Halladay-Lowry places third in NCAA 3000m

With a third place finish in the 3000m, Halladay-Lowry earned her second First Team All-America honor of the indoor championships.

Halladay-Lowry places third in NCAA 3000mHalladay-Lowry places third in NCAA 3000m

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Lexy Halladay-Lowry placed third in the 3000-meters at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. 

Full Results

Halladay-Lowry clocked 9:03.20 for the 15-lap race to finish third. The senior from Meridian, Idaho  earned her second First Team All-America honor of the weekend as she placed second in the 5000m with a time of 15:06.17 Friday evening. 

Halladay-Lowry is now a five-time First Team All-American in track and field (3000m in 2024, 5000m in 2024, 3000m steeplechase in 2023) as well as a two-time BYU school-record holder (8:40.60 in the 3000m, 14:57.63 in the indoor 5000m).

DMR anchor Riley Chamberlain followed up her 4:25.12 1600m split Friday with a 12th place finish in the 3000m. The junior from Loomis, California clocked 9:06.63 to earn Second Team All-America status in the event. 

"It has been so incredible to see Lexy and Riley feed off of each other's success, find confidence in one another and celebrate one another's success," said coach Diljeet Taylor. "They are great competitors, but they have also been able to use one another to get even stronger individually."

The Cougars placed ninth overall with 24 points, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons that the team has placed in the top 10 at the NCAA indoor championships. 

"It was an amazing effort by our women. I am proud of all or our coaches, and particularly Coach Taylor in preparing our middle distance and distance crew so well. The 5000m and 3000m double is one of the most difficult in college track, and Lexy was in position late in both races to challenge for a win. The DMR victory really solidifies our position as a distance powerhouse in the NCAA. With four top-10 team finishes in the last five years, our women’s team shows the mark of true greatness and consistency."

Ed Eyestone

Head Coach
Team Results
Placement Team Score
1st Oregon 55
2nd Georgia 39
3rd USC 35
4th Oklahoma 31
4th Washington 31
4th Arkansas 31
7th Texas A&M 27
8th Illinois 25.5
9th BYU  24
10th Texas Tech 21.5

 

All-American Recognition
Name Distinction Event
Jenna Hutchins, Sami Oblad, Tessa Buswell, Riley Chamberlain First Team DMR
Lexy Halladay-Lowry First Team 5000m
Lexy Halladay-Lowry  First Team 3000m
Meghan Hunter Second Team 800m
Sami Oblad Second Team 400m
Riley Chamberlain Second Team 3000m
Carmen Alder Second Team Mile
Maren Garnett Honorable Mention Pole Vault

Up Next

BYU women's track and field will open up its 2025 outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Arizona, March 21-22 and at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, California, March 22.