University of Massachusets Athletics

2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Grace Bailly
Grace Bailly
Grace Bailly
Grace Bailly
Grace Bailly
Grace Bailly

Grace Bailly

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    South Hadley
  • Hometown:
    South Hadley, Mass.
Bailly's Career Performance List & PRs

As a Senior in 2017-2018: Outdoor: Placed eighth in the 5,000 meter at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Ran the 5,000 meter at the Holy Cross Multi-Event meet (04/21) ... Competed in the 3,000 meter at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Was seventh in the 5,000 meter at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Cross Country: Took 224th overall and 7th for UMass at the NCAA DI Northeast Regional Championships (11/10) with a time of 25:36.7 ... Finished 109th overall and 8th for UMass at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/28) with a time of 20:41.5 ... Finished the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/22) with a time of 26:21.1 coming in 8th for UMass and 123rd overall … Placed 10th for UMass and 62nd overall, with a time of 20:13.4 in the Minuteman Invitational (9/9).

As a Junior in 2016-2017: Indoor: Competed in four events, running in the 3,000m in each … Ran in the Beantown Challenge (1/14) … Competed in the Joe Donahue Games (1/20) … Competed in the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (2/4) … Ran at the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Cross Country:  Saw action in six of seven meets … Finished with a time of 19:11 in the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/29) to place ninth for UMass and 91st overall … Placed sixth for the team and 112th overall with a time of 19:31 at the New England Championships (10/8) … Finished seventh for UMass and 315th in the Paul Short Invitational (10/1) with a time of 22:52 … Came in seventh for UMass and 91st overall in the Battle in Beantown (9/16) with a time of 19:39… Ran a time of 19:14 at the Minuteman Invitational (9/10) to finish sixth for UMass and 45th overall … Placed eighth for the team and 42nd overall at the Spider Alumni Invitational (9/3) with a time of 11:53.
 
As a Sophomore in 2015-2016: Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000-meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7-5/8) … Placed fourth in the 10,000m with a time of 38:59.93 at the UMass Tri-Meet (4/9), qualifying her for New England’s. Indoor: Helped 4x880 yd relay team place first at the Beantown Challenge (1/16). Cross Country: Competed in four meets ... Placed seventh for the team at the New England Championships (10/10) with a time of 19:35.6 ... Ran a 23:14 at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2) to place seventh for UMass ... Finished with a time of 19:38 at the Battle in Beantown (9/25) to place eighth for UMass and 174th overall ... Was sixth for the team and 39th overall at the Minuteman Invitational (9/12) with a time of 19:23.
 
As a Freshman in 2014-2015: Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000 meter run at the NEICAAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships with a time of 40-minutes, 5.37-seconds (5/7) ... Placed 14th in the 10,000 meter race at the Atlantic 10 Championships (41:09.85)(5/2) ... Competed in the 5,000 meter run at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet with a time of 19-minutes, 12.28-seconds (4/25 ... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Holy Cross Invitational (19:13.04)(4/18) ... Took third in the 10,000-meter run at the UMass Invitational with a time of 40-minutes, 25.76-seconds (4/11) ... Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the UMass Women's Minuteman Track Meet finishing fourteenth in 10-minutes, 58.8-seconds (4/3). Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Coaches Tribute Invitational with a time of 11-minutes, 18.11-seconds (2/7) ... Competed at the Joe Donahue Games in the mile run in 5-minutes, 58.62-seconds (1/23) ... Also competed in the 3,000-meter run (11:34.87)(1/23). Cross Country: Did not see action.

Before UMass: Was a five-sport athlete at South Hadley High School, running track & cross country for Michael Brouillette ... Helped squad to league championships junior and senior year ... Was team MVP in cross country as a senior ... Also earned All-Western Mass. honors and Student-Athlete Citizenship Award ... Set school records in the 2-mile (11:48) and the 4x800m relay (10:06) ... Personal records: 5k (19:33), 1000m (3:14), 2-mile (11:48) ... Placed 12th at the Cross Country Western Mass. Championship as a junior and 13th as a senior ... Won Springfield College Book Award and AP English 11 Excellence Award in 2013.

Personal: Born Grace Alyssa Bailly in Holyoke, Mass. ... Daughter of Bruce Bailly and Therese O'Brien Bailly ... Has one brother, Jake ... Majoring in Psychology and Public Health.

Heather Maclean Nominated For NCAA Woman Of The Year
Friday, November 23
XC Minutemen Invitational Highlights (09/08/18)
Saturday, September 08
Heather MacLean Earns Scholar Athlete Award
Wednesday, November 29