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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Alaska

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Naomi Bailey

Distance
WEST VALLEY HS
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

2:16.92

800m (State)

5:00.28

1600m (State)

10:46.54

3200m (State)
“Naomi has dramatically improved every year since entering high school, to become one of the strongest high school runners ever in Alaska. She has developed into a very knowledgeable racer, able to train independently and compete at the highest level.”
Dan Callahan
Head Coach - West Valley distance coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior won three individual events at the Division 1 state meet this past season, leading the Wolfpack to the state title as a team. The state’s reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in girls cross country, Bailey won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.92, broke the tape in the 1600 in 5:00.28 and took the 3200 in 10:46.54. She was named the Outstanding Female Athlete at the state championship meet.

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Academic Achievement

Bailey has maintained a 4.09 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A youth leader at her church, Bailey has served as a mentor for elementary school children.