Payton Ballard

Position:
Cross Country/Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mountain Brook, Ala.
High School:
Mountain Brook

Accolades
• Second Team All-SEC, distance medley relay (2016)

2016-17

2017 Outdoor Season
Member of the Alabama 4x100 (39.52) and 4x400 (3:02.75) relays that finished eighth and third, respectively at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 13 ... the 4x400-meter relay time is the third-fastest in school history ... finished 16th in the prelims of the 200 meters at the SEC Championships on May 11 in a personal-best 20.82 ... ran the lead leg on Alabama’s 4x400-meter relay that finished first at the Ole Miss Classic on May 6 in 3:03.52, the fourth-fastest time in school history ... finished 39th in the 1,500 meters at the Brian Clay Invitational on April 14 in a personal-best 3:46.61 ... finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 in a personal-best 1:50.74 ... finished 16th in the 1,500 meters at the Florida Relays on March 31 in a time of 3:50.54 ... opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 800 meters at the Florida State Relays in 1:52.14.10.

2017 Indoor Season
Finished 14th in the prelims of the mile in 4:12.47 at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 24 but did not advance to the final ... finished 14th in the mile at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 11 in a personal-best 4:10.80 ... finished fifth in the 800 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational in a personal-best time of 1:53.57 ... finished fourth in the mile at the Auburn Invitational in a time of 4:13.47 ... also ran the lead lead leg on the Tide Distance Medley Relay at the Auburn meet that finished second in 10:37.33 ... finished 12th in the 800 meters in a personal-best time of 1:53.94 at the season-opening Commodore Invitational on Jan. 14.

2016 Cross Country
Competed in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational but did not finish due to injury.

2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
Clocked a time of 3:50.58 in the 1,500-meter prelims to finish sixth in the first heat of the event at the SEC Championships … registered a time of 1:51.34 in the 800 meters to finish 15th at the LSU Invitational … ran 3:47.09 in the 1,500 meters to finish eighth in the invitational section of the event at the War Eagle Invitational … registered an 800-meter time of 1:51.43 to finish 12th in the event at the Battle on the Bayou … clocked a time of 3:57.35 in the 1,500 meters to finish eighth in the event at the FSU Relays.

2016 Indoor Season
Part of the distance medley relay that finished second in 9:38.28 at the SEC Championships … ran 4:22.34 to finish 16th in the mile at the Samford Elite Team Invite … finished the 800 meters in a time of 1:54.43 to place ninth at the Indiana Relays … clocked an 800-meter time of 1:54.37 at the Conference Clash … finished sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.35 at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.

2015 Cross Country
Finished the Crimson Classic 8k in 26:22.79 ... clocked a time of 21:44.45 in the 4-mile race at the Brooks Twilight Classic … ran 16:29.55 in the Samford Cross Country Opener 5k.

2014-15
2015 Outdoor Season
Registered a time of 3:52.73 in the 1,500 meters to finish third at the LSU Invitational … finished the 1,500 meters in 3:53.64 to finish 11th at the Border Clash ... clocked a time of 3:55.61 in the 1,500 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational, finishing eighth ... finished the 1,500 meters in 3:54.21 to place 17th at the Alabama Relays.

2015 Indoor Season
Clocked a mile time of 4:12.70 at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 13th.

2014 Cross Country
Ran a 32:28.8 10k at the NCAA South Regional to finish as Alabama’s fifth scorer ... scored for Alabama in the SEC Championships 8k behind a time of 26:02.66 and a 58th-place finish ... clocked a time of 26:41.69 in the Crimson Classic 8k ... finished the Paul Short Invitational 8k in 25:39 ... opened the season with a time of 25:30.26 in the 8k at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival, setting a new personal best.

2013-2014
2014 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.

2014 Indoor Season
Ran a personal best 4:17.84 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational ... clocked a 4:21.39 at the Indiana Relays ... placed 22nd at the Auburn Invitational in the mile with a time of 4:21.94.

2013 Cross Country
Clocked at 32:40.11 and counted towards the Crimson Tide’s score at the NCAA South Region with a 10k time of 32:40.11 ... ran 75th at the SEC Championships with a time of 26:02.68 ... placed 26th with a 6k time of 19:47.26 at the Iowa Invitational ... ran a 5-kilometer time of 16:47.17 to open the season at the Samford Dual meet and finished 10th.

Prep and Personal
The 2013 AHSAA state indoor champion in the 1,600 meters (4:24.32) and the 3,200 meters (in a personal-best time of 9:27.95), while running for Mountain Brook High School ... runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2013 state indoor championships (1:57.11) ... set a personal best of 4:19.98 in the 1,600 meters at the Ice Breaker Invitational on Dec. 29, 2012 ... achieved a personal best of 1:53.44 in the 800 meters at the Indoor Alumni Group Invitational (Dec. 15, 2012) ... runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the 2012 AHSAA State Cross Country Championships (5k - 15:44.98) ... won the 2012 Sectional Cross Country Championships (5k - 15:55.64) and the 2012 Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic (5k - 16:24.59) ... placed third in the 800 (1:56.22) and second in the 1,600 (4:23.87) at the 2012 AHSAA Outdoor Championships ... posted a time of 4:20.35 in the 1,600 at the 2012 Volunteer Track Classic ... won 2012 state indoor title in the 800 meters (1:54.84) while finishing as runner-up in the 1,600 (4:21.36) ... placed third in the 2011 state cross country meet (5k - 16:08.05) ... coached by Greg Echols at Mountain Brook ... son of Rob and Sandy Ballard ... born Nov. 15, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala.