Jane Hedengren DESTROYS The Field In Her NCAA XC Debut | 2025 Pre-Nats & Nuttycombe Reactions
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
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🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
The NCAA Cross Country season just got real — and Jane Hedengren stole the show. In her college debut, the BYU freshman dominated Pre-Nats, running 18:42.3 to shatter the Gans Creek course record by 25 seconds.
In this episode, we break down Hedengren’s historic win, her incredible high school resume, and what it means for BYU’s title hopes heading into NCAAs. We also dive into everything from Grace Hartman’s Nuttycombe victory, New Mexico’s big statement on the men’s side, and the rising stars shaping the 2025 NCAA XC season.
Catch all the analysis, storylines, and bold predictions from Pre-Nats, Nuttycombe, and beyond — plus what to watch for as BYU, NC State, and Oregon gear up for the championship run.
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Hosts: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram + Isaac Wood | @isaacew on Instagram
Produced by: Jasmine Fehr | @jasminefehr on Instagram
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| 0:00.0 | All right, it's that time of year. |
| 0:06.7 | Cross-country season is upon us. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Chris Chavez, joined by the one and only Isaac Wood. |
| 0:13.4 | And on today's show, the XC season has already gotten real. |
| 0:18.0 | BYU freshman, Jane Hennigan, made her NCAA debut and torched the field |
| 0:22.7 | at pre-nats, breaking the Gans Creek course record by 25 seconds in 1842. Florida's Calvin |
| 0:27.7 | Chariot took the men's team, men's race there, and then NC State's Grace Hartman and New Mexico's |
| 0:34.1 | Hapton Samuel won Nutty Come out in Madison. |
| 0:42.9 | The BYU and NC State women ranked number one and two, both rolled to dominant team wins, |
| 0:47.9 | setting up what already feels like a two-team showdown for nationals. And the New Mexico men announced themselves as podium threats with a big win over Colorado in Madison. |
| 0:55.0 | Let's talk all about it with Isaac Wood, who let's just share a quick little life update |
| 1:01.0 | since we've had you on the pod last fall. |
| 1:04.0 | At that time, you were at Salt Lake Community College and you were building the program there, |
| 1:10.0 | and then a couple months back, big life change. |
| 1:13.8 | So let's update the listeners where you're at and what you're up to now. |
| 1:18.1 | Yeah, for the five of you who care, we'll make a keep a brief. |
| 1:21.9 | I was at Salt Lake Community College, started the program there. |
| 1:24.8 | It was going great. |
| 1:26.8 | The school went into a slightly different direction |
| 1:28.9 | and the level of support they really wanted to give the program. And so I decided I should |
| 1:34.3 | look for an opportunity to, you know, do something different. And so University Pacific |
| 1:41.5 | was wanting to start a program from scratch on the men's side. |
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