Jane is a genetic anomaly based on her height and talent.

how tall is she? I think Klosterhalfen and McColgan are both 5'9" and they are both sub 14:30.

BREAKING: Fastest high schooler ever is talented

What? She’s not your daughter but you’re worried about her building a wonderful life? Are you also concerned about the 3 million people that graduate from college each year?

Any halfway serious fan of competitive distance running, will follow her running career very closely.

She is 6'0".

She is over 6'. She is the tallest runner ever to break 15.

her NCAA comparison for next year is probably Grace Hartman. Dont know Hartman's exact height but she's definitely 5'10 or 5'11. Pretty much equal Miles and 5k's. Hedengren is just doing it 2.5 years younger which is crazy impressive.

She should absolutely skip running for a school and turn pro immediately.

Becoming that really turned out well for Cain

so your saying biological men should not compete with biological women, got it!

A. Good thing she wont be racing 800m other than to practice some competitive speed work, probably as a second event, early season.

B. Cain and Hedregen arent comparable in what they are best suited for in their choice of racing. Cain wasnt even built the same or had the efficiency/mechanics JH has. Cain had more natural speed and muscle mass. Hedregen has a ferrari engine and frame to go with but not the horsepower. JH will go much further than MC and she wont be with an emotionally abusive coach that is self centered. Hopefully, she has the enthusiasm to stick with BYU and develop in a winning environment with great training partners. I dont believe becoming a pro is in the plans for at least 3-5 years.

C. Generational talent. There will be others. Always is.

D. Height? Juantorena vs Wollhuter. Walker vs Bayi. Cruz vs Coe. ElBakali vs 98% Rudisha vs 100% I guess there could be an argument for height but there's plenty of gold medalists and record holders that overcome height deficiencies too.

Hedregen is incredibly, mechanically sound and efficient. Mu as well but with strength and speed. They will never meet for a title and shouldn't but I think most would agree the potential for great performance has been and potentially will be for their futures regardless of what has happened to date.

There is no perfect. Just better in the moment potentially sustainable for a brief period. Then the next step forward.

all world-class runners are genetic anomalies, that's what makes them world-class

I’ve always said height helps in distance races 800m-5000m. And I’ll always get some person in here say “we’ll it’s minimal”. Look at Jakob, Kejelcha, and Nico Young. Prep and college Owen Powell doesn’t look short and Birnbaum is tall. I know these are all guys but it’s clearly applying for women like Hedengren.

I have to be honest. I got a little creeped out reading through this thread, and I suspect it will only get worse.

American distance fans can get excited about a talent like this but you do make a good point about developing/growth.

It is true that her height, form and physique might already be dialed in, but she can still improve because she can stack training seasons and pile up base miles and endurance while sharpening like a pro for each championship.

I agree with you that she won't physically develop/grow at this point, but that doesn't mean she can't train like a monster for the next decade and improve due to training.

JH is 6'0? Huh? That doesn't sound right at all. Does anyone actually know?

BTW, Sonia O'Sullivan was pretty tall and did better than average on the world scene...

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Now make a list of the short guys who have dominated like gen, bekele, kipchoge, moreceli,…

realistically I doubt matters much between 5’2-6’2. And even there there are some good taller guys but they tend to have heat management issues when running over 5k. In the end the odds of 1% height showing up with .1% distance talent is always going to be low

So there is no fairness in sports? Someone should tell that to anti trans in sports people.

I attended ACC indoors and NCAA indoors. While walking trackside Hartman was close to me at one point and I was surprised at her height. I didn't realize any of the collegiate women's distance runners were that tall. I'm 6-3 and my immediate estimate was that she was 5-10.

Bachelor was never world class. He was national class at his best.