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BYU's Lexi Hallady-Lowry qualified for the NCAA Steeplechase finals by finishing with the third-fastest time in the semifinals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

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BYU's Ben Barton finished sixth in the decathlon competition at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

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Utah Valley's Kesli Oldroyd finished eighth at the NCAA Championships in the javelin competition in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

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Lexy Halladay-Lowry advanced to Saturday’s 3000m steeplechase final with a 9:36.24 in the semifinal to place third. The senior from Meridian, Idaho owns a personal best of 9:18.05 and will be chasing her sixth First Team All-America honor in track and field. Halladay-Lowry looks to top her career-best NCAA steeplechase finish of fourth, set in 2023.

“I am hoping for the final to be a close race and to just go out there and compete,” said Halladay-Lowry. “This will be my last NCAA race, so I want to rep BYU with pride and just have fun.”

Teammate Taylor Lovell will join her in the final after running a five-second personal best of 9:37.97 – the No. 3 mark in BYU history – to finish ninth in the semifinal. Lovell, who earned Second Team All-America honors at the 2024 outdoor championships, will aim for a spot on the podium Saturday at 5:38 p.m. MT.

Meghan Hunter broke the two-minute barrier for the third time in her career, running 1:59.96 to place fourth in the 800m semifinal. The senior from Provo, Utah closed in a field-best 1:00.14 over the final lap and will return for the half-mile final at 8:14 p.m. on Saturday. A First Team All-American in the event in 2023, Hunter looks to improve on her eighth-place finish and compete for a national title.

Sami Oblad advanced to Saturday’s final in the 400m with an eighth-place finish in the semifinals, clocking 51.20 for the third-fastest time of her career. Oblad made history as the first flat sprinter (100m, 200m or 400m) in BYU history to qualify for an NCAA outdoor final. She’s scheduled to race at 8:02 p.m. on Saturday.

“I am glad that hard work is paying off and that it is putting me where I want to be,” said Oblad. “I am excited to be in a position that I can just run my heart out and be happy with whatever ends up happening.”

Riley Chamberlain and Carlee Hansen wrapped up their junior seasons with Second Team All-America honors in the 1500m at the NCAA Championships. Chamberlain, from Loomis, California placed 14th with a time of 4:12.28, while Hansen, a native of Bountiful, Utah finished 15th in 4:12.35. Hansen is also the BYU school record-holder in the event, and Chamberlain earns Second Team honors in the 1500m for the second straight year.

Thrower Gretchen Hoekstre placed 21st in the shot put with a throw of 15.88m/52-1.25 on her first throw of the competition good for Honorable Mention All-America honors. The senior from Seaside, Oregon will also throw the discus in her home state on Saturday to round out her collegiate career.

Freshman Tessa Buswell placed 21st in the 800m with a time of 2:05.94, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors. The San Diego, California native was the only BYU freshman woman to compete at the NCAA outdoor championships, capping off her debut collegiate season.

BYU’s Barton earns first team All-American honors

BYU’s Ben Barton returned to the podium in the decathlon as the junior finished sixth at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Barton’s sixth-place finish is the highest by a Cougar in the decathlon since 2000 when Curtis Pugsley also finished sixth with 7,525 points.

The Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native improved on his eighth-place finish in 2023 as the junior concluded the 10 events with 7,777 points good enough for sixth place. He began the day running 14.22 in the 110-meter hurdles for 946 points moving him up to second in the standings behind Mississippi State’s Peyton Bair. He picked up 601 more points in the discus with a toss of 36.86m/120-11 followed by a clearance of 4.31m/14-1.75 in the pole vault for 705 more points.

The junior was seventh overall after nine events after throwing 51.79m/169-11 in the javelin for 615 points. He would move up one spot by running a personal best time of 4:33.76 in the 1,500-meters to secure First Team All-American honors in the decathlon for a second time.

Jaden Roskelley finished 19th in his first NCAA appearance as the sophomore scored 7,475 points. After running 15.97 in the 110m hurdles for 736 points, Roskelley had the second-best mark of any decathlete in the discus with a throw of 45.72m/150-0 adding 782 points to his total.

The junior cleared 4.31m/14-1.75 in the pole vault on his third attempt, close to four inches more than he had ever cleared during his collegiate career for 705 points. He would finish with the fifth-best mark in the javelin (56.11m/184-1) for 679 before concluding the competition running 5:08.60 in the 1,500m.

UVU’s Oldroyd finishes eighth in NCAA javelin competition

Kelsi Oldroyd capped her banner career at Utah Valley University with an 8th-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on Thursday to earn First Team All-America status.

Oldroyd’s best throw on Thursday came in her third attempt of the day, at 56.37 meters (184-11), as she becomes the first Utah Valley thrower to earn outdoor All-American and is just the second first-teamer in program history (Everlyn Kemboi, 2023 5k). Valentina Barrios Bornacelli of Missouri was the individual champion, with her mark of 62.00 meters (203-5) winning the title on her final throw of the meet.

In 2025, Oldroyd won her third straight WAC Outdoor title in the javelin while also advancing to the NCAA Regional and national semifinal for the third consecutive season. This year, in her final season of eligibility, she broke through to earn All-America status, making an appearance at the NCAA Championships. She’s the first-ever All-American for Utah Valley in the javelin and becomes the 15th All-American in outdoor track & field in program history.

The Utah Valley University men’s 4×100 squad made program history on Wednesday, competing at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the national semifinal of the event at Hayward Field.

Gavin Stafford, Cameron Franklin, Kade Thompson, and Gabe Remy finished 10th place overall and fourth in their heat in Wednesday’s national semifinal heats, and each member of the relay will earn second team All-America status. The Wolverines ran a school-record 38.90 — one of ten sub-39-second times in the semifinals, and the second-fastest among the non-Power 4 teams competing in the event.

The quartet caps a season that saw them capture the second straight 4×100 WAC Championship, make their second straight NCAA Regional appearance, and the first-ever UVU relay to advance to nationals. The Wolverines also posted eight top-10 marks in the event during the current outdoor season.