Lexy Halladay-Lowry


Lexy Halladay-Lowry is an American long-distance and steeplechase runner.

Early life

She attended Mountain View High School in Meridian, Idaho, where she won 9 state titles and placed 4th at the Foot Locker Nationals.

Career

In 2023, she ran a personal best time of 9:41.85 for 4th in the NCAA in the 3000 metres steeplechase, then improved to 9:31.39 to finish in eighth place at the USATF Championships.
During the 2024 indoor season, she won the Big 12 title over 3000 metres and placed fifth at the 2024 [NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships] in the 5000 metres, and then fourth in the 3000 metres. In June 2024, She improved her personal bets to 15:02.89 in the 5000 metres, then placed ninth in the US Olympic Trials 3000m steeplechase with another personal best of 9:22.77.
In January 2025, she became the fourth collegiate woman to break the 15-minute barrier for the 5000 metres running in Boston, Massachusetts. Her 14:57.63 was the NCAA No. 5 all-time performance and placed her as the No. 4 all-time performer, as Parker Valby ran two of the times on the Top 5 all-time list.
Competing for Brigham Young University she was the top American at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor [Track and Field Championships] in both the 3000 metres and the 5000 metres, where she raced to 2nd in the 5000 and 3rd in the 3000. She took more than 4 seconds off her best with a 9:18.05 for the 3000 metres steeplechase, a time that moved her to No. 5 in collegiate history at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto in April 2025. That month, Halladay-Lowry ran 14:52.93 seconds to finish second in the women's 50000 metres invitational race at the Bryan Clay Invitational, moving her to No. 3 all-time on the collegiate outdoor list. She set a meet record to win the 5000 metres at the Big 12 Conference finals in May 2025. She ran a personal best 9.08.68 to finish runner-up in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA Division I [Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships].
She had a top-ten finish at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. She reached the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 USA [Outdoor Track and Field Championships], winning the final in 9:09.14 ahead of Angelina Napoleon and Kaylee Mitchell. She was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran 9:15.06 to qualify for the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing fourteenth overall.