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2019-20 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Bailey, Christopher
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Christopher Bailey
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Carver
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 200m: 22.17 (2019)
- 400m: 47.81 (2019)
Outdoor Track
- 200m: 21.58 (2019)
- 400m: 45.25 (2021)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2022 - 4x400m - 5th - 3:05.64
- 2021 - 4x400m - 1st - 3:04.08
- 2021 - DMR - 3rd - 9:36.41
- 2020 - 4x400m - 6th - 3:07.36
Outdoor Track
- 2021 - 400m - 7th - 46.03
- 2021 - 4x400m - 4th - 3:05.78
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2022 - 4x400m - 5th - 3:05.89
- 2021 - 4x400m - 3rd - 3:04.10
HONORS
- 2022 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
- 2022 Indoor USTFCCA First Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention - 400m
- 2021 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Indoor All-SEC First Team
- 2021 Indoor SEC Champion - 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - DMR
- 2019 Outdoor SWAC Silver Medalist - 400m
- 2019 Indoor SWAC Champion - 400m
2022 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Earned USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors as a member of Tennessee's 4x400-meter relay
- Placed fifth with the men's 4x400m Relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships at 3:05.89 (3/12)
- Helped guide the Vols' 4x400m Relay squad to a fifth-place points-scoring finish at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships - the men's 4x400mR finished in 3:05.64 (2/26)
- Made season debut at the Tyson Invitational, running on the men's 4x400-meter relay (2/12)
- Teamed with Rasheeme Griffith, Jakwan Hale and Emmanuel Bynum to place 10th in the 4x400m Relay at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 3:03.94 (6/8)
- Made his outdoor season debut at the War Eagle Invitational, running in the men's 400-meter dash - he won the event in 46.02
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/13) and helped to post the highest finish in the men's indoor 4x400-meter relay since 2002, along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum and Jonathan Sacoor
- Claimed gold at the SEC Championships (2/27) and helped to post a 2021 world leading-mark and school record of 3:04.08 in the 4x400-meter relay, along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum and Jonathan Sacoor
- Contributed to the Vols earning third place in the men's distance medley relay at the SEC Championships (2/25), combining with teammates Alex Kay, Joe Hoots, and Alex Crigger for a time of 9:36.41
- Helped the Vols run a season-best of 3:05.97 at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite (2/13) along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum, and Jonathan Sacoor
- Combined with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum, and Jonathan Sacoor for a season-best time of 3:09.66 in the men's 4x400-meter relay at Virginia Tech's Doc Hale Elite Meet (2/6)
- Ran the second leg on Tennessee's 4x400m relay team that placed 13th at the NCAA Championships with a finishing time of 3:07.95 - Bailey picked up Second Team All-America honors (6/10)
- Claimed his first bid to the national championships in the 400-meter dash as the Atlanta native turned in a qualifying time of 45.69 to place 10th in the event (5/28)
- Anchored the men's 4x400m Relay at the SEC Championships and along with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum and Rasheeme Griffith, helped the Vols to a fourth-place finish in the event at 3:05.78 (5/15)
- Finished seventh in the men's 400m at the SEC outdoor meet, crossing the line in 46.03 (5/15)
- Completed first in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Challenge (5/1), combining with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Rasheeme Griffith, and Emmanuel Bynum for a season-best time of 3:05.71
- Cruised to a victory in the 400-meter dash at the USC Open (4/17), clocking in at least one second faster than the rest of the competition with a time of 45.45
- Notched a win in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Relays (4/9), combining with teammates Jonathan Sacoor, Sebastian Cooper and Kameron Helmlinger for a time of 3:06.93
- Finished first in the 4x400-meter relay at the FSU Relays (3/26), combining with teammates Sebastian Cooper, Emmanuel Bynum and Jonathan Sacoor for a time of 3:06.64 that ranked No.2 in the nation at the time it was recorded
- Ran a personal best and world-leading time in the 400-meter dash for the 2021 season at the FSU Relays (3/26), his Tennessee outdoor debut time of 45.25 good for No. 4 on Tennessee's all-time top-10 list
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Made his Tennessee debut at the SEC Championships (2/29) in the 4x400-meter relay, running 46.67 on the opening leg as the Vols recorded the seventh-best time in program history at 3:07.36 to place sixth at the meet
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 TRACK & FIELD (at Mississippi Valley St.)
Indoor- Won the SWAC title in the men's 400m dash with a personal-best time of 47.81
- Ran a season-best 22.17 in 200m at the SWAC Championships
- Earned his first event title at the ASU Scarlett and Black meet, running the 400m in 48.70
- Clocked the fastest 400m of his career in 46.46 to earn a silver medal at the SWAC Championships
- Part of the runner-up 4x400m-relay team for MVSU (3:08.75) at the SWAC Championships
- Won the 400m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (47.31), Bulldog Relays (46.57), Jaguar Opener (47.59) and UCA Spring Opener (47.22)
- Ran his lifetime best in the men's 200m (21.58) for 16th place at the Bulldog Relays
PERSONAL
- Completed degree in Kinesiology in May 2022
- Recipient of the Melody Sasser Endowment
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