Hutchins named Big 12 Runner of the Week

Sophomore Jenna Hutchins was named the Big 12 Runner of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.

Author Mayci Taylor
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IRVING, Texas - Sophomore Jenna Hutchins was named the Big 12 Runner of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon. 

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Hutchins won the BYU Autumn Classic for the second-straight year running the three-mile course in 15:17.88 to lead the Cougars to their fifth-straight victory at the meet. 

Last cross country season, Hutchins was a part of the Cougars' first-ever Big 12 Championship team as she placed sixth overall in a personal-best 6,000-meter time of 19:54.5.

The sophomore from Johnson City, Tenn. also placed sixth in the 10,000-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June clocking 32:44.05.

Hutchins ranks No. 2 in the 10,000m, No. 4 in the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meters and No. 6 in the indoor 3,000-meters on BYU's all-time track and field record board. 

Hutchins and the BYU women are back in action on Oct. 4 when they compete at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite.