Lady Vols Track & Field Great Jane Haist Passes Away

Tennessee track & field great Jane Haist passed away Saturday, May 21, near her hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

A 1976 Olympian and 2012 inductee in the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame, Haist was a member of the Lady Vols track & field program from 1977-79 and was a two-time All-American.

She won an individual AIAW national championship in the discus in 1977 with a throw of 188-5 in Los Angeles. Haist also placed fourth in the shot put (47-10) at that same meet, as the Lady Vols finished fourth in the team standings.

Prior to that 1977 AIAW championship meet, distance runner Terry Hull was the only Lady Vol ever to win a national title (in any sport).

At the 1978 AIAW championships—hosted in Knoxville—Haist was the second-place finisher in the discus (176-3.5).

Haist still owns the Tennessee program record for a women's discus throw with a mark of 198-8 set at Tom Black Track on May 7, 1977.

She represented Canada as a discus thrower in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Haist's international competitive career took her to events around the globe, such as the 1974 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.

An online obituary and virtual guest book is available HERE.

University of Tennessee Athletics

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