Kenzie Hayes likes doing it all.

Representing the Southeast Louisiana Roadrunners track club, the Mandeville sophomore earned a silver medal in the heptathlon in the 15- to 16-year-old age group at the AAU Junior Olympics in Humble, Texas, overcoming the heat and the adversity that is the grueling two-day, seven-part event.

“It was very hot,” said Hayes, laughing. “It felt like home, to be honest, but it was such a blessing to be able to go to Texas and be able to compete against all these great athletes. That’s something else I love about the heptathlon: seeing these girls who are so good at everything. I love every second of it.”

Hayes, who turned 16 last month, ran the 100-meter hurdles in 15.13 seconds, went 5-foot-3 inches in the high jump, threw the shot put 28-feet, 9 ¼ inches an

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