University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Salsbury, Haley

Haley Salsbury
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oak Ridge, La.
- High School:
- Riverfield Academy
Bio
2023-24
Cross Country: Finished with a personal-best 14:18.3 in the 4K to finish 7th at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1) … Placed 31st running a 19:01.1 in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed 136th with a time of 23:28.1 in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 3k at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite with a time of 10:39.15 (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 4th in the DMR at the Robert Platt Invitational with a time of 12:30.17 … Won the Mile at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational with a time of 5:05.76 … Ran a personal-best in the 3K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships at 10:11.71.
Outdoor: Placed 3rd in the 800 (2:17.52) and 6th in the 5000 (18:07.91) at the Louisiana Classics ... Ran a personal-best 1:38.55 in the 600 at the Keyth Talley Invitational (Mar. 23) ... Recorded a personal-best 2:12.36 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Finished 8th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 1500 (4:40.62).
2022-23
Cross Country: Finished 4th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational with a time of 19:12.0 in the 5K (Sept. 17) … Ran a personal-best 18:23.2 in the 5K at the Chile Pepper XC Festival … Finished 78th with a personal-best 22:26.3 in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
Indoor: Started off the season with running a 4:15.11 to finish 8th place in the 4x400 at the LSU Purple Tiger … Took 3rd in the 800 at the McNeese State Indoor #2 with a time of 2:16.63 … Had a great day at the Samford Bulldog Invite 2023 (Feb. 10), running a 4:56.95 Mile to place 3rd and ran a 2:14.20 in the 800 to finish 3rd … Set a pair of personal-bests at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing 4th with a time of 4:55.49 in the Mile and a 2:12.73 to place 6th in the 800.
Outdoor: Finished 4th with a personal-best 4:43.31 in the 1500 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Placed 3rd at the Pacific Coast Invitational in the 1500 with a time of 4:35.30 (Apr. 13) … Ran a personal-best 17:19.29 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
2021-22
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished Rice Invitational 4k course in 15:58.9 to open the season (Sept. 10) … Had a 24:20.4 performance at the LSU Cross Country Invitational 5k course (Sept. 17) … Crossed the line in 19:31.7 at the Sun Belt Championships 5k course (Oct. 29).
INDOOR: Posted the 12th best time in the 3000m with a mark of 11:08.28 at the Ted Nelson Invitational … Capped off the season opener with a 13th place result in the mile (5:19.14) (Jan. 15) … Ran the third fastest time (2:20.69) in the 800m at the McNeese State Indoor and Multi (Jan. 29) … Took fifth in the 3000m with a time of 10:42.07 … Finished 10th in the 800m (2:20.25) and 11th in the mile (5:14.55) at the Samford Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 11) … Placed fourth in the DMR (12:08.89) in addition to an eighth places finish in the mile (eighth) at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 22).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a 2:19.50 800m to finish sixth at the Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Also placed 10th in the 1500m at 4:47.72 at the home meet … Led the 4x800m relay team to a fifth places result in 9:25.74 at the Texas Relays (March 26) … Earned second in the 3k and 10th in the 1500m at the Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Pushed to second place finish in the 800m at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
2020-21
CROSS COUNTRY: Took 12th place in the ULM Warhawk Invitational 5k course with a time of 21:35.0 (Oct. 2) …
INDOOR: Opened the season with a 10th place finish in the mile at the LSU Louisiana Invite (Jan. 29) … Posted a mile time of 5:37.53 at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) … Claimed ninth in the DMR (13:14.54) and 14th in the mile at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 23).
OUTDOOR: Crossed the line eighth with a time of 19:37.33 in the 5000m at the Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Submitted a time of 4:59.06 in the 1500m at the season opening meet … Finished fourth in the 800m with a mark of 2:21.68 and also claimed fifth in the 1500m at 4:53.19 at the Battle on the Bayou (April 3) … Notched sixth in the 3000m at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17) with a time of 11:05.40 in addition to a 10th place result in the 800m (2:20.77) … Came in third in the 800m (2:19.73) and crossed the line seventh in the 1500m (4:50.72) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up (May 1) … Took 12th in the 1500m at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 4:54.35 (May 15).
