Bailey Lear Explained

Bailey Lear
Nationality:American
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
Birth Date:17 March 2001
Pb:400m: 51.02 (Eugene, 2021)

Bailey Lear (born 17 March 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.[1]

Early life

She attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.[2] A successful junior athlete, in February 2018, she became the fastest girls indoor 400m runner ever in Texas with a 53.20 effort at the Texas Tech Open.[3] She committed to attend University of Southern California in late 2017.[4] [5]

Career

She was a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the mixed 4x400m relay alongside Will Sumner, Caleb Cavanaugh, and Kiah Williams.[6]

She finished fourth at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New Mexico in the 400 metres.[7] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the 4x400m relay team.[8] She was part of the quartet which qualified for the final, where they finished in the silver medal position.[9]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

Personal life

Lear was named an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles, and operations coordinator, for University of Georgia in October 2023.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bailey Lear. World Athletics. 3 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Frisco Heritage track star Bailey Lear sets indoor state record in 400 meters. Greg. Riddle. 3 February 2018. Dallas News. 3 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Bailey Lear Runs Fastest Indoor 400m Ever By Texan And Kennedy Blackmon Runs No. 4. Milesplit. 3 March 2024. William. Grundy. February 4, 2018.
  4. Web site: Bailey Lear Goes From JV To USC. Milesplit. 3 March 2024. William. Grundy. November 14, 2017.
  5. Web site: Workout Wednesday: Bailey Lear And Frisco Heritage. Milesplit. 3 March 2024. Bryan. Deibel. January 24, 2018.
  6. Web site: CAVANAUGH'S DOUBLE, BRAHE-PEDERSEN'S RECORD, 5,000 AND SHOT PUT SWEEPS PART OF 11 U.S. GOLDS TO OPEN NACAC U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS. Runnerspace. 3 March 2024. 11 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Results: USATF Indoor Championships 2024 . Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. 17 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Global champions Holloway, Moon and Lyles feature on USA's team for WIC Glasgow 24. 23 February 2024. World Athletics. 3 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. 3 March 2024.
  10. Web site: USATF. USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24. 17 April 2024. 18 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Bailey Lear. Georgiadogs. 3 March 2024.

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