Hedengren shatters NCAA 5000-meter record at season opener

BOSTON – Jane Hedengren broke the NCAA 5000-meter record as she clocked a 14:44.79 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University’s Track & Tennis Center on Saturday.

Full Results

In the women’s 5000m invite, Hedengren led the pack for the entire race with New Mexico’s Pamela Kosgei just milliseconds behind her early on. The freshman began to pull away around 3600m and opened a five-second gap by 4000m. Her lead only grew from there, as she finished more than 14 seconds ahead of her teammate Riley Chamberlain in second place. Hedengren averaged 35.41 seconds per lap. The Provo, Utah product shattered the previous indoor 5000m record set by Doris Lemngole in 2024 by nearly eight seconds. She also became the first collegiate woman to ever break 14:50. Her time ranks as the 10th-fastest 5000m by an American and the 11th-fastest indoor 5000m in world history.

JANE HEDENGREN MAKES HISTORY! ✨🏃‍♀️@BYUTFXC freshman becomes the first collegiate woman under 14:50 in the 5K, smashing the NCAA record at the #BUOpener. pic.twitter.com/RjWeMCLnOf

— FloTrack (@FloTrack) December 6, 2025

Sami Oblad posted a top-10 finish in the 800m with a 2:03.97. She took third, just over one second behind first-place Tayissa Buchanan of Penn State. The performance puts her at No. 10 in program history, surpassing Anna Camp-Bennett’s 2:04.19 from 2020.

Tessa Buswell also competed in the 800-meter invite, crossing in 2:04.93 to place fifth. Anne Elise Packard made her BYU debut, finishing in 2:06.25 for eighth.

In the 5,000-meter open, Jacey Harkins-Farmer won her heat and placed first overall with a 15:28.79. Jenna Hutchins and Nelah Roberts also competed, taking fifth and 14th, respectively. Roberts set a personal record of 15:43.07.

All four BYU women in the mile open set personal records. Vanessa Alder won in 4:45.22, with Raygan Peterson close behind in second at 4:45.45. Addie Meldrum and Emerald Kehr took fourth and ninth in 4:46.05 and 4:48.14.

Lexi Goff-Thompson and Zariel Macchia represented the Cougars in the 3,000-meter open, placing fifth and 10th. Kylie Olsen and Elyse Jessen finished third and fourth in the 800-meter open.

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The Cougars will host the BYU December Invitational from Dec. 10-11 at the Smith Fieldhouse.