Hailey Branch

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lovett School
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

2019: Outdoor - Had a season-best 5000 meters time of 17:41.91 to take 12^th at the Mt. SAC Relays…Was 29^th in the event at the SEC Championships with a 17:45.91.
Indoor - Did not compete for Georgia.

2018: Cross Country - Ran in five meets and scored in all of them, including a 27th-place finish (21:13.9) at the 6k NCAA South Regional…Was 49th at the 6k SEC Championships with a 20:38.03.

2017: Cross Country - Scored at the 6k Bulldog SEC Preview after clocking a 22:16.4 for ninth place…Took 20^th to score at the 6k Paul Short meet thanks to a 20^th-place finish (20:29)…Broke into the Lady Bulldogs’ top five scorers at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 64^th-place finish (20:51.1)…Helped UGA earn second-place honors at the 6k NCAA Championships after registering a time of 21:22.8 for 29^th place…Scored with a 32^nd-place finish (20:52.3) at the 6k NCAA South Regional…Boosted Georgia to a 17^th-place finish at the 6k NCAA Championships with an individual finish of 144^th (21:03.08).
Outdoor - Won the 5000-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite after crossing the finish line in 17:15.59…Took 14^th in the 10,000m at the SEC Championships thanks to a time of 36:05.52.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

2016: Cross Country - Ran an 18:40.72 for 10th at the 5K UGA Cross Country Invitational...Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the 5K Commodore Classic with a 90th-place finish (18:32.8)...Scored at the 5K Commodore Classic with a 90th-place finish (18:32.8).
Outdoor - Ran a 10:24.53 to take fourth in the 3000-meter run at the Georgia Relays...Was third in the 5000m at the Georgia Invitational after running a 18:27.53.
Indoor - Placed third in the 5,000-meter run at the Razorback Invite in 17:49.79 and had the Lady Bulldogs fastest time of the season in the 3,000-meter run at 9:58.58.

2015: Cross Country - Led her team with a sixth-place finish (14:44.29) at the 4k Strut's Season Opener...Scored with a 18:05.4 for 67th place at the 5k Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown meet...Was the second Lady Bulldog across the line after clocking a 22:05.4 for 249th place at the 6k NCAA Pre-Nationals...Took 76th (21:45.5) at the 6k SEC Championships...Finished 101st at the 6k NCAA South Regionals after registering a time of 22:29.82.
Outdoor --Had a season-best time of 4:45.20 for 16th in the 1500-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite...Clocked an 18:10.39 for 19th place in the 5000 at the Georgia Tech Invite.
Indoor - Was 28th in the 3000 (10:40.10) at the VT Elite Meet.

2014: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

High School: Won the 2014 GHSA AA 3200-meter state title after also winning the region championship...Guided Lovett to its first state track and field title since 1996 in 2014...Also captured the 2014 region crown in the 1600 and was the 2013 cross country region runner-up...Two-time All-State in cross...Captain of both track and cross teams as a senior...Four-year letter winner in both track and cross....Personal-best times of 5:12 (mile), 11:10 (3200) and school record mark of 18:36 (cross country 5000)...Member of Scholars List...Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, was a Senior Alumni Chair and part of Student Service Board and Project Horizon.

Personal: Born October 2, 1995...Daughter of Doreen and Barry Branch...Mom, Doreen, majored in Marketing during her time at UGA...Has a twin sister named Hunter Branch...Majoring in Communication Studies.