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Class
Senior
Hometown
Medford,
Oregon
Last School
North Medford High School
Roster Years
2016-2017 | 2020-2022
Personal
- Husband is Xander Walker
- Parents are David and Melinda Folsom
- Major: Exercise Science
- Mission: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Her father David played football at Ricks and Brown University
- Her mother Melinda played tennis at BYU
- Has four siblings
- Oldest brother Rob played baseball at Oregon State and older brother Ryan played football at BYU
Before BYU
- 2013 and 2015 6A Oregon State Champion in 300 hurdles
- 2014 6A Oregon State Champion in High Jump
- 4x letter with Cross Country and Track
- 3x letter with Soccer
- 2nd Place in 6A Oregon Soccer State Championship
- 1st team all-state 2013, 2014, 2015
- 1st team all-conference 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests |
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Mark/Time |
Event |
Meet |
8.69 |
60m Hurdles |
2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
27.14 |
200m |
2016 Boise State Challenge |
2:08.77 |
800m |
2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
1.73m/5-8 |
High Jump |
2022 BYU Cougar Invite #1 |
5.60m/18-4.5 |
Long Jump |
2022 Air Force Invitational |
12.01m/ 39-5 |
Shot Put |
2021 Championships at the Peak |
4201 |
Pentathlon |
2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Mark/Time |
Event |
Meet |
13.97 |
100m Hurdles |
2022 BYU Cougar Invitational |
24.99 |
200m |
2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
57.67 |
400m Hurdles |
2022 NCAA West Preliminary |
2:07.47 |
800m |
2022 Bryan Clay Invitational |
1.70m/5-7 |
High Jump |
2022 Bryan Clay Invitational |
5.78m/18-11.75 |
Long Jump |
2022 Bryan Clay Invitational |
11.86m/ 38-11 |
Shot Put |
2021 Jim Click Shootout |
40.41m/132-7 |
Javelin |
2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
5,699 |
Heptathlon |
2022 Bryan Clay Invitational |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2016
Indoor
- First place in the pentathlon at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational
- Finished 2nd in the shot put, high jump and 800 meters at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational
- Took 1st place in the 800 meters at the Air Force Invitational
- Placed 3rd in the pentathlon and high jump at the Air Force Invitational
- Finished 12th in the 60m hurdles and long jump at the Boise State Challenge
- Took 10th in the high jump at the Boise State Challenge
- Placed 6th in the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Finished 10th in the shot put and high jump at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
- 13th in the pentathlon at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
Outdoor
- Finished 7th overall in the heptathlon at the UNLV Invitational Sheila Tarr Multis
- Placed 7th in the high jump at the 2016 UVU Collegiate Invite
- Took 4th at the Utah Spring Classic in the high jump
- 1st place in the heptahlon at the 2016 BYU Robison Invitational
- With a season best of 4966 points in the heptahlon, Folsom took 2nd at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational
Sophmore Year
2017
Indoor
- Had 3,463 total points at the 2017 BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational for the pentathlon
- Finished with 3,561 points in the pentathlon at the 2016 BYU December Invite
- Took 8th in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with a total score of 3,571
Outdoor
- Came in 6th in the heptathlon high jump, 5th in the heptathlon shot put and 4th in the heptathlon javelin at the UNLV Sheila Tarrs Invitational
- 1st place in the heptathlon javelin and 800m run at the BYU Robison Invitational
- Had a total combined score in the heptathlon of 4802 at the BYU Robison Invitational
Junior Year
2020
Indoor
- Clocked a personal-best time of 1:28.44 in the 600 yards at the Texas Tech Shootout
- Had a career-high performance of 3661 points in the pentathlon to finish sixth overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships
- Placed fourth in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 11.88m/38-11.75 at the MPSF Indoor Championships
- Competed in six meets during the 2020 indoor season
Senior Year
2022
- Indoor
- Represented BYU at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing fifth in the pentathlon to earn First Team All-American honors
- Set a personal best in the pentathlon with 4,201 points at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the third-best pentathlon score in school history
- Ran on the school-record setting 4x400 team that ran a 3:40.74 at the Texas Tech Shootout
- Member of the Cougars’ MPSF title-winning 4x400 squad that clocked a 3:44.63 to secure the win
- Won an individual title in the pentathlon at the 2022 MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Competed in seven meets during the 2022 season
- Outdoor
- Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 5,692 points, earning First Team All-American honors and contributing to the Cougars’ ninth-place finish
- Set personal bests in the 200m (24.99) and javelin throw (40.41m/132-7) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Raced in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary, placing 13th in the first round and 15th in the quarterfinal with a time of 57.85
- Ran the sixth-fastest 400m hurdles time, 58.19, at the BYU Robison Invitational, before following that up with a 57.67, good for No. 5 all-time, in the first round at the NCAA West Preliminary
- Tallied the fourth-best heptathlon score in program history, a new personal best of 5,699 points, in a second-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in seven meets during the 2022 season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Senior
2021
Indoor
- Competed in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 14th with a score of 3899 and earning Second Team All-American honors
- Finished first in the pentathlon at Championships at the Peak, setting a personal best with a score of 3954
- Competed in six meets during the 2021 indoor season
Outdoor
- Competed in the 400H at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 29th with a time of 1:00.01
- Set a personal best and finished first in the 400H at the BYU Cougar Invitational with a time of 58:38
- Finished 3rd and set a personal best in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout with a score of 5525
- Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season
Halley Folsom Walker - 2020 MPSF Championships
Halley Folsom Walker at Pugsley Award night
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Halley Folsom Walker - MPSF Pentathlon Champion
Women's 4x400 MPSF Champions
Halley Pentathlon 5th
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- W Track & Field | Mar, 24
Folsom Walker sets personal bests, Faulkner makes freshman outdoor debut
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 23
Folsom Walker competes in heptathlon as Texas Relays begin
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 28
Eight women’s distance runners advance to quarterfinals at NCAA West Prelims
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 04
BYU throwers shine at Weber State Twilight Invitational
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 10
Cougars continue to rewrite record board at Jim Click Shootout
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 21
Cougars secure all-time marks at UNLV Invitational
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 11
Folsom Walker earns All-America honors in pentathlon
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 06
McWhorter Breaks School Record in Pole Vault
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 15
Four Cougars Move up BYU Top-10 List
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 25
Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 25
Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 24
BYU women's track and field takes 3rd at the Air Force Invitational
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
BYU heads to Air Force Invitational
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
BYU heads to Air Force Invitational