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ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 12: Jane Hedengren of Timpview wins the girls two miles in a national … More high school record 9:34.12 in the 57th Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on April 12, 2025 in Arcadia, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) Getty Images Standing maybe just a shade over 6-feet, Jane Hedengren is fast becoming one of the all-time greats in high school running. The 18-year-old from Provo, Utah, is currently amid one of the biggest tears in high school track and field history. On Thursday, the Timpview High School senior became the first American teenager to secure a result under 15 minutes for 5,000 meters, posting a time of 14:57.93 against a sea of collegiate and professional women at the Bryan Clay Invitational in California, finishing third in the race. Her performance is now the 11th-fastest performance in the world for 2025 and a new U.S. under-20 record. The previous best time for an U20 athlete? 15:20.57. The time suggests, maybe sooner rather than later, that she can compete on the world stage. With qualifying for the World Championships in Tokyo fast arriving, Hedengren is currently ranked seventh among American women—though for reference, the winning time for the women’s 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June was Elle St. Pierre’s highly-strategic 14:40.34. “She’s certainly made an incredible jump in the last year to insert herself in the conversation,” said Chris Chavez, the founder of Citius Mag, a network dedicated to coverage of all levels of track and field. “The key thing for Jane to become a contender for the team would be learning to close hard in a championship-style race.” That being said, Hedengren’s performance wasn’t surprising. Last week, she set a national record at two miles. A month earlier, she broke the high…

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