Less than 24 hours from competing in her first NCAA Divison I cross country national championship, Jane Hedengren sat on a stage for a press conference Friday.

To Hedengren’s right sat NC State’s Grace Hartman, who finished fifth last year, and to her left sat defending champion Doris Lemngole.

But BYU’s freshman phenom drew the majority of media attention, fielding the first three questions of the press conference.

“I’m...super excited for tomorrow. I think there’s a lot of new opportunities this season, and I’ve been having a great time,” Hedengren said in her opening statement.

“It’s a privilege to be here with the my team and my coach, and (I’m) just looking forward to the memories and we’re really just hoping to put our best selves out there. We’ve been working hard this season.”

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