It’s a three-peat for BYU women’s cross country.
The Cougars won their third-consecutive Big 12 championship Friday in Lawrence, Kansas, with freshman phenom Jane Hedengren leading the way with a record-breaking outing.
Hedengren finished the 6,000-meter race with a time of 18:29.6, the fastest mark in Big 12 history and nearly 45 full seconds ahead of the second-place finisher to win an individual title.
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Four other BYU runners finished in the top 15 of the 6,000-meter race: No. 3 Riley Chamberlain (19:15.2); No. 10 Nelah Roberts (19:49.7); No. 11 Taylor Lovell (19:51.4); and No. 13 Zariel Macchia (19L53.7).
JANE HEDENGREN BREAKS THE BIG 12 6K RECORD
Freshman Jane Hedengren takes first at the Big 12 Championship in Lawrence, Kansas and breaks the Big 12 6K Record with a time of 18:29.6 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ua6bkyvYPG
— BYU Track & Field/Cross Country (@BYUTFXC) October 31, 2025
As a team, BYU finished 34 points ahead of second-place Iowa State. Utah came in at sixth in the conference.
Additionally, BYU’s men’s team finished fourth in their own championship. The Cougars’ top performers in the 8,000-meter race were No. 15 Tayvon Kitchen (23:17.6), No. 17 James Corrigan (23:21.8) and No. 19 Noah Jenkins (23:22.9).
With Friday’s performance, BYU now has 26 women’s cross country titles in program history, with coach Diljeet Taylor capturing eight of them including a current streak of seven in a row between the West Coast Conference and Big 12.
Diljeet Taylor, BYU women’s cross country coach, works with runners during practice in Provo on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
