Jane Hedengren Scores Second Straight National Crown! Carter Cutting Takes Top Spot in Cougar Mile Championship!
Here’s how the rest of the BYU and Utah athletes performed in the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships.
BYU's Jane Hedengren runs in the women's 5,000 meters at the NCAA indoor track and field championships on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. | Emma Thomas/BYUPhoto The BYU Cougars took home two individual national championships on Saturday. Freshman Jane Hedengren won the women’s 3,000-meter final at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to secure her second national title in as many days, and Carter Cushing won the men’s mile.
Hedengren’s race was historic. Her time of 8:36. 61 broke Parker Valby’s meet record, and having already won the 5,000 meters on Friday , she became the first BYU woman to win two NCAA individual titles at the same championship, according to BYU .
JANE IS THE FIRST BYU WOMAN TO CLAIM 2 INDIVIDUAL TITLES IN THE SAME CHAMPIONSHIP. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!! pic.
twitter. com/BgakngNcxj — BYU Track & Field/Cross Country (@BYUTFXC) March 14, 2026 In her post-race interview with ESPN, she called it a “big privilege” to have raced in both the 5,000 and 3,000 meters. “I feel like right after the 5K it’s kind of weird because you’re in this interesting spot where you got another race coming up, but you also want to celebrate the race that just happened and so it’s a delicate balance, but I’m just grateful it was able to wrap up the way it did and now it’s time for some downtime and some celebration,” she said.