PROVO, Utah – The BYU women’s cross country team wrapped up its season with its third straight Big 12 title, a runner-up finish at the NCAA National Championship and three regular season meet wins.
Head coach Diljeet Taylor led the Cougars to their 10th straight national championship appearance, where Hedengren’s second-place finish helped the team take runner-up behind NC State. BYU totaled 130 points, a 17-point improvement from last year’s title team, and finished 16 points behind the Wolfpack’s 116. The Cougars sat in third place through the first 4,000-meters before surging to second over the final 2000m, finishing 23 points ahead of third-place Oregon.
Hedengren and Riley Chamberlain led BYU in the title race with their second and fourth place finishes, respectively, to earn All-America honors. Nelah Roberts, Taylor Rohatinsky and Taylor Lovell rounded out the Cougars’ top five.
NCAA National Results
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 2nd | Jane Hedengren | 18:38.90 |
| 4th | Riley Chamberlain | 18:47.00 |
| 41st | Nelah Roberts | 19:22.90 |
| 47th | Taylor Rohatinsky | 19:29.80 |
| 55th | Taylor Lovell | 19:35.40 |
| 75th | Carmen Alder | 19:44.00 |
| 82nd | Zariel Macchia | 19:50.30 |
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