2019 Women's Track & Field Roster
Bailey Baker
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Eaton Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Eaton Rapids
- Position:
- Throws
Last Updated: May 28, 2019
At Michigan
• School record-holder, hammer throw - 61.90m (203-1)
• Co-school record-holder, weight throw - 19.53m (64-1)
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Championship Team and member of the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championship Team
Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 60.58m (196-11) in the hammer throw for 16th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25), and also finished 33rd in the discus at 47.93m (157-3).
• Threw 61.80m (202-9) in the hammer throw for 5th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), and threw 49.20m (161-5) to take 8th in the discus. Overall, scored five team points for the Wolverines.
• Threw a school-record 61.90m (203-1) in the hammer throw for the win at the Len Paddock Open (May 3), and also threw a career-best 51.09m (167-7) to win the discus.
• Threw 48.14m (157-11) in the discus for 9th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20)
• Threw a career-best 59.32m (194-7) in the hammer throw for 5th at the Triton Invitational (April 12-13) and threw a career-best 49.72m (163-2) in the discus to finish 9th.
• Threw 56.99m (187-0) in the hammer throw for 5th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in the invitational section, and threw a career-best 47.25m (155-0) for 6th in the collegiate discus.
• Threw a career-best 58.14m (190-9.25) in the hammer throw for 4th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and threw a career-best 47.20m (154-10.5) in the Discus to finish 6th.
Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 19.16m (62-10.5) in the weight throw for 11th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Threw 19.30m (63-4) in the weight throw for 8th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Threw 19.09m (62-7.25) in the weight throw for 9th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Threw a school-record-tying 19.53m (64-1) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Threw a career-best 19.28m (63-3.25) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12) , briefly setting the school record before it was overtaken on the next throw by teammate Kayla Deering.
Senior (2018)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Redshirted
Indoor Track & Field
• Redshirted
Junior (2017)
Outdoor
• Threw 53.56m (175-9) in the Hammer Throw to finish 14th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Threw a career-best 56.08m (184-0) in the Hammer Throw to finish 11th at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Threw a 55.78m (183-0) in the Hammer Throw to finish 7th at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Threw a 55.17m (181-0) in the Hammer Throw to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also finished 4th in the discus at 43.88m (143-11).
• Threw a 53.80m (176-6) in the Hammer Throw to finish 10th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also threw 41.04m (134-8) to finish 13th in the discus.
Indoor
• Threw 17.03m (55-10.5) in the Weight Throw to finish 18th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Threw 16.29m (53-5) in the Weight Throw to finish 22nd at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Threw 16.91m (55-5.75) in the Weight Throw to finish 8th at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Threw a career-best 18.28m (59-11.75) in the Weight Throw to win at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28). Also finished fifth in the shot put.
• Threw a 17.43m (57-2.25) in the Weight Throw to finish 6th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Threw 17.25m (56-7.25) in the Weight Throw to finish fourth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14). Also threw a career-best 12.81m (42-.5) to finish fifth in the shot put.
Sophomore (2016)
Outdoor
• Competed in the hammer throw at the Long Beach Invitational (April 15-16), finishing with a mark of 50.52 meters (165-09 ft.)
• Scored second in the discus with a throw of 41.58 meter (136-5 ft.) and participated in the hammer throw, finishing with a mark of 45.61 meters (149-7 ft.) to help U-M win the Battle of the Blues meet (April 2).
• Achieved a new personal-best in the hammer throw (51.47 meters, 168-10 ft.) as well as finished ninth in the discus (40.08 meters, 131-6 ft.) at the Pac-12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 25-26)
• Placed fourth in the discus at the Jaguar Opener (March 5) with a throw of 41.55 meters (136-4 ft.).
Indoor
• Competed in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27), throwing 15.72 meters (51-7 ft.)