Cross Country: Finished with a personal-best 14:18.3 in the 4K to finish 7th at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1) … Placed 31st running a 19:01.1 in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed 136th with a time of 23:28.1 in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 3k at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite with a time of 10:39.15 (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 4th in the DMR at the Robert Platt Invitational with a time of 12:30.17 … Won the Mile at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational with a time of 5:05.76 … Ran a personal-best in the 3K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships at 10:11.71.
Outdoor: Placed 3rd in the 800 (2:17.52) and 6th in the 5000 (18:07.91) at the Louisiana Classics ... Ran a personal-best 1:38.55 in the 600 at the Keyth Talley Invitational (Mar. 23) ... Recorded a personal-best 2:12.36 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Finished 8th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 1500 (4:40.62).
2022-23
Cross Country: Finished 4th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational with a time of 19:12.0 in the 5K (Sept. 17) … Ran a personal-best 18:23.2 in the 5K at the Chile Pepper XC Festival … Finished 78th with a personal-best 22:26.3 in the 6K at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
Indoor: Started off the season with running a 4:15.11 to finish 8th place in the 4x400 at the LSU Purple Tiger … Took 3rd in the 800 at the McNeese State Indoor #2 with a time of 2:16.63 … Had a great day at the Samford Bulldog Invite 2023 (Feb. 10), running a 4:56.95 Mile to place 3rd and ran a 2:14.20 in the 800 to finish 3rd … Set a pair of personal-bests at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing 4th with a time of 4:55.49 in the Mile and a 2:12.73 to place 6th in the 800.
Outdoor: Finished 4th with a personal-best 4:43.31 in the 1500 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Placed 3rd at the Pacific Coast Invitational in the 1500 with a time of 4:35.30 (Apr. 13) … Ran a personal-best 17:19.29 in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
2021-22
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished Rice Invitational 4k course in 15:58.9 to open the season (Sept. 10) … Had a 24:20.4 performance at the LSU Cross Country Invitational 5k course (Sept. 17) … Crossed the line in 19:31.7 at the Sun Belt Championships 5k course (Oct. 29).
INDOOR: Posted the 12th best time in the 3000m with a mark of 11:08.28 at the Ted Nelson Invitational … Capped off the season opener with a 13th place result in the mile (5:19.14) (Jan. 15) … Ran the third fastest time (2:20.69) in the 800m at the McNeese State Indoor and Multi (Jan. 29) … Took fifth in the 3000m with a time of 10:42.07 … Finished 10th in the 800m (2:20.25) and 11th in the mile (5:14.55) at the Samford Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 11) … Placed fourth in the DMR (12:08.89) in addition to an eighth places finish in the mile (eighth) at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 22).
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a 2:19.50 800m to finish sixth at the Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Also placed 10th in the 1500m at 4:47.72 at the home meet … Led the 4x800m relay team to a fifth places result in 9:25.74 at the Texas Relays (March 26) … Earned second in the 3k and 10th in the 1500m at the Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Pushed to second place finish in the 800m at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
2020-21
CROSS COUNTRY: Took 12th place in the ULM Warhawk Invitational 5k course with a time of 21:35.0 (Oct. 2) …
INDOOR: Opened the season with a 10th place finish in the mile at the LSU Louisiana Invite (Jan. 29) … Posted a mile time of 5:37.53 at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) … Claimed ninth in the DMR (13:14.54) and 14th in the mile at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 23).
OUTDOOR: Crossed the line eighth with a time of 19:37.33 in the 5000m at the Louisiana Classics (March 19) … Submitted a time of 4:59.06 in the 1500m at the season opening meet … Finished fourth in the 800m with a mark of 2:21.68 and also claimed fifth in the 1500m at 4:53.19 at the Battle on the Bayou (April 3) … Notched sixth in the 3000m at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17) with a time of 11:05.40 in addition to a 10th place result in the 800m (2:20.77) … Came in third in the 800m (2:19.73) and crossed the line seventh in the 1500m (4:50.72) at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up (May 1) … Took 12th in the 1500m at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 4:54.35 (May 15).
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