One of, if not the greatest NCAA athletes all time, Parker Valby, just competed in her first professional race at Sunday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Valby entered into the 3,000-metre event.

The 22-year-old clocked a new personal best finishing in the time of 8:34.95.

Melissa Courtney-Bryant of Great Britain set the world lead, improving her best to 8:29.69. American Elise Cranny finished second with a PB of 8:29.87. Valby took third.

The 31-year-old Courtenay-Bryant is a two-time European Championships bronze medallist in the 3000m event. Cranny, a Colorado native who specializes in the 5000m event competed in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games finishing 11th, improving her 2021 Tokyo Olympic position of 13th. The former Stanford Cardinal owns a best of 14:48.02 from 2020.

Valby’s 3000m collegiate best was 8:41.50 from the same venue 11 months ago at the NCAA championships, which she won.

During her NCAA career, Valby raced 14 times and won every single time when she toed the line for the University of Florida. She won five NCAA titles. The East Lake, Pinellas County, Florida native went onto finish 11th during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games 10,000m event. She finished in the time of 30:59.28. Getting there, she finished second in the USA Trials in Eugene, OR.

Records from the meet

In the men’s 3000m race, the Irish and French national records were broken by Andrew Coscoran who clocked the winning time of 7:30.75. Azeddine Hbaz finished second in 7:31.12 while representing France. Australian Cameron Myers took third in 7:33.12.

Full results are below.

Results

Women’s 60m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Jacious SEARSUSA7.11
2.Destiny SMITH-BARNETTLBR7.14
3.Celera BARNESUSA7.14
4.Zoe HOBBSNZL7.15
5.Mikiah BRISCOUSA7.20

Women’s 60m Heat 1

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Jacious SEARSUSA7.15
2.Mikiah BRISCOUSA7.29
3.Tamara CLARKUSA7.40
4.Cambrea STURGISUSA7.41

Women’s 60m Heat 2

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Destiny SMITH-BARNETTLBR7.20
2.Celera BARNESUSA7.23
3.Zoe HOBBSNZL7.25
4.Audrey LEDUCCAN7.35

Women’s 300m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Julien ALFREDLCA36.16
2.Dina ASHER-SMITHGBR36.87
3.Emma MONTOYAFRA38.37
4.Bianca STUBLERUSA39.33

Women’s 500m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Raevyn ROGERSUSA1:08.98
2.Helena PONETTEBEL1:09.69
3.Samantha WATSONUSA1:10.55
4.Jasmine JONESUSA1:10.65
5.Lisanne DE WITTENED1:10.81
6.Anastazja KUŚPOL1:11.01

Women’s 1 Mile Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Heather MACLEANUSA4:23.32
2.Susan Lokayo EJOREKEN4:23.55
3.Sinclaire JOHNSONUSA4:23.58
4.Dorcas EWOIKEN4:26.03
5.Gabija GALVYDYTĖLTU4:28.42
6.Nozomi TANAKAJPN4:28.54
7.Sadie ENGELHARDTUSA4:29.34
8.Maia RAMSDENNZL4:31.16
9.Sage HURTA-KLECKERUSA4:32.68
 Hollie PARKERGBRDNF

Women’s 1 Mile U20

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Paige SHEPPARDUSA4:44.49
2.Hanne THOMSENUSA4:44.54
3.Sophia BENDETUSA4:46.34
4.Elin LATTAUSA4:46.39
5.Pia LANGTONIRL4:52.54
6.Chiara DAILEYUSA4:55.56
7.Elyse WILMESUSA5:04.11
8.Olivia CIESLAKUSA5:05.60
 Elise THORNERGBRDNF

Women’s 3000m

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Melissa COURTNEY-BRYANTGBR8:28.69
2.Elise CRANNYUSA8:29.87
3.Parker VALBYUSA8:34.95
4.Sarah HEALYIRL8:35.19
5.Emily MACKAYUSA8:35.35
6.Georgia BELLGBR8:36.96
7.Hannah NUTTALLGBR8:40.01
8.Lea MEYERGER8:40.96
9.Melknat WUDUETH8:42.48
10.Danielle JONESUSA8:42.83
11.Sintayehu VISSAITA8:54.94
12.Emma COBURNUSA8:56.55
 Taryn RAWLINGSUSADNF

Women’s 60m Hurdles Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Masai RUSSELLUSA7.80
2.Grace STARKUSA7.81
3.Devynne CHARLTONBAH7.85
4.Ackera NUGENTJAM7.92
5.Christina CLEMONSUSA8.02

