Brigham Young University narrowly missed out on the 2025 NCAA Mountain Regional team title. Even though BYU ranks number one nationally, the team was only two points behind New Mexico, which scored 45 points. But the spotlight was stolen by a 19-year-old BYU freshman. Even the coach, Diljeet Taylor, had his eyes set on arguably the fastest freshman at the University. And she’s none other than Jane Hedengren.

Hedengren won the NCAA Mountain Regional meet in 19:06:6, but it wasn’t just a simple win. Pamela Kosgei, the runner who came in second, was 42 seconds behind her. Hedengren’s performance ensured that the BYU automatically qualified for the upcoming week’s championship. Needless to say, Coach Taylor had his focus on his prodigy . Talking about the race, he said , “It probably fel

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