Unprecedented: Jane Hedengren is Breaking Records

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Unprecedented

in the Summer 2026 Issue

BYU coach Diljeet Taylor hugs BYU track star Jane Hedengren — Photo by Emma Thomas

In her first track season, freshman phenom Jane E. Hedengren (’29) demolished the indoor 5000m record in her first collegiate track race, notched the second-fastest NCAA 3000m ever, and claimed the third-fastest indoor mile—in the same race teammate Riley A. Chamberlain (’27) set the record (see above). She capped off the indoor season with a convincing sweep of the 5000m and 3000m at nationals in March—a feat never before accomplished by a freshman.

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