Women’s Triple Jump

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Jasmine MOOREUSA13.89
2.Anne-Suzanna FOSTHER-KATTACMR13.84
3.Jessie MADUKAGER13.67
4.Dovilė KILTYLTU13.45
5.Imani OLIVERJAM13.22

MEN’S RESULTS

Men’s 60m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1NOAH LYLESUSA 6.52 SB
2TERRENCE JONESBAH 6.57 SB
3PJ AUSTINUSA 6.60 SB
4MARCELL JACOBSITA 6.63
5TRAYVON BROMELLUSA 6.64

Men’s 60m Heat 1

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Trayvon BROMELLUSA6.63
2.Pjai AUSTINUSA6.63
3.Lamont Marcell JACOBSITA6.69
4.JT SMITHUSA6.73
5.Josephus LYLESUSA6.80

Men’s 60m Heat 2

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Noah LYLESUSA6.55
2.Terrence JONESBAH6.59
3.Udodi Chudi ONWUZURIKENGR6.66
4.Brandon CARNESUSA6.70
5.Miles LEWISPUR6.72

Men’s 300m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Rai BENJAMINUSA32.21
2.Vernon NORWOODUSA32.39
3.Matthew BOLINGUSA32.82
4.Jake ODEY-JORDANGBR33.73

Men’s 400m Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Quincy WILSONUSA45.66
2.Will SUMNERUSA46.27
3.Jereem RICHARDSTTO46.49
4.Zakithi NENERSA46.56

800m Men

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Bryce HOPPELUSA1:46.04
2.Abraham ALVARADOUSA1:46.55
3.Elvin Josué CANALESESP1:46.60
4.Ryan CLARKENED1:46.68
5.Mark ENGLISHIRL1:46.82
6.Pieter SISKBEL1:46.88
 Grant GROSVENORUSADNF

Men’s 1500m

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Josh HOEYUSA3:33.66
2.Grant FISHERUSA3:33.99
3.Oliver HOAREAUS3:34.91
4.Thomas KEENGBR3:35.12
5.Graham BLANKSUSA3:36.11
6.Jochem VERMEULENBEL3:36.17
7.Joe WASKOMUSA3:36.23
8.Kieran LUMBCAN3:38.57
9.Stewart MCSWEYNAUS3:39.05
10.Vincent CIATTEIUSA3:42.27
11.Christian NOBLEUSA3:44.91
 Jonah HOEYUSADNF

Men’s 3000m

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Andrew COSCORANIRL7:30.75 NR
2.Azeddine HABZFRA7:31.50 NR
3.Cameron MYERSAUS7:33.12
4.Hobbs KESSLERUSA7:35.06
5.James WESTGBR7:37.13
6.Sam GILMANUSA7:38.27
7.Neil GOURLEYGBR7:49.95
8.Samuel PRAKELUSA7:50.40
9.Luke HOUSERUSA8:03.44
 Samuel TANNERNZLDNF
 Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOTCANDNF

Men’s 60m Hurdles Final

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Grant HOLLOWAYUSA7.42
2.Freddie CRITTENDENUSA7.54
3.Cordell TINCHUSA7.60
4.Jamal BRITTUSA7.64
 Trey CUNNINGHAMUSADNF

Men’s 60m Hurdles Heat 1

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Grant HOLLOWAYUSA7.47
2.Jamal BRITTUSA7.67
3.Eric EDWARDSUSA7.67
4.Louis ROLLINSUSA7.68

Men’s 60m Hurdles Heat 2

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Freddie CRITTENDENUSA7.60
1.Trey CUNNINGHAMUSA7.60
3.Cordell TINCHUSA7.61
4.Robert DUNNINGUSA7.71

Men’s High Jump

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Vernon TURNERUSA2.19
2.Romaine BECKFORDJAM2.19
3.Luis CASTRO RIVERAPUR2.19
4.Dontavious HILLUSA2.14
 Donald THOMASBAHNM

Men’s U20 Mile

Pos.NameNat.Mark
1.Elliot VERMEULENBEL4:00.48
2.Owen POWELLUSA4:01.14
3.Josiah TOSTENSONUSA4:03.85
4.TJ HANSENUSA4:03.87
5.Soheib DISSAUSA4:06.86
6.Corbin COOMBSUSA4:06.89
7.Cole BOONEUSA4:07.27
8.Tayvon KITCHENUSA4:07.57
9.Frank BUCHANANIRL4:11.98
10.Tamrat GAVENASUSA4:14.37
11.Keegan SMITHUSA4:19.50
 Grant GROSVENORUSADNF

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