Biography
2022-23
IRCA Scholar Athlete
IRA All-Academic
SPRING
*Lightweight Invitational 1: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/3, 5:51.9)
*Lightweight Invitational 2: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:55.3)
*Matthews/Leonard: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/3, 5:45.5)
*Dodge Cup: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/3, 6:13.9)
*Wood-Hammond Cup: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/3, 6:28.4)
*Callow Cup: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 5:53.3)
*EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (5th, 5:45.784 heat / 5:46.585 grand final)
*IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6th/7, 5:59.080 grand final)
2021-22
SPRING
*Lightweight Invitational 1: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/3, 6:26.349)
*Lightweight Invitational 2: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/2, 6:20.688)
*Matthews/Leonard: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/2, 5:49.51)
*Dodge Cup: Varsity 8+, bow seat (3rd/3, 6:41.9)
*Wood-Hammond Cup: Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/3, 5:49.5)
*Callow Cup: Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/2, 5:40.3)
*EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, bow seat (7th; 5:59.600 heat / 6:08.037 petite final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (7th/9, 6:10.228 petite final)
2020-21
SPRING
*Murphy Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:54.0, 1st/4)
*Kerr Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:53.8, 1st/3; 5:55.0, 1st/3)
*Bergen Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:03.5, 1st/4)
*IRA Regatta: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:54.015, 3rd/3)
2019-20
*All spring races canceled due to national outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19
Rowing Highlights: Rowed at Saint Andrew Rowing Club and then Atlanta Junior Rowing Association … Served as captain at Saint Andrew … Rowed the fastest lightweight 2,000-meter at both clubs … Took silver at the Southeast Youth Regional Championships and sixth at the Youth National Championships in the lightweight Four in 2017 … Won a gold medal at the 2017 Club National Championships in the under-17 Boys’ quad sculls with the USRowing Junior National High Performance Team … Took gold in the Boys’ Eight, the Lightweight Eight, and single sculls at the 2019 American Youth Cup II … Part of the silver-medal Boys’ Eight at the 2019 Southeast Youth Regional Championships … National Honor Society member … Beta Club member … NSHSS member … Teen Leadership Cherokee 2017 … Lamp of Knowledge … Academic Honors Award recipient … Pathway Completion Badge recipient.
Personal: Son of Tracey and Michael Bayly … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? “Penn offers a variety of quality ways to accomplish my academic goals. The campus is beautiful, the people are friendly, and I’ve always loved city life. Additionally, the lightweight rowing team is phenomenal, and I’m proud and excited to row among them.”
Why Rowing? “Rowing is a sport where the output is directly correlated to the input. While the grinding of the normal season is extremely difficult, when you put in the work, there is no better feeling than pulling ahead of the competition and claiming victory at the finish line.”
