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Ht
5'
6"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Anacortes,
Washington
Last School
Anacortes HS
Roster Years
2019-2021
Personal
- Parents are Jonathan and Annette Hanson
- Has 2 older sisters, 3 older brothers and 3 younger sisters; her older sisters (Maren Fassmann and Lorette Beck) also ran for BYU
- Undecided major
- Also recruited by Southern Utah University
Before BYU
- 2-time 2A state champion in the 800m
- 4X400m state champion team (2018)
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
2:07.59 | 800m | 2021 Husky Classic |
4:36.49 | Mile | 2021 Husky Classic |
Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
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Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
2:07.56 | 800m | 2021 Hayward Premiere |
4:53.73 | Mile | 2021 Husky Classic |
4:21.35 | 1500m | 2021 West Coast Relays |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
Indoor
- Placed third in the 800m with a career-best time of 2:18.64 at the Air Force Indoor Challenge
- Clocked 4:55.54 in the mile and took 24th overall at the Iowa State Classic
- Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Finished seventh in the 1500m with a career-best time of 4:33.04 at the Bryan Clay Invite
- Placed sixth in the mile at the BYU Robison Invite
- Competed in three meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Sophmore Year
2020
Indoor
- Placed seventh in the mile at the BYU Indoor Invitational
- Clocked 4:53.04 for a career-best time in the mile at the 2020 Husky Classic
- Competed in three meets during the 2020 indoor season
Junior Year
2021
Indoor
- Competed in the mile run at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 10th with a time of 4:48.97 to earn Second Team All-American honors
- Ran a personal best time of 4:36.49 in the mile at the Husky Classic
- Competed in five meets during the 2021 indoor season
Outdoor
- Competed in the 1500m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 36th with a time of 4:30.88
- Ran a personal best time of 4:21.35 in the 1500m at the West Coast Relays
- Set a personal best in the 800m at the Hayward Premiere with a time of 2:07.56
- Competed in seven meets during the 2021 outdoor season
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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W Track & Field | May, 28
Eight women’s distance runners advance to quarterfinals at NCAA West Prelims
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ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 13
Wayment wins national title in 3000m