EUGENE, Ore. – Recent BYU graduate Lexy Halladay-Lowry won the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in the USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on Saturday afternoon.
In one of her first races as a professional, Halladay-Lowry crossed the finish line in 9:09.14, beating the second-place finisher by nearly two seconds. The Meridian, Idaho, native stayed near the front of the pack with former teammate Courtney Wayment for most of the race. Through 2,000 meters, she was in second by 0.04 seconds before pulling ahead with two laps remaining. With the victory, Halladay-Lowry earned a spot on Team USA for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, surpassing the world standard of 9:18.00.
LEXY. HALLADAY. LOWRY. NATIONAL. CHAMPION. ⭐️🔥👀
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The BYU-turned-Nike ace threw down a brilliant time of 9:09 in the women’s steeplechase to win the national title!
NC State’s Angelina Napoleon was runner-up with a time of 9:10 (steeple) while Nike’s Kaylee Mitchell’s ran 9:11… pic.twitter.com/QkiHzwupbz
"I'm so happy about this," Halladay-Lowry said. "So much has led up to this point. I'll always represent BYU in my heart. I am so grateful for all the support."
Wayment, who placed 12th in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finished in 9:17.94 to take sixth. Fellow BYU alumna Emma Gee finished 12th in 9:52.30 after running a personal best to make the final.
Riley Chamberlain took 11th in the 1,500-meters runninh 4:16.79. Chamberlain stayed with the pack through 800m and held seventh place before tripping late in the race, which cost her approximately six seconds. Former Cougars Anna Camp-Bennett, Carlee Hansen and Sadie Sargent did not advance past the preliminary round.
Cierra Tidwell Allphin tied for eighth in Friday’s high jump final after she cleared 1.80m/5-10.75.
Sami Oblad, a native of Stansbury Park, Utah, ran the 400 meters in 52.03 seconds, finishing 14th in the preliminary round but did not qualify for the final.
Meghan Hunter will compete in the 800-meter final on Sunday at 2:18 p.m. MST. Hunter qualified for the final after finishing Thursday’s preliminary round in 2:01.95, taking sixth in her heat and 21st overall. She shaved more than three and a half seconds off her time in Friday’s semifinals, running a 1:58.42 to finish fifth overall and earn a spot in the final.
Maren Garnett is set for the pole vault final at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Follow live results on the USATF website.