BYU’s Jane Hedengren breaks another NCAA record
Deseret News • • sports
Key Points:
- BYU freshman Jane Hedengren set a new NCAA outdoor 5,000-meter record with a time of 14:50.50 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, breaking the previous collegiate record by over one second in her first outdoor race at this distance.
- Hedengren dominated the race, leading from start to finish and winning by more than eight seconds, while BYU alum Lexy Halladay-Lowry finished second.
- This victory marked Hedengren’s third NCAA record, adding to her existing indoor 5,000-meter and outdoor 10,000-meter records, the latter set just two weeks prior.
- Hedengren expressed excitement about competing on the same track where she previously broke the high school national record and plans to compete in the 5,000, 10,000, and 1,500 meters this season.
- Despite setting a record, Hedengren noted she ran slightly slower than her planned pace but remained confident and focused on future progress.
