BYU sends four to finals as Hedengren takes third in 10,000m

EUGENE, Ore. – Jane Hedengren placed third in the 10,000-meter, clocking 31:57.94 at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday.

Hedengren's third-place finish earned her first-team All-America honors as she finished just more than three seconds behind Iowa State's Mercyline Kirwa. Including the indoor season, this marks the third time the Provo, Utah product has earned First Team honors.

Jenna Hutchins also raced in the 10,000m, clocking 32:16.16 to place eighth and earn first-team All-America honors. The senior has earned first-team honors in the event twice in her career.

Both Carlee Hansen-Thompson and Carmen Alder advanced to the 1500m final. Hansen-Thompson clocked a personal-best 4:07.08 to place fifth, moving to No. 2 on BYU's all-time list. It marks the first NCAA final appearance of her career. Alder's 4:09.88 earned her the final qualifying spot. The duo will compete again Saturday at 6:12 p.m. MDT.

Taylor Lovell and Raygan Peterson both advanced through the semifinal round of the 3000m steeplechase to qualify for Saturday's final at 5:24 p.m. MDT. Lovell qualified with a 9:39.96, the fourth-fastest overall time. In her first NCAA Championships appearance, Peterson clocked 9:45.81, the sixth-fastest time in BYU history, to earn the final qualifying spot. The junior nearly took 10 seconds off her previous personal best.

Krystie Solomon-Jensen and Tessa Buswell represented BYU in the 800m, earning second-team and honorable mention All-America honors, respectively. Solomon-Jensen recorded a personal-best 2:01.40, which ranks No. 7 in program history. Buswell's 2:03.36 earned her second consecutive outdoor honorable mention honor in the event.

Paje Rasmussen earned honorable mention All-America honors in both the 100m and 200m, clocking 11.27 and 23.13, respectively.