Jane Hedengren

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Jane Hedengren
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Hedengren at the 2025 Arcadia Invitational
Personal information
Born (2006-09-23) September 23, 2006 (age 18)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Sport
Sport Athletics
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]

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Based in Provo, Utah, [4] [5] she broke nine high school records [6] 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

Hedengren attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah from 2021–2025. She comes from a family with a strong running background. [7] Her father, John D. Hedengren, was an All-American runner. In 2024, Hedengren committed to Brigham Young University. [8]

2023

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. [9] 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. [10] 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. [11]

2024

In May, Hedengren set a new Utah state record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:37.72 at the BYU Invitational. [12] 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. [13] 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. [14] [15] The previous course record of 16:37.8 was set in 2018 by Katelyn Tuohy of North Rockland High School in New York.

2025

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. [16] 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. [17] 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. [18] [19]

In April, Hedengren set a high school national record in the two-mile at the Arcadia Invitational, with a time of 9:34.12. [20] [21] Later that month, at the Bryan Clay Invite, she broke the high school outdoor 5000 meters record, with a time of 14:57.93. [22] 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. [23] [24] On June 5, Hedengren broke Sadie Engelhardt's high school mile record of 4:28.46 by almost five seconds, clocking 4:23.50. [25] 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. [26] At 1600 meters, she split 4:21.81, according to her MileSplit profile, which stands as a new high school record. [27] On June 8, at the Brooks PR Invitational, Hedengren broke her own two-mile high school 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. [28] 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. [29]

Awards and recognition

References

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  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. Mull, Cory. "Is This Utah Teenager The Best Girls Track Athlete In History? She Certainly Looks The Part". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  5. Walker, Sean; July 16, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2025 at 9:03. "BYU-bound Jane Hedengren adds another national honor at ESPYS". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Gretschel, Johanna. "Jane Hedengren Broke 9 High School Records This Year. She's Not Rushing Greatness". Runner's World.
  7. "A Utah Dad's Challenge Has Led To Daughter's Career Pursuit".
  8. 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)
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  10. "Jane Hedengren Breaks US Sophomore 2-Mile Record At Nike".
  11. "Woodbridge Cross Country Classic - News - Jane Hedengren Outlasts Elizabeth Leachman in Historic Woodbridge Girls Showdown". www.runnerspace.com.
  12. "High school track: A total of 11 state records fall at BYU Invite". Deseret News. May 5, 2024.
  13. "Hedengren Runs Fastest 5k Time Ever by Girl at NXR Southwest".
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  28. "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.
  29. "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.
  30. "USA Track & Field | Hedengren's cross country win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors". usatf.org.
  31. "BYU commit Jane Hedengren named 2024-25 Gatorade National Cross Country Player of the Year". msn.com.
  32. "Top marks: Timpview's Jane Hedengren named Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Player of the Year". heraldextra.com.
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  37. "Jane Hedengren Named 2025 COROS Outdoor Athlete of the Year". milesplit.com.
  38. Edler, Krysyan. "Jane Hedengren is in elite company after her ESPY win. Here's what she said about the moment". Deseret News.
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