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Jenna Hutchins

Jenna Hutchins Season 2025

PositionDistance
Height5-3
ClassJunior
HometownJohnson City, Tennessee
Previous SchoolScience Hill High School

BYU Highlights

Indoor

  • Ran the 1200m leg on BYU's DMR team that won the 2025 NCAA Indoor National Championship, running 10:45.35 and earning First Team All-American
  • Second Team All-American in the 5000m placing ninth at the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships running 15:31.42
  • Second Team All-American in the 3000m running 9:13.35 for 15th place at the 2026 NCAA Indoor National Championships
  • Anchored the DMR team that won the 2026 Big 12 Indoor Championship title, running 11:11.95
  • No. 4 all-time at BYU in the indoor 3000m running 8:44.04 at the 2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational
  • No. 7 all-time at BYU in the indoor 5000m running 15:30.99 at the 2024 John Thomas Terrier Classic
  • Placed third in the 3000m and third in the 5000m at the 2025 Big 12 indoor championships

Outdoor

  • First Team All-American in the 10,000m running 32:16.16 for eighth place at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor National Championships
  • First Team All-American in the 10,000m running 32:44.05 for sixth place at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 
  • Second Team All-American in the 5000m running 15:40.87 for 11th place at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor National Championships
  • Named CSC Second Team Academic All-American in 2025 and 2026
  • 2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • 2026 Dr. Gerald Lage Award recipient 
  • 2026 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team
  • No. 2 all-time at BYU in the outdoor 10,000m running 32:01.02 at the 2026 Stanford Invitational
  • No. 5 all-time at BYU in the outdoor 5000m running 15:15.76 at the 2026 Bryan Clay Invitational

Personal

  • Parents are Rick and Theresa Hutchins 
  • Major: Communication Disorders

Before BYU

  • Two-time (2020, 2019) Tennessee Gatorade Athlete of the Year in both Track & Field and Cross Country
  • Holds Tennessee state records in the mile (4:43) and 1600m (4:44)
  • Personal best time of 15:34 in the 5000m, an American U20 national record
  • Holds national junior high school record of 9:49 in the 3200m
  • 2019, 2018 Tennessee state champion in both the 800m and 1600m 
  • 2019, 2018 TSSAA Region champion in both the 800m and 1600m
  • 2017 TSSAA Region champion in the 3200m
  • Recorded first-place finishes at the 2021 New Balance Dash for Doobie 3200m, 2020 Five & Dime Track Meet 5000m, 2020 Music City Distance Carnival 3200m, 2020 Mondo Elite HS Invitational 1600m, 2020 VA Indoor Showcase Mile/Two Mile, 2019 Music City Distance Carnival Mile and the 2018 Hoka One One Postal Nationals 3200m
  • 2019-2020 TSSAA D1 All-State First Team, 2019-2020 TSSAA D1 All-Decade Team, 2020 NASF New Balance National Indoor All-American 2020 USA Track & Field News Athlete of the Week (5000m national record)
  • Two-time (2020, 2018) Tennessee state cross country champion
  • Recorded first-place finishes at 2020 Running Lane CC Nationals (15:58 national record, All-American) and the 2019 Foot Locker South Regional
  • Two-time Foot Locker All-American (2020, 2018) and 2020 Running Lane Nationals CC All-American (5K XC national record: 15:58)
  • Three-time (2020, 2019, 2018) TSSAA D1 LS All-State First Team 
  • First high school girl to run a sub-16 minute race in cross country
  • Awarded US MileSplit National Athlete of the Week five times during 2020 XC season and rated #171 in 2020 by US #1 Speed Rating Tully Runners
  • 2020 US MileSplit Girls National XC Athlete of the Year and 2020 USA Today High School Sports Girls National XC Athlete of the Year
  • Also played soccer with the Lonestar Soccer Club Elite Development Academy in Austin, Texas (2014-2016)
  • Member of National Society of High School Scholars; Latin 1 & 3 Award; Chemistry Award; Anatomy and Physiology Award

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time

Event

Meet

4:39.33

Mile

2024 Husky Classic

8:44.04

3000m

2026 David Hemery Valentine Invitational

15:30.99

5000m

2024 John Thomas Terrier Classic

Outdoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time

Event

Meet

4:15.26

1500m

2025 Payton Jordan Invitational

15:15.76

5000m

2026 Bryan Clay Invitational

32:01.02

10,000m

2026 Stanford Invitational

Career Stats

Women's Cross Country Athlete Profile

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Senior
2026

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Sophomore
2024

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Freshman
2023

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Redshirt
2022

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