2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Western Oregon Athletics
Tobias Albrigtsen
Shi Robison/MSUB
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Tobias Albrigtsen
Paul Merca
Western Oregon Athletics
Skip Hickey, UAA Photography
Miles Jordan
Miles Jordan

Naomi Bailey

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    West Valley
  • Hometown:
    Fairbanks, Alaska

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes
- All-GNAC Finisher (2021)
- All-West Region Finisher (2021)
- Two-Time GNAC Runner of the Week (Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2021; Oct. 17-23, 2023)
- NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships Winner (2022)

- GNAC All-Academic Selection (2022, 2023)

Top Times
5k: 17:05.8 (Oct. 7, 2022 at Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears XC Open)
6k: 20:37.1 (Nov. 5, 2022 at GNAC Championships)


2023 | Junior
Bailey participated in four events for the Nanooks during her junior season ... She took third in her first event of the season, the Seawolf Throwdown in a head-to-head with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. She finished in a time of 18:17.6, a season-best for a 5k ... In her next event, Bailey took second in the Nanook Frontier Clash with a time of 22:33.0 in the 6k … She took 12th at the GNAC Championships in Anchorage, finishing with a time of 21:47.7 ... ... Bailey ran in the NCAA Division II West Region Cross Country Championships hosted by Western Oregon, Bailey completed in the 6k in 21:32.3 good for 19th, and good for her season best 6k time

2022 | Sophomore
Bailey participated in six events for the Nanooks during her sophomore season ... She took third in her first event of the season, the Seawolf Throwdown in a head-to-head with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. She finished in a time of 22:23.0, a season-best for a 6k ... In her next event, Bailey took third in the Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears XC Open with a time of 17:05.8 in the 5k … She took second-place at the GNAC Championships in Monmouth, Ore., finishing with a time of 20:37.1, another season-best and career-best, this time in a 6k race ... Her finish earned her All-GNAC Cross Country Honors ... Bailey earned All-West Region honors at the NCAA DII West Region Championships, hosted by Montana State Billings ... She won the race with a time of 20:53.1 ... This time advanced her to the 2022 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships as an individual qualifier. On Dec. 2, 2022 she finished in 90th with a time of 21:57.2

2021 | Freshman
Bailey participated in four events for the Nanooks during her freshman season ... She took third at her first collegiate event, the Blue and Gold Invitational in a head-to-head with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. She finished in a time of 19:21.0, a season-best for a 5k ... She took fourth-place at the GNAC Championships in Lacey, Wash., finishing with a time of 21:45.0, another season-best, this time in a 6k race ... Her finish earned her All-GNAC Cross Country Honors ... Bailey earned All-West Region honors at the NCAA DII West Region Championships, hosted by Western Oregon ... She placed sixth with a time of 21:41.7 ... This time advanced her to the 2021 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships as an individual qualifier. On Nov. 20, 2021 she finished in 174th with a time of 23:08.6


Prior to Alaska

West Valley High School
Ran at West Valley High School...was 2020-21 Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Personal
Daughter of Stephen and Hannah Bailey ... Seven siblings: Madeleine, Gloria, Ezra, Anna, Benaiah, Selah and Philip ... Majoring in Sciences ... Her father, Stephen, played soccer at Gonzaga

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2023Junior

    5'6"