NEW YORK CITY – BYU alumna Lexy Halladay-Lowry won the USATF outdoor 3000-meter steeplechase title as Lexi Goff-Thompson and Karrie Baloga recorded top 10 performances in BYU history in the event Saturday at Icahn Stadium during the USATF Outdoor Championships.
Halladay-Lowry defended her USATF 3000m steeplechase title, clocking a season best 9:12.54 to defeat the field by nearly five seconds. The former Cougar was joined in the race by fellow alumna and current Nike Swoosh TC teammate Courtney Wayment and current BYU athletes Lexi Goff-Thompson and Karrie Baloga. Wayment finished fifth in 9:19.90, while Goff-Thompson and Baloga placed 11th and 15th, respectively. Both earned spots on BYU's all-time top 10 list, with Goff-Thompson ranking No. 8 in 9:48.16 and Baloga No. 10 in 9:55.44. Former Cougar Emma Gee also competed, finishing 10th in 9:47.13.