Hedengren breaks NCAA 5000m record at Bryan Clay Invitational

The true freshman now owns three NCAA records.

Author Halle Taylor
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AZUSA, Calif. – Jane Hedengren set her third NCAA record in the 5000-meter invitational, winning the event at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday night at Cougar Stadium.

Bryan Clay Invitational
Only two weeks after setting the NCAA 10,000m record, Hedengren clocked a 14:50.50 to break Florida’s Parker Valby’s previous 5000m record by more than one second. She led from the start and pulled away over the final 2000m. The Provo, Utah native finished more than eight seconds ahead of the field, with BYU alumna and Nike Swoosh TC athlete Lexy Halladay-Lowry taking second. Hedengren now owns both the indoor and outdoor 5000m records, giving her three total NCAA records along with the 10,000m.

Tessa Buswell clocked a personal-best 2:00.76 in the 800m to move from No. 8 to No. 4 all-time at BYU. The sophomore finished third in the elite section, less than a second behind second place. Krystie Solomon-Jensen notched a new personal best in the invite section with her 2:03.43 for 10th.

Jenna Hutchins added another top-10 performance, clocking a 15:15.76 for No. 5 all-time at BYU while competing alongside Hedengren. She took seventh in the event, improving her previous outdoor best by more than one second. Taylor Rohatinsky rounded out the top-10 performances for BYU, finishing 11th in 15:24.75 to rank No. 8 all-time.

Mt. SAC Relays
Carmen Alder won the 1500m elite section in 4:08.77, finishing more than two seconds ahead of teammate Carlee Hansen-Thompson, who clocked a 4:11.12. Freshman Zariel Macchia placed third in 4:21.90 to complete a BYU sweep of the top three spots.