Jadyn Keeler
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| Born | 16 June 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
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Jadyn Keeler (born 16 June 2003) is a Canadian long-distance and cross country runner. She won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, and set a Canadian under-23 records that year over 10,000 metres and 5000 metres indoors.[1]
Career
From Barrie, Ontario, Keeler attends University of North Dakota. In February 2025, she ran an indoor personal best over 5000 metres of 15:28.29. She made her NCAA championships debut indoors the following month, where she placed tenth in the 5000 metres final.[2]
In April at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California, Keeler set a new Canadian U23 record for the 10,000 metres, running 32:06.70 to break the mark set by Gracelyn Larkin in 2023.[3] In June, she made her NCAA Outdoor Championships debut, and placed 16th in the 10,000 metres with a time of 32:59.12.[2]
Keeler won the gold medal over 10,000 metres, and the silver medal over 5000 metres, at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay.[4] She won the 10,000 metres in a championship record time or 34:16.61, with a winning margin close to two minutes.[2]
Competing for the University of North Dakota in cross country, Keeler was undefeated in her first three races of the 2025 NCAA season and was named NCAA Division I Women’s National Athlete of the Week in September 2025.[5] She then placed fourth at the Midwest Regionals in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the best individual regional finish in the program history for the University of North Dakota.[6] She placed 26th at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship.[7]
Keeler set a Canadian under-23 indoor national record over 5000 metres in December 2025, running 15:14.76 in Boston, Massachusetts, to break the previous mark set by Chloe Thomas.[8] In February, Keeler competed at the BU Valentine over 3000 metres, running below nine-minutes for the first time and setting a 27–second personal best with 8:50.45. In the penultimate NCAA indoor track meeting of her eligibility, Keeler won a hat trick of titles, winning the mile run, 3000m and 5000m at the 2026 Summit League Indoor Championships in Grand Forks, and was named MVP of the meet.[9] She placed twelfth in the 5000 m in 15:40.81 on 13 March at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.[10]
References
- ^ "Jadyn Keeler". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 Jan 2026.
- ^ a b c Ormond, Cameron (19 August 2025). "Ontario runner sets Junior Pan Am Games 10,000m record". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 Dec 2025.
- ^ Kelsall, Christopher (April 7, 2025). "Jadyn Keeler sets new Canadian U23, 10,000m record at Stanford". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (22 August 2025). "Canada sweeps gold and silver in Junior Pan Am 1,500m". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 Dec 2025.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (23 Sep 2025). "Barrie, Ont., runner named NCAA female Athlete of the Week". Running Magazine. Retrieved 9 Jan 2026.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (20 Nov 2025). "2025 NCAA XC preview: Canadians to watch". Running Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (November 22, 2025). "2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship Results". Lets Run. Retrieved 9 Jan 2026.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (8 Dec 2025). "4 Canadian track records broken at Boston season opener". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 Dec 2025.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (2 March 2026). "Ontario runner wins triple gold at NCAA conference championships". Running Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon (March 13, 2026). "Jane Hedengren Wins First NCAA Title, Dominates Indoor 5000m in 15:00.12". Lets Run. Retrieved 14 March 2026.