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Jane Hedengren
Hedengren at the 2025 Arcadia Invitational
Personal information
Born (2006-09-23) September 23, 2006 (age 18)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance, Long-distance
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Jane Hedengren (born September 23, 2006) is an American middle- and long-distance runner.[3]

Based in Provo, Utah, she broke nine high school records[4] including the indoor and outdoor mile, the outdoor two-mile, and both the indoor and outdoor 5000 meters, all set in 2025.

High school career

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Hedengren attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah from 2021-2025. She comes from a family with a strong running background.[5] Her father, John D. Hedengren, was an All-American runner. In 2024, Hedengren committed to Brigham Young University.[6]

2023

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In June, as a sophomore, Hedengren won the girls' mile at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle, Washington, setting a meet record and personal best with a time of 4:35.69.[7] Later that month, she competed at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, winning the two-mile title with a time of 9:54.38, breaking the U.S. sophomore class record.[8] In September, as a junior, she ran the fastest three-mile ever by a high school girl in U.S. history, finishing in 15:32.[9]

2024

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In May, Hedengren set a new Utah state record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:37.72 at the BYU Invitational.[10] In June, she won the Nike Outdoor National two-mile title in Eugene. In November, she ran the fastest 5 kilometers ever recorded in high school girls cross country history, finishing in 15:50.01 at the Nike Cross Regionals Southwest.[11] In December, she won the Nike Cross Nationals girls' championship race in Portland, Oregon, setting a new course record with a time of 16:32.7.[12][13] The previous course record of 16:37.8 was set in 2018 by Katelyn Tuohy of North Rockland High School in New York.

2025

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In February, Hedengren set a 3200 meter meet record at the Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho with a time of 9:37.50. This performance stood as #2 all-time, behind Mary Cain's two-mile indoor high school record.[14] In March, at the Nike Indoor Nationals, Hedengren set a new high school short track 5000 meters record and a new under-20 American record, with a time of 15:13.26, surpassing the previous record of 15:28.90 set by Elizabeth Leachman.[15] Three days later at the same meet, she captured the national high school record in the short track mile with a time of 4:26.14.[16][17]

In April, Hedengren set a high school national record in the two-mile at the Arcadia Invitational, with a time of 9:34.12.[18][19] Later that month, at the Bryan Clay Invite, she broke the high school outdoor 5000 meters record, with a time of 14:57.93.[20] In setting this record, Hedengren broke Elizabeth Leachman's former high school record of 15:25.27 by almost 30 seconds, and became the first high school athlete to break the 15 minute barrier.[21][22] On June 5, Hedengren broke Sadie Engelhardt's high school mile record of 4:28.46 by almost five seconds, clocking 4:23.50.[23] At 1500 meters, she split 4:04.68, which was just 0.06 seconds off Mary Cain's 1500 meter high school record of 4:04.62.[24] At 1600 meters, she split 4:21.81, according to her MileSplit profile, which stands as a new high school record.[25] On June 8, at the Brooks PR Invitational, Hedengren broke her own two-mile national record, with a time of 9:17.75. En route, she split 8:40.99 at 3000 meters and 9:14.65 at 3200 meters.[26] On June 21, at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, she lowered her 3000 meter U20 and High School National record to 8:40.03 in her final high school race.[27]

Awards and recognition

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  • USATF Athlete of the Week in December 2024 for her course-record performance at Nike Cross Nationals.[28]
  • 2024 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Player of the Year[29]
  • 2025 Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year[30][31]
  • Deseret News Female Athlete of the Year for 2023-24 and 2024-25.[32]
  • 2025 COROS MileSplit50 XC Athlete of the Year[33]
  • 2025 COROS MileSplit50 Indoor Athlete of the Year[34]
  • 2025 COROS MileSplit50 Outdoor Athlete of the Year[35]

