Halley Folsom Folsom Walker - W Track & Field

Halley Folsom Walker

Multi-Events

Class

Senior

Hometown

Medford,

Oregon

Last School

North Medford High School

Roster Years

2016-2017 | 2020-2022

Personal

Husband is Xander Walker
Parents are David and Melinda Folsom
Her father David played football at Ricks and Brown University
Her mother Melinda played tennis at BYU
Has four siblings
Oldest brother Rob played baseball at Oregon State and older brother Ryan played football at BYU
Major: Exercise Science
Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Before BYU

2013 and 2015 6A Oregon State Champion in 300 hurdles
2014 6A Oregon State Champion in High Jump
4x letter with Cross Country and Track
3x letter with Soccer
2nd Place in 6A Oregon Soccer State Championship
1st team all-state 2013, 2014, 2015
1st team all-conference 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
8.69	60m Hurdles	2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
27.14	200m	2016 Boise State Challenge
2:08.77	800m	2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
1.73m/5-8	High Jump	2022 BYU Cougar Invite #1
5.60m/18-4.5	Long Jump	2022 Air Force Invitational
12.01m/ 39-5	Shot Put	2021 Championships at the Peak
4201	Pentathlon	2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Outdoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
13.97	100m Hurdles	2022 BYU Cougar Invitational
24.99	200m	2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
57.67	400m Hurdles	2022 NCAA West Preliminary
2:07.47	800m	2022 Bryan Clay Invitational
1.70m/5-7	High Jump	2022 Bryan Clay Invitational
5.78m/18-11.75	Long Jump	2022 Bryan Clay Invitational
11.86m/ 38-11	Shot Put	2021 Jim Click Shootout
40.41m/132-7	Javelin	2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
5,699	Heptathlon	2022 Bryan Clay Invitational

Career Stats

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Indoor

First place in the pentathlon at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational
Finished 2nd in the shot put, high jump and 800 meters at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational
Took 1st place in the 800 meters at the Air Force Invitational
Placed 3rd in the pentathlon and high jump at the Air Force Invitational
Finished 12th in the 60m hurdles and long jump at the Boise State Challenge
Took 10th in the high jump at the Boise State Challenge
Placed 6th in the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
Finished 10th in the shot put and high jump at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
13th in the pentathlon at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships

Outdoor

Finished 7th overall in the heptathlon at the UNLV Invitational Sheila Tarr Multis
Placed 7th in the high jump at the 2016 UVU Collegiate Invite
Took 4th at the Utah Spring Classic in the high jump
1st place in the heptahlon at the 2016 BYU Robison Invitational
With a season best of 4966 points in the heptahlon, Folsom took 2nd at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational

Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

Had 3,463 total points at the 2017 BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational for the pentathlon
Finished with 3,561 points in the pentathlon at the 2016 BYU December Invite
Took 8th in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with a total score of 3,571

Outdoor

Came in 6th in the heptathlon high jump, 5th in the heptathlon shot put and 4th in the heptathlon javelin at the UNLV Sheila Tarrs Invitational
1st place in the heptathlon javelin and 800m run at the BYU Robison Invitational
Had a total combined score in the heptathlon of 4802 at the BYU Robison Invitational

Junior Year 2020

Indoor

Clocked a personal-best time of 1:28.44 in the 600 yards at the Texas Tech Shootout
Had a career-high performance of 3661 points in the pentathlon to finish sixth overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Placed fourth in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 11.88m/38-11.75 at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Competed in six meets during the 2020 indoor season

Senior Year 2022

Indoor
- Represented BYU at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing fifth in the pentathlon to earn First Team All-American honors
- Set a personal best in the pentathlon with 4,201 points at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the third-best pentathlon score in school history
- Ran on the school-record setting 4x400 team that ran a 3:40.74 at the Texas Tech Shootout
- Member of the Cougars’ MPSF title-winning 4x400 squad that clocked a 3:44.63 to secure the win
- Won an individual title in the pentathlon at the 2022 MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Competed in seven meets during the 2022 season
Outdoor
- Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 5,692 points, earning First Team All-American honors and contributing to the Cougars’ ninth-place finish
- Set personal bests in the 200m (24.99) and javelin throw (40.41m/132-7) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Raced in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary, placing 13th in the first round and 15th in the quarterfinal with a time of 57.85
- Ran the sixth-fastest 400m hurdles time, 58.19, at the BYU Robison Invitational, before following that up with a 57.67, good for No. 5 all-time, in the first round at the NCAA West Preliminary
- Tallied the fourth-best heptathlon score in program history, a new personal best of 5,699 points, in a second-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in seven meets during the 2022 season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2021

Indoor

Competed in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 14th with a score of 3899 and earning Second Team All-American honors
Finished first in the pentathlon at Championships at the Peak, setting a personal best with a score of 3954
Competed in six meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

Competed in the 400H at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 29th with a time of 1:00.01
Set a personal best and finished first in the 400H at the BYU Cougar Invitational with a time of 58:38
Finished 3rd and set a personal best in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout with a score of 5525
Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season