At the end of a long season marked by victories and records, Lexy Halladay placed 14th out of 15 finalists in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world track and field championships Tuesday night in Tokyo.
Halladay, who completed her collegiate eligibility at BYU in June, finished with a time of 9:34.03.
The race was won by Olympic bronze medalist Faith Cherotich of Kenya in a championship-record time of 8:51.59, followed in order by 2024 Olympic champion Winfred Yavi of Kenya/Bahrain and Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia.
Peruth Chemutai, the 2020 Olympic champion from Uganda, did not finish the race. She fell hard on one of the barriers and was taken to the hospital on a stretcher.
The top American finisher was Angelina Napoleon, who finished third in the NCAA championships for North Carolina State (one place behind Halladay). She placed ninth with a time of 9:17.44. U.S. teammate Kaylee Mitchell was 10th in 9:18.66.
It was easily Halladay’s worst race of the year. In July she placed second in the NCAA championships with a time of 9:08.68, setting the American collegiate record. She went on to win the U.S. championships in 9:09.14.