No. 1 BYU, Hedengren victorious at Missouri Pre-Nationals

COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 1 BYU won the Missouri Pre-Nationals with 25 points Friday morning at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course, led by Jane Hedengren’s course-record performance.

Full Results

In her collegiate debut, Jane Hedengren set a 6,000-meter Gans Creek Cross Country Course record with a time of 18:42.30, nearly 25 seconds faster than the previous mark. After running in third through the opening 1,000m, the freshman from Provo, Utah, moved into first at the 3,000m mark and extended her lead from there, posting the fastest 6,000m time in the NCAA this season. The National Girls Gatorade Player of the Year finished over 23 seconds ahead of second-place Silvia Jelego of Clemson.

All five of the Cougars’ top runners finished among the top eight. Riley Chamberlain placed third in 19:08.60, nearly 20 seconds ahead of the fourth-place finisher. It marked Chamberlain’s third straight top-three finish, as she has placed in the top three at every race this season. Taylor Rohatinsky followed in sixth with a time of 19:41.60. Teammates Jacey Harkins-Farmer and Lexi Goff-Thompson weren’t far behind, finishing in 19:45.60 and 19:46.50, respectively.

BYU Women

Place	Athlete	Time
1st	Jane Hedengren	18:42.30
3rd	Riley Chamberlain	19:08.60
6th	Taylor Rohatinsky	19:41.60
7th	Jacey Harkins-Farmer	19:45.60
8th	Lexi Goff-Thompson	19:46.50
10th	Nelah Roberts	19:50.50
18th	Taylor Lovell	19:57.50
20th	Zariel Macchia	20:00.80
23rd	Carmen Alder	20:02.30
59th	Emerald Kehr	20:40.20
86th	Tessa Buswell	20:58.20
91st	Addie Meldrum	21:00.05
103rd	Vanessa Alder	21:07.80
121st	River White	21:15.80

The Cougars won the meet with 25 points, 145 ahead of second-place No. 19 Villanova. Host No. 21 Missouri finished third with 216, while Tennessee and Florida State rounded out the top five with 219 and 255 points, respectively.

Up Next

The Cougars are set for the Big 12 Championships in Lawrence, Kansas at Rim Rock Farm with the race set for 10 a.m. MST.