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Bailey Ranta
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chesterton
- Hometown:
- Chesterton, Ind.
- Major:
- Early Childhood Education
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Instagram: bailey.ranta_
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2025-26
2026 Outdoor
Competed in four meets…Set a career-best time of 35:46.97 in the 10,000m to earn a 12th-place finish at the 2026 MAC Championship (May 14-16)…Placed 12th in the 1500m with a mark of 4:32.74 at the Jesse Owens Classic (May 1-2)…Set a career-record of 16:47.91 in the 5000m to place 11th overall at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 16-17)…Took second in the 1500m with a final time of 4:29.14 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 3-4).
2026 Indoor
Saw action in four meets…Set a career record time of 9:33.21 in the 3000m during the 2026 MAC Championship (Feb. 27-28) to take seventh place overall and earn a podium finish…Took second in the 3000m with a mark of 9:37.11 at the Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30-31)…Tallied a career time of 4:54.66 in the mile to take fifth overall at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 10).
2024-25
2025 Outdoor
Competed in five events…Set personal bests in the 5000m (16:54.75) at the Raleigh Relays (Mar.27-29), the 1500m (4:29.02) and the 800m (2:18.12) at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic (May 2-3)…Placed fifth in the 5000m at the MAC Outdoor Championships
2025 Indoor
Competed in six events…Set personal bests in the mile (4:56.85) at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec.6) and in the 3000m (9:43.30) at the Annual Wisconsin Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb.14-15)…Places ninth in the 5000m at the MAC Indoor Championships…Named to Academic All-MAC team.
2023-24
Did not compete.
2022-23
Ran the mile at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational and BU's David Hemery Valentine Invitational...Dean's List.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track & field...Set the school record for the 5000m...Four-time cross country all-state finalist, two-time all-state cross country medalist, and three-time all-state track & field finalist in the 3200m...Placed ninth in the 300m and medaled at state in 2020...Three-time MVP for cross country and track & field...Four-time all-conference, sectional, regional, and semi-state, and led Chesterton High School to a sixth-place finish in the 2020 Track & Field State Meet.
Personal
Full name is Bailey Nevaeh Ranta...Parents are Eon and Dawn Ranta...Member of the 2020 Duneland Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year and National Honor Society...Majoring in early childhood education.
Why Toledo?
“I loved the team environment, coaches, conference size, and location!”
Instagram: bailey.ranta_
TFRRS Page
2025-26
2026 Outdoor
Competed in four meets…Set a career-best time of 35:46.97 in the 10,000m to earn a 12th-place finish at the 2026 MAC Championship (May 14-16)…Placed 12th in the 1500m with a mark of 4:32.74 at the Jesse Owens Classic (May 1-2)…Set a career-record of 16:47.91 in the 5000m to place 11th overall at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 16-17)…Took second in the 1500m with a final time of 4:29.14 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 3-4).
2026 Indoor
Saw action in four meets…Set a career record time of 9:33.21 in the 3000m during the 2026 MAC Championship (Feb. 27-28) to take seventh place overall and earn a podium finish…Took second in the 3000m with a mark of 9:37.11 at the Meyo Invitational (Jan. 30-31)…Tallied a career time of 4:54.66 in the mile to take fifth overall at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 10).
2024-25
2025 Outdoor
Competed in five events…Set personal bests in the 5000m (16:54.75) at the Raleigh Relays (Mar.27-29), the 1500m (4:29.02) and the 800m (2:18.12) at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic (May 2-3)…Placed fifth in the 5000m at the MAC Outdoor Championships
2025 Indoor
Competed in six events…Set personal bests in the mile (4:56.85) at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec.6) and in the 3000m (9:43.30) at the Annual Wisconsin Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb.14-15)…Places ninth in the 5000m at the MAC Indoor Championships…Named to Academic All-MAC team.
2023-24
Did not compete.
2022-23
Ran the mile at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational and BU's David Hemery Valentine Invitational...Dean's List.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track & field...Set the school record for the 5000m...Four-time cross country all-state finalist, two-time all-state cross country medalist, and three-time all-state track & field finalist in the 3200m...Placed ninth in the 300m and medaled at state in 2020...Three-time MVP for cross country and track & field...Four-time all-conference, sectional, regional, and semi-state, and led Chesterton High School to a sixth-place finish in the 2020 Track & Field State Meet.
Personal
Full name is Bailey Nevaeh Ranta...Parents are Eon and Dawn Ranta...Member of the 2020 Duneland Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year and National Honor Society...Majoring in early childhood education.
Why Toledo?
“I loved the team environment, coaches, conference size, and location!”
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