Freshman 2024
Outdoor: Finished fifth at Arkansas Spring Invitational with 12-0.5 (3.73) height … Improved outdoor PR to 12-4 (3.76) to place seventh at John McDonnell Invitational … Finished fourth in Arkansas Twilight with 11-7.75 (3.55) height.
Indoor: Razorback debut at Arkansas Invitational, placed 10th with then indoor PR clearance of 11-11.25 (3.64) … Improved to 12-0.75 (3.68) at Razorback Invitational … Set career best of 12-8.75 (3.88) in placing 10th at Tyson Invitational … Cleared 12-2.75 (3.73) to finish 14th at Arkansas Qualifier.
High School
2023 graduate of Tomball Memorial HS in Tomball, Texas … Lettered four years in track and field, coached by James Henson … Other pole vault coaches have included Greg West, David Wooten, Don Arnold, and Danny Signorelli … Team captain in senior season … Set a career best of 12-3 placing second in Area 6A meet … Runner-up in District 15-6A with 11-6 clearance … Placed third in Region II-6A meet with 11-6 height … Finished seventh in MAC Vault Academy’s Summer National Championships in Navasota, Texas … Won pair of meets prior to district at Barbers Hill (11-6) and Cooper Dragon Invitational (12-0) … As junior in 2022, finished second in district (11-0), fourth in area (11-6), and seventh in region (11-6) … Season best of 11-7 placed second in Magnolia Dog Pound Invitational … Competed with Greg West Athletics located in The Woodlands, coached by Greg West … Member of National Honor Society, Key Club, and Navy Empire.
Personal
Bailee Ryann Wooten was born September 9, 2004 in Houston, Texas … Hometown is Tomball, Texas … Daughter of David and Michelle Wooten … Has three older siblings – Brittany, Jacob and John … Father was a pole vaulter at Baylor, while Brittany and Jacob competed in the pole vault at Texas A&M … Jacob, who holds Texas A&M indoor and outdoor school records, is currently competing as a professional … Majoring in Business and hopes to start own business … Life’s ambition is to be successful … Favorite athlete is pole vaulter Chris Nilsen … Most admires her father and brother Jacob … Competed in gymnastics and tumbling until she was 12 … Chose Arkansas since it’s very beautiful and has a great business school.
