BYU’s Hedengren breaks NCAA 5,000 meter in dominating fashion at Bryan Clay Invitational

BYU’s Jane Hedengren runs ahead of New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei during the women’s race during the NCAA Mountain Region cross-country meet at the Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News BYU freshman sensation Jane Hedengren broke the NCAA outdoor 5,000-meter record on Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.

Dominantly, Hedengren ran 14:50. 50, smashing Florida’s Parker Valby’s previous collegiate record by more than one second in her first-ever outdoor 5,000-meter race. Hedengren led wire-to-wire, pulling away decisively over the final 2,000 meters, winning by more than eight seconds.

BYU alum Lexy Halladay-Lowry placed second running for Nike. The win gave the former Timpview High superstar her third NCAA record. She already owned the indoor 5,000- and the 10,000-meter outdoor records , the latter set just two weeks earlier.

The Cougar phenom was so far ahead of the field when she finished, she turned around and cheered on those she was competing against as they came across the finish line. She hardly looked like she had lost any energy. JANE HEDENGREN, QUEEN OF THE 5K 👑👏 Jane Hedengren wins the women’s 5000m invite in 14:50.