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Senior
Hometown
Medford,
Oregon
Last School
North Medford High School
Roster Years
2016-2017 | 2020-2021
Personal
- Husband is Xander Walker
- Parents are David and Melinda Folsom
- 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
- Major: Exercise Science
- Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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 |
8.88 | 60m Hurdles | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor #2 |
27.14 | 200m | 2016 Boise State Challenge |
1:28.44 | 600 Yards | 2020 Texas Tech Shootout |
2:10.86 | 800m | 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
1.7m/5-5.7 | High Jump | 2017 Air Force Invitational |
5.23m/17-2 | Long Jump | 2021 Championships at the Peak |
12.01m/ 39-5 | Shot Put | 2021 Championships at the Peak |
3954 | Pentathlon | 2021 Championships at the Peak |
Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
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Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
14.13 | 100m Hurdles | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
25.65 | 200m | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
58.38 | 400m Hurdles | 2021 BYU Cougar Invitational |
2:10.76 | 800m | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
1.69m/5-6.5 | High Jump | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
5.37m/17-7.5 | Long Jump | 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational |
11.86m/ 38-11 | Shot Put | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
39.65m/130-1 | Javelin | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
5525 | Heptathlon | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
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
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
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Halley Folsom Walker - 2020 MPSF Championships
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Halley Folsom Walker at Pugsley Award night
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W Track & Field | May, 28
Eight women’s distance runners advance to quarterfinals at NCAA West Prelims
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ImageW Track & Field | May, 04
BYU throwers shine at Weber State Twilight Invitational
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ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 10
Cougars continue to rewrite record board at Jim Click Shootout
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ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 21
Cougars secure all-time marks at UNLV Invitational
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ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 11
Folsom Walker earns All-America honors in pentathlon
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ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 06
McWhorter Breaks School Record in Pole Vault
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 15
Four Cougars Move up BYU Top-10 List
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 25
Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships
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ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 25
Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 24
BYU women's track and field takes 3rd at the Air Force Invitational
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
BYU heads to Air Force Invitational
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ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 21
BYU heads to Air Force Invitational