University of Massachusets Athletics
2016 Women's Track and Field Roster
Bailly, Grace

Grace Bailly
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- South Hadley
- Hometown:
- South Hadley, Mass.
Bio
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.
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.
MWT&F Highlights vs. UMass Lowell and Northeastern (04/03/21)
Sunday, April 04
Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Maroon Excellence Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Female Team of the Year SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28