Jadyn Keeler

Jadyn Keeler
Personal information
Born (2003-06-16) 16 June 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long distance running, Cross country running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Asunción10,000 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Asunción5000 m

Jadyn Keeler (born 16 June 2003) is a Canadian long-distance and cross country runner. She won the Canadian national title in the half marathon in 2026. She won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, and set Canadian under-23 records that year over 10,000 metres and 5000 metres indoors.[1]

Biography

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 Asunción, 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][8]

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.[9] 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.[10] She placed twelfth in the 5000 m in 15:40.81 on 13 March at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.[11] That year, having broken five University of North Dakota records, she placed third at the NCAA West Regionals in the 10,000m in 32:11.14, finishing behind Jane Hedengren and Pamela Kosgei, and qualified in both the 5,000m and 10,000m for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[12][13] In the 10,000 metres final, Keeler ran 32:04.97 for sixth place.[14] The following week, Keeler finished runner-up to Gabriela Debues-Stafford over 5000 metres at the Canadian Championships.[15] In August, she won the Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, despite a measurement error that added nearly 700 metres to the stated distance.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Jadyn Keeler". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Ormond, Cameron (19 August 2025). "Ontario runner sets Junior Pan Am Games 10,000m record". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Kelsall, Christopher (April 7, 2025). "Jadyn Keeler sets new Canadian U23, 10,000m record at Stanford". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (22 August 2025). "Canada sweeps gold and silver in Junior Pan Am 1,500m". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Dickinson, Marley (23 Sep 2025). "Barrie, Ont., runner named NCAA female Athlete of the Week". Running Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (20 Nov 2025). "2025 NCAA XC preview: Canadians to watch". Running Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Robert (22 November 2025). "2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship Results". Lets Run. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (26 November 2025). "Meet Canada's top NCAA XC performer". Running Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (8 December 2025). "4 Canadian track records broken at Boston season opener". Runningmagaine.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (2 March 2026). "Ontario runner wins triple gold at NCAA conference championships". Running Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Weldon (13 March 2026). "Jane Hedengren Wins First NCAA Title, Dominates Indoor 5000m in 15:00.12". Lets Run. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (2 June 2026). "20 Canadians advance to NCAA DI Championships". Running Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Smith, Sydney (11 June 2026). "Keeler Races Her Way to a First Team All-American Finish in Eugene". Figntinghawks. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "GABRIELA DEBUES-STAFFORD WINS THIRD STRAIGHT CANADIAN 5,000 METERS TITLE". Dyestat. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Newly-minted Canadian half-marathon champion Jadyn Keeler on her road to Worlds". Running Magazine. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
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