The 5-foot-4 senior won the Class A state meet this past season with a time of 18:23.56, breaking the tape more than 27 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Patriots to fifth place as a team. Bayha also won the All-State meet with a time of 18:23.56. She went on to take 15th at Foot Locker Northeast Regional, earning Third Team All-Region honors, and 27th at the NXN Northeast Regional. She is a two-time First Team All-State selection.
Bayha has maintained a 4.51 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Rhode Island this fall.
A talented swimmer and field hockey player, Bayha has donated her time locally as a moderator of roundtable debates during her school district’s school committee elections in 2024. She has also served as Pilgrim’s class president and as a civic student liaison to Rhode Island’s secretary of state.
