Bailey Lear

She attended Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.^[2] A successful junior athlete, in February 2018, she became the fastest girls indoor 400 m runner ever in Texas with a 53.20 effort at the Texas Tech Open.^[3] She committed to attend University of Southern California in late 2017.^[4][5]

She was a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay alongside Will Sumner, Caleb Cavanaugh, and Kiah Williams.^[6]

She finished fourth at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New Mexico in the 400 metres.^[7] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the 4 × 400 m relay team.^[8] She was part of the quartet which qualified for the final, where they finished in the silver medal position.^[9]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.^[10]

She finished fourth over 400 metres at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.^[11] She was selected for the relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.^[12][13] On 24 April 2025, she was named in the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.^[14] She competed for the United States in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, running the anchor leg as the team won their heat to secure a place at the 2025 World Championships, and won the silver medal on the second day by finishing runner-up to Spain in the final.^[15][16]

Lear was named an assistant coach for sprints and hurdles, and operations coordinator, for University of Georgia in October 2023.^[17]