Three Western Colorado University athletes faced off at the 2025 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 23 in Pueblo. Allison Beasley added another All-American award to her resume, racing to a fifth-place finish in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Beasley earned a spot in the championship final of the event during the qualifying heats on May 22. The junior fought off a charge from Pueblo’s Margot Thomas on the final lap Friday. She crossed the finish in fifth with a time of 10 minutes, 36.30 seconds.
Event winner Ava O'Connor of Adams State broke to the lead early and only lengthened the gap between the chasing pack over the entirety of the race. A group of three runners were next in line, followed by a larger group that included Beasley, who ran through the 1,000-meter mark of the race in sixth place. Over the next lap, however, Beasley staked a claim to fifth place, and fought off the late challenge from Thomas.
The track and field All-American honor is Beasley's fourth in her career. She placed second in the steeplechase at the 2023 outdoor championships, and seventh in the mile, and third in the distance medley relay during the 2023 indoor championships.
Western's Nykole Meshew was also a competitor Friday at the ThunderBowl, having qualified for the national meet in the women's high jump. Meshew cleared the opening height of 1.63 meters on her first attempt but was unable to clear the next height of 1.68 meters to finish her championship in a tie for 16th place.
Beasley's finish put Western up on the team scoreboard in 23rd place with one day remaining in the championship meet. Results were not available by press time.
(Gregg Petcoff is the assistant athletics director for communications at Western Colorado University and can be reached at gpetcoff@western.edu.)
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