish 121st

2021:

Competed in all six races in the 2021 season
Opened his season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite 5K, earning a personal best time of 15:53.9 for a 14^th place finish
Finished 144^th at the Spartan Invitational
Notched a personal best 8K time at the Live in Lou XC Classic, finishing 30^th with a time of 25:28.8
Placed 24^th at the Falcon Invitational, recording a time of 27:30.95
Finished 44^th at the MAC Championships, completing the 8K in 26:17.4
Set a personal best 10K time at the Great Lakes Regional, crossing the finish line at 32:20.2 to finish 107^th

2020:

Competed in the Falcon Invitational and the MAC Championships 8K meets
Placed a team-best 21st at the Falcon Invitational with a time of 26:18.4
Finished 44th at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 25:59.3

2019:

Competed in all of Bowling Green’s six races as a freshman
Opened the season placing fourth at the Mel Brodt XC Invitational, his first collegiate 5K, with a time of 15:57.0
Concluded his first 8K at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 26:46.7
Set a personal best time of 26:03.7 at the Bradley “Pink” Classic with a 98th place finish
Crossed in 43rd overall at the MAC Championships
Recorded his first personal best in the 10K with a time of 32:58.8

High School:

Was a four-time letter winner
Was twice awarded WRC All-Conference (2017, 2018)
Was named cross country team MVP and served as team captain for the 2017 and 2018 seasons
Was 2018 Madison District Champion
Was a two-time winner of the News-Herald Player of the Week award (2017, 2018)
Won four races in cross country during senior season

Personal:

Son of Jim and Julia Haffa
Has one brother, Mason
Majors in Sport Management

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:37.0, Bobcat Invite (9/2/22)
6K: 19:47.4, Tommy Evans Invitational (9/1/23)
8K: 24:36.3, Paul Short Run (9/30/22)
10K: 32:20.2, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/12/21)

CAREER FINISHES
2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 6K – 19:47.4 (65th)
Sept. 15 – Mel Brodt Open (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:34.3 (45th)
Sept. 30 – Louisville Classic (Tom Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 26:34.6 (300th)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:10.9 (36th)
Oct. 28 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:51.7 (58th)
Nov. 10 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Madison, WI) – 10K – 33:16.4 (175th)

2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 15:37.0 – 5th
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:48.0 – 3rd
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 8K – 24:36.3 – 185th
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:03.6 – 4th
Oct. 29 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 8K – 24:44.6 – 26th
Nov. 11 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course – Terre Haute, IN) – 10K – 32:30.7 – 121st

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 15:53.9 – 14th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 28:09.5 – 144th
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 25:28.8 – 30th
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:30.95 – 24th
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 8K – 26:17.4 – 44th
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 10K – 32:20.2 – 107th

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:18.4 – 21st
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:59.3 – 44th

2019 Results
Aug. 30 – Mel Brodt XC Invitational (Bowling Green – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 15:57.0 – 4th
Sep. 13 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Cross Country Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 26:46.7 – 79th
Oct. 5 – Louisville XC Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 26:04.8 – 256th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) – 8K – 26:03.7 – 98th
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, IL) – 8K – 26:48.9 – 43rd
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Verona, WI) – 10K – 32:58.8 – 114th