From High School Phenom to National Champion: Inside Jackson Spencer’s Historic NXN Run
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
4.9 • 822 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In a year packed with breakout stars, one name has refused to fade from the headlines: Jackson Spencer.
Herriman High’s own just won the 2025 NXN Boys 5K championship with a time of 15:01.1, cementing himself as the top high school distance runner in the country and making a case to be in the mix with the best in the NCAA next year.
In 2025, Jackson became the name every prep distance fan needed to know. The Utah standout, who is headed to BYU next year, had an impressive spring season, where he unleashed a 4:02.56 mile and 3:46.22 1500m at the HOKA Festival of Miles–performances that placed him among the fastest prep milers in the country.
By late fall, Jackson was smashing the Woodward Park course record with a 14:16.9. Now, with an NXN title capping off a historic year, he stands at the edge of an entirely new chapter. The times, the records, the dominance–they’re all real.
Whether you’re here for training insights, race breakdowns, or a front-row seat to the making of America’s next collegiate star, this episode delivers.
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| 0:00.0 | He just kept telling me that I had already won it and I was, I don't know. |
| 0:03.6 | He said that he knows I was going to win it just because of the way and how good my finish is. |
| 0:08.6 | That's what he keeps saying. |
| 0:10.1 | So that's what it was. |
| 0:11.2 | So unsurprisingly, he was correct. |
| 0:17.6 | You know him, you love him. |
| 0:20.3 | That was Jackson Spencer today on the Running Effect podcast, recent NXN champion, literally, of this past week. |
| 0:26.4 | And he also speaks ahead of the Brooks Cross Country Championships that will be held this Saturday in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. |
| 0:35.3 | I'll be on the ground there. |
| 0:36.6 | So I'm excited to see the race thrown down in historic fashion. |
| 0:40.3 | We break down Jackson's remarkable championship win in today's conversation, |
| 0:44.6 | his mindset, his relationship with his legendary coach, |
| 0:47.5 | coach Doug Souls, his relationship with his teammates, his family, |
| 0:51.0 | all that went into this win and his wisdom for the next generation of you guys listening who want to compete and win NXN like Jackson did. I hope you guys enjoy this conversation. If you do, subscribe to the podcast, give us a five-star review because it takes next to no time and greatly helps us out. And the biggest thing you can do is share the podcast with Friend. That is the easiest way in which we can grow and i always |
| 1:10.8 | appreciate it when you guys do that and without further ado enjoy my conversation with nxn champion |
| 1:15.2 | twenty twenty five mr jackson spencer ladies and gentlemen the the champion is back this time he is |
| 1:23.1 | legitimately the champion the champion of all champions the king of glendivir golf course jackson |
| 1:29.4 | spencer is the name you know him you love him he was on the podcast two months ago introducing his |
| 1:34.4 | name to the world how to run at clovis a part of a legendary team has a legendary coach and uh you |
| 1:41.4 | were humble on that podcast jackson uh didn't didn't talk too much big, but I think we all knew you wanted the chip on Saturday. You ultimately got it. How does it feel, man? |
| 1:50.8 | It feels great to just have closed on my season so well. How crazy is it to you looking back on all the work you've put on throughout your high school career and to see it all |
| 2:02.1 | culminate in the way that you dream about. |
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