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Jane Hedengren

Distance
TIMPVIEW HS
PROVO, UTAH
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-0
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Peak Performance

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 800m

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 1600m

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 3200m

1st - 9:54.38

Nike Outdoor Nationals - 2-mile
“Jane Hedengren was not only the most impressive distance runner this season among a deep group of talented competitors in Utah, but she also excelled racing in elite national fields across the country. Hedengren established herself as one of the elite sophomore athletes in U.S. prep history, supported by her victory in the mile at the Brooks PR Invitational and 2-Mile title at Nike Outdoor Nationals, both of which set state records.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot sophomore set state records in the 1600-meter run, the mile, the 3000 and 2-mile this past season and swept the 800, 1600 and 3200 at the Class 5A state meet, leading the Thunderbirds to the state title. Hedengren clocked her state-best mile and 2-mile times, respectively, in a four-day span with victories at the Brooks PR Invitational (4:35.69) and Nike Outdoor Nationals (9:54.38). Her mile time ranked No. 1 among girls prep competitors in 2023 and No. 8 in outdoor history. The 2-mile clocking ranked No. 3 nationally this spring and set a new sophomore national record. Her 9:24.56 in the 3,000 at the Penn Relays, where she took second, ranked No. 2 in the nation and she secured her fourth state record by winning the 1600 at the BYU Invitational in 4:43.14.

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Academic Achievement

Hedengren has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An active member of her church’s young women’s group, Hedengren has volunteered locally as a youth cross country and track coach and has worked at a local tech company.