Hailee Papa

Hailee Papa is a Staff Writer for Grandstand Magazine. She is a fourth-year student at the University of Florida from Jacksonville, Florida. She hopes to graduate from UF with a bachelor's in journalism with a concentration in sports and media and a minor in French and Francophone studies in May 2026.

She is passionate about women’s sports and international soccer. She hopes to work within international and women’s soccer to cover cultural and human interest stories.

At UF, she has had several works covering local politics and news in North Central Florida published with WUFT. In her free time, she enjoys watching tennis, European soccer and collegiate volleyball. She also likes to play soccer and go on runs with her dog.