• Achieved a new personal-best in the weight throwing throwing 16.97 meters (55-08.25 ft.) for third-place at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20)
• Finished 18th in the weight throw with a mark of 16.05 (52-08.00) at the SPIRE NCAA D1 Invitational (Feb. 12)
• Competed in the weight throw, finishing 31st, with a mark of 14.86 m (48-09.00 ft) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb.6)
• Helped U-M to win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) throwing 16.38 meters (53-09.00 ft.) for seventh place in the weight throw event
• Finished fourth throwing 16.47 meters (54-00.50 ft.) in the weight throw at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
• Threw 16.30 meters (53-05.75 ft.) in the weight throw event for eighth place at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
• Competed in the weight throw finishing 11th with a mark of 15.59 meters (51-01.75 ft.) at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)
Freshman (2015)
Outdoor
• Threw 44.20 meters (145-0.50 ft.) for 16th place and also competed in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17), throwing 46.98 meters (154-1.75 ft.) for 22nd
• Threw both the discus and hammer throw, finishing 10th and 13th at the Toledo Collegiate Invitational (May 7-8)
• Took ninth in the discus (41.02 meters, 134-07 ft.) and 16th in the hammer throw (43.77 meters, 143-07 ft.) in the open competition at Gina Relays (April 24-25)
• Earned 10th in the discus and 13th in the hammer throw at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Finished third in the discus at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4), throwing 42.07 meters (138 ft.)
• Threw the discus and hammer at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)
• Made her discus debut at the Jaguar Opener (March 7), placing sixth with a throw of 40.42 meters (132-7.25 ft.), and threw 43.17 meters (141-7.5 ft.) to finish 10th in the hammer throw
Indoor
• Made her postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28), throwing 15.41 meters (50-6.75 ft.)
• Threw 16.17 meters (53-0.75 ft.) to finish fifth in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Finished 20th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14), throwing 15.57 meters (51-1 ft.)
• Competed in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)
• Set a PR in the weight throw at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31), throwing a distance of 16.25 meters (53-3.75 ft.)
• Made her Wolverine debut at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 9) in the weight throw with throw of 15.40 meters (50-6.25 ft.)
Prep
• Academic All-State in track and field (2012-14), volleyball (2013), basketball and softball (2014)
• National Honor Society
• Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Scholarship Award Winner
• Michigan and National-Sectional Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholar-Athlete
• Earned a total of 16 varsity letters in those four sports, most in Eaton Rapids High School history
• 2014 Lansing State Journal (LSJ) Female Athlete of the Year
• 2014 ERHS Female Athlete of the Year
• Track and Field Team Captain (2014)
• Owns school records in discus (137-7 ft.) and shot put (42-2.5 ft.)
• Earned LSJ Dream Team Honors in both track and field and softball (2013-14) simultaneously
• MHSAA finalist in discus (2013; runner-up) and shot put (2014; third)
• Also qualified as a sophomore but was unable to compete due to softball postseason
• Four-time Capital Areas Activity Conference (CAAC) Champion in discus (2011-14), three-time champ in shot put (2011, 12-14)
• Three-year All-Region in discus (2012-14)
• Softball Team Captain (2014); First team All-State (2014) and Honorable Mention (2012-13)
• Helped her team to four consecutive CAAC Gold Undefeated Conference Championships (2011-14)
• Two-year Basketball Team Captain (2013-14)
• All-time school record-holder for single-season and career assist totals
• Three-time American Youth Basketball Tour National Champions (2010-12)
• Class B State Champion (2014)
• CAAC Gold Undefeated Conference Champions (2013)
• Three-year volleyball team captain (2011-14)
• Earned a total of 15 Academic All-Conference awards in various sports
• Active and passionate volunteer work throughout high school, working with Alzheimer's Walk for a Cure, National Honor Society and more
Personal
• Graduated with honors from Eaton Rapids High School in 2014
• Enrolled in school of Kinesiology
• Major Undecided
• Born on August 8, 1996
• Daughter of Mark and Patrice Baker
• Father Mark was a multi-sport athlete at Alma College, earning letters in football (1982-85) and wrestling (1982-83) in addition to track and field (1983-86) and a two-time All-American center in football (1985, 1986)
• Comes from a long line of U-M graduates, as she is a fourth-generation Wolverine
• Brother, Robert also attends U-M
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| Shot Put (I) | 12.81m (42-.25) | 1-14-17 |
| Discus (O) | 51.09m (167-7) | 5-3-19 |
| Weight Throw (I) | 19.53m (64-1) | 1-19-19 |
| Hammer Throw (O) | 61.90m (203-1) | 5-3-19 |