References

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  1. ^ "Jane Hedengren". ut.milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Girls 3200m High School Enroute". live.athletictiming.net. Athletic Live. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Jane HEDENGREN". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ Gretschel, Johanna. "Jane Hedengren Broke 9 High School Records This Year. She's Not Rushing Greatness". Runner's World.
  5. ^ "A Utah Dad's Challenge Has Led To Daughter's Career Pursuit".
  6. ^ Walker, Sean; Oct. 30, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2024 at 7:43. "5A state cross country: BYU commit Jane Hedengren rolls as Timpview repeats for girls title". www.ksl.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Brooks PR Invitational - Videos - Jane Hedengren 1st Place Girls Mile - Brooks PR Invitational 2023". www.runnerspace.com.
  8. ^ "Jane Hedengren Breaks US Sophomore 2-Mile Record At Nike".
  9. ^ "Woodbridge Cross Country Classic - News - Jane Hedengren Outlasts Elizabeth Leachman in Historic Woodbridge Girls Showdown". www.runnerspace.com.
  10. ^ "High school track: A total of 11 state records fall at BYU Invite". Deseret News. May 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Hedengren Runs Fastest 5k Time Ever by Girl at NXR Southwest".
  12. ^ Kellert, Robert. "Jane Hedengren Sets Course Record, Mountain Vista Wins NXN". Milesplit United States.
  13. ^ Brown, Arianne. "Utah high school athlete speeds past competition, breaking national records". KSL.
  14. ^ Binder, Doug. "Jane Hedengren Runs Incredible 9:37.50 at Altitude at Simplot Games". Dystat.com and Runnerspace.
  15. ^ Kotajarvi, Ryan. "Jane Hedengren Shatters Indoor 5K National Record". MileSplit USA.
  16. ^ Dutch, Taylor. "Jane Hedengren Shatters the High School Mile Record—Her Second Record in 4 Days". Runner's World.
  17. ^ Dallas, Kelsey. "Timpview star — and BYU commit — Jane Hedengren just set national records in 2 different events". Deseret News.
  18. ^ "Track Scoreboard". rt.trackscoreboard.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  19. ^ Kotajarvi, Ryan. "Hedengren Demolishes National 2-Mile Record at Arcadia". MileSplit USA.
  20. ^ Forbes (2025-04-18). "Is This Utah Teenager The Best Girls Track Athlete In History? She Certainly Looks The Part". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  21. ^ LetsRun.com (2025-04-18). "Jane Hedengren Shatters High School 5,000m Record with Stunning 14:57.93". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  22. ^ Davern, John (2025-04-18). "Jane Hedengren OBLITERATES HS National 5K Record At 2025 Bryan Clay Invite". FloTrack. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  23. ^ "A League of Her Own: Jane Hedengren Smashes High School Mile Record By 4 Seconds". Runner's World. 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  24. ^ "By The Numbers: Jane Hedengren Crushes High School Girls Mile Record In 4:23.50". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  25. ^ "Jane Hedengren". MileSplit. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  26. ^ "DyeStat.com - Videos - Jane Hedengren 1st Place Girls 2-Mile - National High School Record - Brooks PR Invitational 2025". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  27. ^ "G.O.A.T. Status Secure, Hedengren Completes Historic Spring Campaign With 8:40.03 3,000 Meters On Wet, Cold Day At Nike Outdoor Nationals". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  28. ^ "USA Track & Field | Hedengren's cross country win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors". usatf.org.
  29. ^ "BYU commit Jane Hedengren named 2024-25 Gatorade National Cross Country Player of the Year". msn.com.
  30. ^ "Top marks: Timpview's Jane Hedengren named Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year". heraldextra.com.
  31. ^ "Jane Hedengren's Record-Breaking Season Results in Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year Award". dyestat.com.
  32. ^ "Watch: BYU commit Jane Hedengren closes out high school career with another national record". deseret.com.
  33. ^ "Jane Hendengren (sic) Named 2024 COROS XC Athlete of the Year". milesplit.com.
  34. ^ "Jane Hedengren Named 2025 COROS Indoor Athlete of the Year". milesplit.com.
  35. ^ "Jane Hedengren Named 2025 COROS Outdoor Athlete of the Year". milesplit.com.


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