UNC Wilmington Athletics

COLLEGIATE BESTS 
SP | 13.10m (42-11 3/4) | May 15, 2026 | CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship
DT | 43.62m (143-1) | March 15, 2025 | Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
HT | 51.63m (169-4) | Apr 2, 2026 | VertKlassing Meeting 
WT | 13.77m (45-2 1/4) | January 30, 2026 | Tryon College Banked Invitational

2025-26 (Sophomore): Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Seahawks... Finished 12th in the shot put at Liberty Kickoff (Dec 4, 2026)... Placed eighth in the shot put and 10th in the weight throw at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (Jan 16, 2026). Outdoor: Competed in eight meets for the Seahawks... Won the hammer throw and placed sixth in the shot put at the Seahawk Invitational (Mar 6, 2026)... Won the hammer throw at the VertKlassing Meeting (Apr 2, 2026).... Placed fifth in the hammer throw and sixth in the shot put at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (Mar 13, 2026).... Finished14th in the shot put at the CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 15, 2026) with the third-best performance in program history.

2024-25 (Freshman): Indoor: Competed at two meets for UNCW ... Placed fifth in shot put at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (January 18, 2025). Outdoor: Appeared at seven meets for the Seahawks ... Finished second in discus throw at UNCW Seahawk Invitational (March 8, 2025) ... Tossed 12.71 meters (41-8 1/2) to set the program's fourth-best outdoor result in shot put for a second-place finish at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational. Set UNCW's outdoor freshman record and the program's sixth-best outdoor result with a discus throw of 43.62 meters (143-1) to place third at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (March 15, 2025) ... Placed sixth in discus throw and shot put at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 22, 2025) ... Finished 14th in hammer throw and shot put and took 16th in discus throw at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 14-15, 2025).

High School:  Four-year letter winner and four-time Mideastern Conference selection under Seahawk great Sam Bobbitt at E.A. Laney High School ... Named a three-time team MVP for the Buccaneers ... Three-time regional and four-time Mideastern Conference Champion in discus ... Regional and conference Champion in shot put as a senior ... Placed fifth in shot put as at the state championship as a junior and senior ... Personal record of 140-5 in discus and 39-11 1/2 in shot put ... Also played volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Full name: Bailey Grace Willard ... Born in Wilmington, N.C. ... Daughter of UNCW alums Matt and Tosha Willard ... Majoring in clinical research ... Has a younger brother, Brody ... Future goal is to compete at Penn Relays in both discus and shot put.