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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- East Peoria, Ill.
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- High School:
- East Peoria
Bio
Awards/Honors
- All-SLIAC Second Team - Cross Country (Fall 2022)
- All-SLIAC Second Team - 10,000 meters (Spring 2024)
Career Records and Milestones
- Ranks 3rd in program history in the 8k (27:28)
- Holds indoor program record in the 800 (2:12.15)
- Holds indoor program record in the mile (4:50.02)
- Holds indoor program record in the 3,000 (9:36.56)
- Holds indoor program record in the 5,000 (16:46.37)
- Holds indoor program record in the 4x400 (3:54.93)
- Holds outdoor program record in the 10,000 (34:19.81)
Sophomore (2023-24): In the winter, he competed in all six indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 600, the 800, the mile, the 3,000, and the 5k … Recorded a PR of 1:36.04 in the 600 on Dec. 9 at the Titan First Chance meet … Recorded a new PR of 4:50.02 in the mile on Feb. 3 at the Illinois Wesleyan Bob Keck Invite … Recorded a PR of 16:46.37 in the 5k on Feb. 10 at the Titan Open … Recorded a new PR of 9:36.56 in the 3,000 on Feb. 16 at the Illinois College Hilltop Invite.
In the spring, he competed in all five outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800, the 1,500, the 5,000, and the 10,000 … Recorded a new PR of 16:31.84 in the 5,000 on Apr. 6 at the Illinois College True Blue Invite … Recorded a PR in both the 800 with a time of 2:06.81 and the 1,500 with a time of 4:20.50 on Apr. 13 at the Greenville Select meet … Recorded a PR and school record of 34:19.81 in the 10,000 on Apr. 20 at the Culver-Stockton Wildcat Open.
Freshman (2022-23): In his first cross country season as a Red Devil, he competed in all seven meets and helped the men’s team place fifth in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship for the first time in program history … Led the Red Devils in three of the seven races … Recorded an 8k PR of 27:28.91 (5:32/M) at the Greenville Classic on Oct. 15 … Received the team’s 2022 Most Improved Award and the 2022 Men’s Newcomer Award.
In the winter, he competed in three indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the mile and 3,000 run … Recorded a PR of 5:00.04 in the mile at the Hilltop Invite on Feb. 17 … Recorded a PR of 10:32.11 in the 3,000 at the SLIAC Indoor Championship on Feb. 25.
In the spring, he competed in four outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800, the 1,500 and the 5,000 … Recorded a PR of 16:39.36 in the 5,000 at the SLIAC Outdoor Championship on April 29 … Recorded a PR of 2:41.36 in the 800 and helped the 4x400-meter relay team record a PR of 4:03.20 at the Greenville Classic on April 15 … Recorded a PR of 4:58.75 in the 1,500 at the Millikin Alumni Invite on April 1 … Received the 2022-23 Men’s Newcomer Award.
East Peoria High School: Competed in cross country and track all four years in high school … Was a cross country state qualifier as a senior … Helped the Raiders qualify for sections three times … Was named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … Recorded a 3-mile PR of 16:38 … Recorded 3,200-meter run PR of 10:40 and a 1,600-meter PR of 5:02 in track.
Personal: The son of Scott and Holly Webster, Bailey was born on April 9, 2004 in Peoria, Illinois … Has one sibling, Brooklyn … Majoring in computer science/cybersecurity.
News Mentions

Webster Earns Third Team All-SLIAC
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