University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2025: Posted a 40th-place finish in a time of 21:43.0 at the Converse Kick-Off … Took 24th with a time of 19:52.6 at the Sand Shark Invitational … Earned a 33^rd-place finish with a time of 21:05.7 at the PBC Championship … Took 110^th with a time of 26:18.81 at the NCAA Regional.

2024: Finished 30^th at the Elon Night Invitational 4k with a time of 16;29.6 … Recorded a 57^th-place finish at the Queens City Invite with a time of 22:08.06.  

2023: Took 74^th after finishing in 17:38.4 at the Elon Friday Night Lights Meet … Placed 24^th after crossing in 23:53.14 at the Blue Bear Invitational … Finished 80^th in a time of 29:21.6 at the 6k Converse Invitational … Finished 49^th after crossing in 28:31.7 at the Akiah McMillan Invitational … Finished 123^rd after crossing the line in 24:29.36 at the Royals XC Challenge … Posted a time of 21:50.4 for 48^th place at the PBC Championship … Crossed the line in 133^rdplace in 28:00.9 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship.   

High School: Attended Aiken Scholars Academy and participated in athletics at South Aiken H.S. … Two-time scholar-athlete award winner … Team captain as a senior … Helped the squad to the region championship as a sophomore … Posted a 5k time of 24:03 as a senior ... SCHSL Class 4-A Region 4 800m champion.

Personal: Bailey Kirkland was born Sept. 2 in Aiken, S.C. … Daughter of Lex and Holly Kirkland … Has a twin sister, Reese and a younger brother, Druw … Majoring in exercise and sports science as well as business administration.