Pronounced: "Head-in-grin"
BYU Highlights
- 2026 NCAA indoor 3000m champion as she clocked a 8:36.61
- 2026 NCAA indoor 5000m champion as she clocked a 15:00.12
- First Team All-American in the indoor 3000m placing first and running 8:36.61 at the 2026 NCAA Championships
- First Team All-American in the indoor 5000m placing first and running 15:00.12 at the 2026 NCAA Championships
- Holds the No. 1 NCAA indoor 5000m all-time mark as she clocked a 14:44.79 at the 2025 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
- Holds the No. 1 NCAA outdoor 10,000m all-time mark as she clocked a 30:46.80 at the 2026 Stanford Invitational
- Holds the No. 2 NCAA indoor 3000m all-time mark as she clocked a 8:34.98 at the 2026 Millrose Games
- Holds the No. 3 NCAA indoor mile all-time mark as she clocked a 4:22.22 at the 2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Holds the No. 1 all-time BYU mark in the indoor 5000m as she clocked a 14:44.79 at the 2025 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
- Holds the No. 1 all-time BYU mark in the indoor 3000m as she clocked a 8:34.98 at the 2026 Millrose Games
- Holds the No. 1 all-time BYU mark in the outdoor 10,000m as she clocked a 30:46.80 at the 2026 Stanford Invitational
- Holds the No. 2 all-time BYU mark in the indoor mile as she clocked a 4:22.22 at the 2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- 2026 Big 12 champion in the indoor 3000m
- 2026 Big 12 runner-up in the indoor mile
Awards
- 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor National Women's Track Athlete of the Year
- 2026 Big 12 Women's Outstanding Freshman of the Year
- 2026 USTFCCCA Women's Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year
- Two-time USTFCCCA Women's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 8, Apr. 6)
- Big 12 Women's Athlete of the Week (Feb. 4)
- Four-time 2026 Bowerman Watch List honoree
Personal
- Parents are John and Sarah Hedengren
- Brother Isaac is on the BYU men's track/cross country team
- Father John ran for BYU (1995-00) and is now a chemical engineering professor at BYU
- Uncle Alan Hedengren ran for BYU
- Enjoys reading, cooking and journaling
Before BYU
- 2024-25 Gatorade National Girls Player of the Year
- 2025 Track & Field News High School Girls Athlete of the Year
- 2025 COROS Outdoor Athlete of the Year
- 2024 Nike Cross Nationals champion
- December 2024 USATF Athlete of the Week
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
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Mark/Time
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Event
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Meet
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4:22.22
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Mile
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2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational
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8:34.98
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3000m
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2026 Millrose Games
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14:44.79
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5000m
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2025 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
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OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
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Mark/Time
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Event
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Meet
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30:46.80
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10,000m
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2026 Stanford Invitational
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