One Year Later: Haley Batten’s Paris Silver Shines Brighter Than Ever
The Paris silver medalist reflects on her race and current status
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Height
5'9"
Age
38
Hometown
Gilbert, AZ
Education
Gilbert High School (Gilbert, Ariz.) ‘04 University of Arizona ’08, B.S. in Biochemistry and Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’15, Ph.D. in Biological Engineering
Quick Facts
- Engaged to Todd Woodlan
- Began cycling in 2009 at a local road racing clinic but grew more serious about the sport while earning her Ph.D. at MIT
- Began racing track as a way to cross-train for her original discipline, cyclocross
- Taught as a professor at the University of California, Riverside after earning her Ph.D
- Self-proclaimed “coffee snob” and travels with her own water kettle, burr grinder, press
- Always on a mission to try locally roasted beans
- Terrified of karaoke
- Enjoys spending time on her family’s cattle ranch in Montana, throwing pottery and indoor rock climbing.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 7th (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
- Years of participation: Team Pursuit (4km) - Women 2019; Scratch - Women 2018
- Top finish: 7th – 2019 (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
Career Highlights
- World Cup, 2020 (Omnium - Women)
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Madison - Women, Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
- World Cup, 2018 (Points Race - Women, Scratch - Women)
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