Jane Hedengren - 9:37.5 in 3200 at altitude

2025 is a big calendar year for Hedengren, as it is her last year in U20.

She has in front of her:

HS indoor champs

HS outdoor/US jr?

summer base

Fall NCAA XC

the famous BU opener meet!

She will not be eligible for World Jr XC in Florida in 2026.

With Engelhardt, there is a strong competitor at 1500/mile, and with Leachman, another one at 3000/2 mile/5k.

It's a great year to chase hs and U20 records from 1500 thru 5000.

Hopefully, she navigates transitionto college well and makes a good start with BYU.

You are still incorrect. Big surprise there. She isn't part of the trend. Her birthday is almost a month after the cutoff.

Excuse nothing! Don’t act like you just innocently pointed out her age. You claimed she was older than appropriate. Jane turned 18 more than six weeks after school started. What grade would you put her in? She doesn’t skew older. She’s grade appropriate. End of story. Get over it!

What's your point? She is older than average. Should we talk about her height as well? What about talent? When it comes to HS girls 6 months is not a lot in terms of development(difference between Jane and KT).

Astro needs to stop being so obsessed with KT. It is creepy and I doubt she would like it. She never struck me as the type of person who would like to degrade competitors to make herself seem better.

She will turn 19 the first month of her freshman year. Cut off is irrelevant and differs state to state.

I simply pointed out a fact. If I did not have a point, no one would care. But I do. Bc I do, I get pushback and deflections. But so what?

No. You stated that she is part of a trend of holding kids back. That is a lie. She is a month younger than the cutoff. And she is younger than the cutoff in every single state, some by as much as 2 months. If you are not being dishonest, you are not very smart.

A fact is that she ran faster in HS than Tuohy ran at age 21 or age 22.