STILLWATER, Okla. — No. 1 BYU tallied 56 points to claim the Big 12 Championship title and continue its undefeated streak Saturday morning.
The Cougars have won the conference championship meet every year since Brigham Young University joined the Big 12 Conference in 2023. All 10 Cougars finished in the top 35, with the five scorers crossing the line in the top 20.
"I'm super proud of the team," said BYU head coach Diljeet Taylor. "I love the depth that we have on the team, where on any given race day, different women step up to the line. I'm really looking forward to opening the championship part of the season, so the next few weeks, we're going to be pretty dialed and I'm excited to see how it comes together for NCAAs."
BYU finished just nine points ahead of No. 3 West Virginia, who was projected to take the Big 12 title by the XCRI. It was an intense matchup, as the meet was the first time this season that the Cougars and the Mountaineers went head-to-head. No. 7 Oklahoma State, the host of the meet, took third place with 116 points.
Big 12 Team Results
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1st | BYU | 56 |
| 2nd | West Virginia | 63 |
| 3rd | Oklahoma State | 116 |
| 4th | Colorado | 117 |
| 5th | Utah | 132 |
| 6th | Iowa State | 168 |
| 7th | Arizona | 219 |
| 8th | Kansas | 263 |
| 9th | Cincinnati | 287 |
| 10th | Texas Tech | 299 |
This also marks the second season in a row in which Jane Hedengren claimed the individual conference title. Crossing the finish line in 19:28.0, Hedengren beat her previous time on this course, clocked at this year’s Cowboy Jamboree, by 4.5 seconds. She was out in front during the entire race, finishing 10 seconds ahead of Oklahoma State’s second place finisher Billah Jepkirui, who currently holds the course's record.
"I think today was another great data point in the whole duration of the season," said Hedengren. "It was a blast racing out there today, especially in the rain. I think a lot of us enjoyed that. We enjoyed racing with teammates and working with each other. We're looking forward to continuing on this season and seeing where it all plays out. There were some great performances out there today, but I think we all have some solid things that we want to keep improving."
Senior Taylor Rohatinsky, who was the lead scorer at Indiana’s Pre-Nationals, was the second scorer for BYU, placing 11th. Rohatinsky remained consistent throughout the course, staying at 11th place or above at each thousand meters.
Fellow senior Lexi Goff-Thompson finished right behind Rohatinsky in 19:54.7, running 13 seconds faster than her Cowboy Jamboree performance. She had the biggest jump of the day, being the 26th runner after the first thousand meters and the 12th runner at the end of the race.
Taylor Lovell and Nelah Roberts rounded out the top five for BYU, placing 15th and 17th, respectively. Both women also beat their previous times on the Greiner Family OSU course. Lovell remained in the 10th-15th place range, while Roberts’ pushed the last thousand meters to move from 23rd to 17th, earning the Cougars their final points.
Karrie Baloga crossed the line a few seconds later in 19th, while Jenna Hutchins placed 23rd, running the course in just under 20:30.0. Zariel Macchia, Lily Alder and Macy Wingard were the final three to make it to the finish line, finishing 26th, 27th and 35th, respectively.
Big 12 Individual Results
| ATHLETE | PLACE | TIME |
| Jane Hedengren | 1st | 19:28.0 |
| Taylor Rohatinsky | 11th | 19:53.9 |
| Lexi Goff-Thompson | 12th | 19:54.7 |
| Taylor Lovell | 15th | 20:03.0 |
| Nelah Roberts | 17th | 20:12.6 |
| Karrie Baloga | 19th | 20:16.7 |
| Jenna Hutchins | 23rd | 20:28.4 |
| Zariel Macchia | 26th | 20:37.2 |
| Lily Alder | 27th | 20:38.8 |
| Macy Wingard | 35th | 20:50.9 |
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Up Next
The Cougars will travel to the Albuquerque, N.M. in two weeks to race at the NCAA Mountain Regionals in hopes to qualify for the NCAA Championships in late November. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. MST on Friday, Nov. 13, and the men's race will follow at 12 p.m. MST.