NEW YORK CITY – Jane Hedengren clocked the second-fastest 3000-meter time in NCAA history to place third at the Millrose Games this weekend at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory.
In her first collegiate 3000m race, Hedengren broke BYU’s program record previously set by Lexy Halladay-Lowry (8:40.60) in 2025. Competing as an individual, the true freshman’s time of 8:34.98 would have surpassed the former NCAA record if not for Alabama junior Doris Lemngole, who won the event in 8:31.39. After following pacer and BYU alum Sadie Sargent through 1600m, Hedengren began to separate from the field before Lemngole edged ahead in the final 200m.
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Jane Hedengren isn’t letting the bright lights of Millrose and pro competition get in her head, as the @BYUTFXC freshman takes the lead with 400m to go in the 3000m and ends up third in a huge new PB of 8:34.98, which would’ve been the new NCAA record had… pic.twitter.com/KY5n9M68LC
Hedengren raced alongside teammate Riley Chamberlain and BYU alumnae Halladay-Lowry, Sargent and Courtney Wayment, who compete for Nike Swoosh Track Club. The 2025 NCAA 3000m steeplechase runner-up, Halladay-Lowry, set a personal best of 8:38.98 to place fourth. Chamberlain finished eighth in 8:43.16, while Wayment placed 10th with a time of 8:52.01.
Burgess Family Foundation Women's 3000m
| Place | Name | Time | School/Affiliation |
| 1 | Doris Lemngole | 8:31.39 | Alabama |
| 2 | Hannah Nuttall | 8:32.94 | New Balance |
| 3 | Jane Hedengren | 8:34.98 | BYU |
| 4 | Lexy Halladay-Lowry | 8:38.78 | Nike Swoosh Track Club |
| 5 | Lauren Ryan | 8:41.97 | Under Armour |
| 6 | Nozomi Tanaka | 8:42.33 | New Balance |
| 7 | Eloise Walker | 8:42.88 | New Balance |
| 8 | Riley Chamberlain | 8:43.16 | BYU |
| 9 | Elise Thorner | 8:51.84 | New Balance |
| 10 | Courtney Wayment | 8:52.01 | Nike Swoosh Track Club |
| 11 | Adva Cohen | 8:58.85 | UA Mission Run Dark Sky |
| 12 | Elly Henes | 9:00.43 | Adidas |
| 13 | Sadie Sargent | DNF | Nike Swoosh Track Club |
BYU alum and Nike runner Meghan Hunter placed sixth in the 1000m, clocking 2:37.14.