The indoor track and field season is already upon us, and what better place to start it than "Beantown" for the 2025 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.

The BU Track and Tennis Center focused on the former this afternoon, as the first of four home meets hosted by the Terriers was jam-packed with some of the best distance talents in the world.

For the first time in the meet's history, the "FloTrack Night in America" Elite Window showcased the best of the best in nine invite-only races ranging from 600m to 5k, highlighted by collegiate and world records.

On a track that has been home to dozens of all-time marks and a handful of the greatest performances we have ever seen on an indoor oval, the 2025 edition followed suit and added to the legacy of the indoor season at Boston University.

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"FloTrack Night in America" Elite Session: Race-by-Race Recap

4:29 p.m. ET Men's 600m Invite

What a way to end the "FloTrack Night in America" Elite Session!

Already owning the American indoor 800m and 1000m record, Josh Hoey added the 600m World Record to his collection, running 1:12.84, breaking Donovan Brazier's previous record by nearly a second!

Splitting 23.74, 23.90, and 25.22, Hoey became the 11th man to ever break 1:15, and the first to run sub-1:13, opening up his 2025-2026 with the fastest 600m in world history. 

4:13 p.m. ET Men's 5k Invite

Just like the women's race, the men's field was elite from top to bottom, with household names such as Habtom Samuel (New Mexico), Gary Martin (Virginia), Solomon Kipchoge (Washington State), Evans Kurui (Washington State), Marco Langon (Villanova), and many more.

Two weeks ago, Habtom Samuel claimed his first NCAA cross country national title with one of the most decisive late-race moves in recent memory. This time, he took control early and did not leave anything to chance, pressing the pace from the gun.

Martin, Langon, and Oklahoma State's Denis Kipngetich were the only men able to match the Lobo star in the early stages.

The quartet rolled through 4k in 10:34, which put them on track for sub-13:15 with five laps remaining.

Samuel kept tightening the screws and eventually dropped Kipngetich with 800 meters to go. Martin responded with a massive move of his own, surging past both Samuel and Langon and grabbing the lead.

The drama continued all the way to the line. Samuel and Langon crossed simultaneously, both stopping the clock in 13:05.21, with Samuel earning the win by thousandths of a second.

Martin finished third in 13:05.57, as the three men added their names to the collegiate record books.

3:52 p.m. ET Women's 5k Invite

To say the field was stacked would be an understatement.

Jane Hedengren (BYU), Silvia Jelego (Clemson), Pamela Kosgei (New Mexico), Silan Ayyildiz (Oregon), Joy Naukot (West Virginia), Diana Cherotich (Oregon), Mary Bonner Dalton (Notre Dame), and Hilda Olemomoi (Florida) were among the many stars who made the trip to Boston.

Once both pacers stepped off, the race took shape quickly, and it was Hedengren and Kosgei alone at the front, opening a massive gap on the rest of the field.

The duo traded the lead while building a 10-second advantage, but just past the 10-minute mark, the freshman sensation began to separate and pull away from one of the nation’s best.

With less than 1000 meters remaining, the battle up front shifted from Hedengren vs. Kosgei to Hedengren vs. the clock. The BU crowd could sense that the BYU standout was running well under NCAA indoor collegiate record pace.

My oh my!

Jane Hedengren is now the collegiate record holder, running 14:44.79, the fastest time ever recorded by a collegian, indoors or outdoors.

Exactly two weeks after finishing runner-up at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, the BYU star picked up right where she left off, becoming the first collegiate woman to break 14:50 and recording the No. 11 time in world indoor history.

Riley Chamberlain (BYU) also dipped under 15:00, taking second in 14:58.97, with Kosgei in third at 15:05.41.

Olemomoi placed fourth in 15:08.61, rounding out a remarkable group of four women under 15:10.

