Student-Athlete Features
Class of 2024: Vanderbilt helped Haley Bishop find her voice and rediscover her passion for running
I Am More Than: Haley Bishop
Student-Athlete Highlights
• Qualified for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Three-time qualifier for the NCAA East First Round (2021, ’22, ’24)
• First person in Vanderbilt history to score in the 100 meters (11.47) at the 2022 SEC Outdoor Championships
• Five school records
• Two program all-time top 10 marks
Academic Honors
• 2021-22, 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic
• 2022-24 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
In the Record Books
• Holds school record in the 60 meters (7.37)
• Holds school record in the 100 meters (11.47)
• Holds school record in the indoor 200 meters (23.47)
• Holds school record in the outdoor 200 meters (23.20)
• Holds school record as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (44.93)
• Third in Vanderbilt history in the 300 meter (38.33)
• Fourth in Vanderbilt history as a member of the outdoor 4×400-meter relay (3:36.22)
As a Senior (2024)
• Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 200 meters and as a member of the 4×100-meter relay
• Eighth as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (44.21) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Won the 200 meters (23.47, 2.4 m/s) and 4×100-meter relay (45.52) at the Music City Challenge, also finished fourth in the 100-meter final (11.53, 2.8 m/s), fifth in prelims (11.41, 4.8 m/s) and first in qualifying (11.39, 4.4 m/s).
• Top collegian, second overall in the 200 meters (24.19) and third in the 100 meters (11.79) in the Joe Walker Invitational
• 12th in the 100 meters (11.82 – 3.0) and a season best in the 200 meters (24.57) at the USF Alumni Invitational
• 10th in the 200 meters (24.66 seconds) and a season best in the 60 meters (7.66 seconds) at the Music City Challenge
• Member of the 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
As a Junior (2023)
• Did not compete
As a Sophomore (2022)
• Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4×400-meter relay (3:36.62)
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in four events (100m, 200m, 4×100, 4×400)
• Sixth in the 100 meters (11.47) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• First in the 200 meters (23.20) and as a member of the 4×100 (44.93) and 4×400-meter relays (3:36.22) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
• First in the 60 (7.37) and 300 meters (38.33) at the Commodore Challenge
As a Freshman (2021)
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 100 and 200 meters
• 12th in the 100 meters (11.75) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Third in the 200 meters (23.65) at the Bulldog Relays
• Second in the 200 meters (24.38) and third in the 60 meters (7.52) at the Music City Challenge
• Set the then-school record in the 60 meters (7.51) in her collegiate debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational
The Bishop File
Haley Bishop prepped at South Pointe during her freshman year and at Nations Ford for the next three years and was a letterwinner all four years. Under Nations Ford head coach Jake Brenner, she recorded prep bests of 11.74 in the 100 meters and 24.33 in the 200 meters. She was a Semper Fidelis All-American in 2019 and was named all-state and all-region in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, she was a state champion as a member of the 4×100-meter relay and the Bojangles 100-meter champion. She was a two-time runner-up in the 100 meters at the state championships (2017, 2018) and two-time member of The Herald all-area track and field team. At Nations Ford, she is a four-time school record holder and is a three-time record holder at South Pointe.
Personal
Haley is the daughter of Heather and Quinest Bishop Sr., and has three siblings, Quinest Jr., who runs track at Troy, Davis and Titan. While in high school, Bishop founded the Non-Profit Community Project: We Set the Pace, an organization that donates track spikes to middle school students.