Halladay-Lowry wins Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite

Lexy Halladay-Lowry won the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite Friday morning at the Burke Golf Course in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Author Mayci Taylor
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Lexy Halladay-Lowry won the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite Friday morning at the Burke Golf Course. 

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Halladay-Lowry won the 5000-meter race in 15:57.5, six seconds faster than the next finisher. Friday's win marks her second-career victory with her first being the Run Elite Classic on Sept. 9, 2022. The senior from Meridian, Idaho has now placed in the top five at 10 meets in her career. Her time of 15:57.5 is a personal best over a 5000m cross country course. 

Jenna Hutchins was the next BYU woman to cross the line as she placed fourth in 16:14.1. Carmen Alder was the third Cougar to finish in the top-10 as she placed 10th in 16:24.0. Taylor Rohatinsky and Riley Chamberlain rounded out BYU's scoring five as they placed 25th and 29th, respectively. 

No. 5 BYU placed second as a team with 65 points as the Cougars finished behind No. 2 Northern Arizona's 52 points and beat No. 3 Notre Dame's 70 points. 

"It was a great effort from Lexy," said head coach Diljeet Taylor. "She ran a smart and well executed race. Her fitness from last season is definitely being built upon. We had a solid day as a team and will continue to tighten the pack as the season progresses. With two top three ranked teams ahead of us, finishing second and battling to the line was a good place to be for an early October meet." 

BYU WOMEN
Place  Athlete  Time
1st Lexy Halladay-Lowry 15:57.5
4th Jenna Hutchins 16:14.1
10th Carmen Alder 16:24.0
25th Taylor Rohatinsky 16:43.4
29th Riley Chamberlain 16:44.9
30th Taylor Lovell 16:45.1
33rd Anastaysia Davis 16:46.9
36th Destiny Everett 16:49.7
65th Nelah Roberts 17:09.3
"Today was so fun. The whole team approached the line with gratitude and was simply ready to race. We knew there were two teams ranked in the top three and we wanted to see where we stacked up next to them at this point in the season. We are very happy with how we ran, but we also know where we need to get stronger going forward."

Lexy Halladay-Lowry

Top-10 Overall
Place  Athlete  School  Time
1st Lexy Halladay-Lowry BYU 15:57.5
2nd Juliet Cherubet Texas Tech 16:03.5
3rd Leah Juruto Oklahoma 16:06.7
4th Jenna Hutchins BYU 16:14.1
5th Siona Chisholm Notre Dame 16:15.0
6th Kaiya Robertson Boise State 16:15.1
7th Karrie Baloga NAU 16:16.2
8th Emily Covert Notre Dame 16:22.5
9th Maggi Congdon NAU 16:23.6
10th Carmen Alder BYU 16:24.0

Up next, the BYU women will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to preview this year's national championship course at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Oct. 19.