Mountain View’s Halladay continues to prove she belongs with the nation’s best

Mountain View High freshman Lexy Halladay finished third Saturday in the girls mile at the 2017 Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle.

Halladay, the only freshman in a race with some of the top high school runners in the nation, finished in 4 minutes, 44.24 seconds, .47 seconds behind winner Anna Gibson of Jackson, Wyo. Gibson is a senior signed with Brown University.

Halladay, Gibson and Allie Schadler, who finished second, all trailed defending champ Annie Hill entering the final 100 meters before a dash to the finish line.

Halladay’s time of 4:41.80 she set by winning the adidas Girls’ Dream Mile on June 2 in Boston still stands as the nation’s fastest time this year.

Halladay won Idaho 5A state titles in cross country, the 3,200 and the 1,600 as a freshman. She also ran the anchor leg on Mountain View’s state title-winning 4x400 relay.

This story was originally published June 17, 2017 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Mountain View’s Halladay continues to prove she belongs with the nation’s best."