Utah State University Athletics

Jayden Holdsworth | TFRRS Profile

HONORS: All-Mountain West Indoor: DMR (2026).

INDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State record in the mile with a time of 3:59.90, set in 2026… Ranks third all-time at USU in the 3,000 meters with a time of 7:58.18, set in 2026… Member of the second-fastest distance medley relay team at USU with a time of 9:40.32, set in 2026.
 
2026 (SO)
Cross Country (2025): Placed 76th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with an 8K time of 24:16.8… Finished 153rd at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational with an 8K time of 24:57.6… Took 30th at the Mountain West Championships with an 8K time of 23:56.0, helping the Aggies place fifth… Placed 51st at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10K time of 31:37.5, helping USU finish sixth.
Indoor: All-Mountain West selection in the DMR… Placed second in the DMR, 15th in the mile and 32nd in the 3,000 meters at the MW Indoor Championships, finishing in a personal-best 9:40.32 (second all-time at USU), 4:12.80 and 8:42.72, respectively… Ran the first four-minute mile in Utah State history at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic, placing 13th in a school-record 3:59.90… Won his section of the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational with a personal-best time of 7:58.18, which ranks third all-time in program history.
Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 1,500 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, finishing in a time of 3:55.15… Took 25th in the 1,500 meters at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational with a season-best time of 3:48.97… Ran a season-best time of 14:18.62 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, finishing 15th in his section.
 
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: A four-time All-American in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field in 2024-25 at Salt Lake Community College… Helped the Bruins to the 2024 NJCAA Division I National Championship in cross country, taking 22nd individually with an 8K time of 24:30.1… Won the individual national title in the 3,000 meters, crossing the line in 8:06.32, and placed fourth in the 4x800-meter relay at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championship… Placed third in the 1,500 meters at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a time of 3:46.84… Set personal bests in a Bruin uniform of 3:45.69 in the 1,500 meters, 4:01.89 in the mile, 8:06.32 in the 3,000 meters and 14:00.29 in the 5,000 meters.

PERSONAL: Majoring in integrated studies.
 
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Event	Indoor	Outdoor
1,500 Meters		3:45.69
Mile	3:59.90	4:01.09
3,000 Meters	7:58.18
5,000 Meters	14:04.73	14:00.29
DMR	9:40.32

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS

Year	Place	Time
2025	51st	31:37.5

MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Place	Time
2025	30th	23:56.0

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026	Mile	15th (Prelims)	4:12.80
2026	3,000 Meters	32nd	8:42.72
2026	DMR	2nd	9:40.32

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026	1,500 Meters	16th (Prelims)	3:55.15