Overview
- Doris Lemngole of Alabama won the NCAA women’s 6K in Columbia, Missouri, finishing in 18:25.4 to repeat as individual champion by 13 seconds over BYU freshman Jane Hedengren.
- Lemngole and Hedengren ran together for most of the race before Lemngole pulled away with a decisive final 400 meters after Hedengren set an early pace.
- NC State secured the team championship with 114 points, with defending champion BYU second at 130 and Oregon third with 153.
- BYU’s Riley Chamberlain placed fourth to lead the Cougars’ scoring effort, which kept all five scorers inside the top 47.
- Hedengren’s debut collegiate season featured a Pre-National Invitational course record, a Big 12 championship record, and a 42-second win at the NCAA Mountain Regional.