3:39 p.m. ET Men's 3k Invite

It may have been a little bit of deja vu for anyone who watched the NCAA Cross Country Championships a few weeks ago, with collegiate stars including Dominic Serem (Colorado), Simeon Birnbaum (Oregon), Colin Sahlman (NAU), and others all on the starting line to chase a fast 3k. 

Once both pacers were off, it was Oklahoma State graduate Fouad Messaoudi who moved ahead of Sahlman into the lead, with Virginia Tech's George Couttie and adidas professional Sam Prakel in third and fourth.

With 400m to go, it was NAU's Sahlman in the lead, with Prakel and Couttie hot on his trail. 

At the bell, Prakel shot past the pair of collegians and looked smooth doing so, but Sahlman and Couttie both came off the final turn out of a cannon, running 7:36.71 and 7:36.74, putting themselves into the NCAA record books.

Prakel finished third in 7:37.16, with Oregon's Simeon Birnbaum running 7:39.65 for fourth. 

3:27 p.m. ET Women's 3k Invite

Consistency was key from pacer Sam McDonnell, who brought the field through seven laps in 3:03, handing off pacing duties to high school standout and current Liberty star Allie Zealand. 

Zealand had South Carolina's Salma Elbadra hot on her heels, as well as former Boston Terrier and current North Carolina Tar Heel Vera Sjoberg.

Over the next few laps, NC State's Angelina Napolean re-gained contact and cemented herself up front with the pack, and at that point, there was no chance for the field to catch up with the leading quartet. 

At the bell, all four women were shoulder-to-shoulder, but it was all Elbadra and Sjoberg who surged past Zealand and Napolean, with the Gamecock snagging the win in 8:41.76, one of the fastest times in NCAA history. 

Sjoberg crossed in 8:43.06, just missing out on the Swedish national record, but securing the North Carolina program record. 

Zealand and Napolean finished third and fourth in 8:44.71 and 8:46.15, with six women behind them all breaking 9:00.

3:19 p.m. ET Men's Mile Invite

Have a day, James Harding! 

The Oregon Duck made the most of the cross-country trip, surging past Georgetown's Tinoda Matsatsa as he kicked to the win in 3:55.92, with the Hoya just behind him in 3:56.26.

The New Zealander shaved quite a bit of time off his previous PB, which was a quick 4:02 from the 2025 Big 10 Indoor Championships. 

Sair Salgado, who represents UA Dark Sky Distance, finished third overall in 3:56.78. 

3:11 p.m. ET Women's Mile Invite

It was a lot of powder blue at the front of the pack once pacer Amy Piccolo stepped off the track, with Sydney Masciarelli doing her best to distance herself from the pack. 

However, with 400m to it was the reigning NCAA Division II 800m Indoor Champion, Helen Braybrook (CSU-Pueblo), who made a move, ultimately dropping Masciarelli as the bell rang. 

Braybrook nearly dipped below 4:30 in her first mile since February, lowering her PB by nine seconds and stopping the clock at 4:30.03, a shiny new NCAA DII national record.

Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran was second in 4:32.94, with Masciarelli running 4:33.20 for third after doing a lot of the work. 

3:05 p.m. ET Men's 800m Invite

Excluding the pacer, it was a wire-to-wire win for Jonah Hoey, who finished 1:47.01 as he took the victory over Wingate's Klaus Scholz by over half a second, who finished second in 1:47.61.

Hoey came through the first 400m in 52.57, the fastest split in the field, and has less than 90 minutes to recover before he's tasked with pacing his brother Josh Hoey, as he attempts to break the 600m indoor world record later this afternoon. 

3:00 p.m. ET Women's 800m Invite

After the first of four laps, Penn State's Tayissa Buchanan was the only one to try to keep up with BU's Olivia Dodds, who was tasked with pacing duties, and once Dodds stepped off, it was the Nittany Lion who took matters into her own hands.

Buchanan took four seconds off of her PB in the first race of her sophomore campaign, running 2:02.67 as she opened up the year with a win. Kennesaw State's Emma Sullivan finished runner-up in 2:03.68.

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