Carlee
Hansen-Thompson
Carlee Hansen-Thompson is a middle-distance runner from Bountiful, Utah, and a Woods Cross High School graduate who finished her BYU career as a first-team All-American, fifth in the 1,500 meters at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships. At the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships she ran 4:04.92, No. 2 in BYU history, and she now races professionally for Nike Swoosh TC.
Who is Carlee Hansen-Thompson?
Carlee Hansen-Thompson from Bountiful, Utah competed in track and field for BYU. Fifth in the 2026 NCAA 1,500m (4:13.66), first-team All-American; 1,500m best 4:04.92 (2026 USATF Outdoor Championships)
Bountiful and Woods Cross
BYU prints Hansen-Thompson's hometown as Bountiful, Utah, and her high school as Woods Cross. Her BYU bio credits her with 12 state titles in high school and lists her as the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year in track and field (2020, 2021) and cross country (2020-21). She began her college career at North Carolina, where she was fifth in the 1,500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships, and transferred to BYU three years before her final season, the Deseret News reported.
An All-American at BYU
Her BYU bio lists three All-America honors: first team in the 1,500m in 2026, second team in the 1,500m in 2025, and first team on BYU's distance medley relay that won the 2024 NCAA indoor title, where she ran the 800m leg. At the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene she ran a personal-best 4:07.08 in her semifinal, then No. 2 on BYU's all-time list, and finished fifth in the final in 4:13.66. Read the full profile story.
Professional
BYU called her a recent graduate at the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships in New York, where she ran 4:04.92 in her heat, which BYU said kept her No. 2 in program history, and finished 10th in the final in 4:12.64 in her first race for Nike Swoosh TC. BYU now lists her as Hansen-Thompson; Track & Field News prints her as Carlee Hansen.
At a glance
Key achievements
- Fifth in the 1,500m at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships (4:13.66), first-team All-American
- 4:07.08 in the 2026 NCAA semifinal, then No. 2 on BYU's all-time 1,500m list
- Second-team All-American in the 1,500m, 2025
- First-team All-American on BYU's 2024 NCAA indoor champion distance medley relay (800m leg), per BYU
- 1,500m best of 4:04.92 at the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships, No. 2 in BYU history
- Utah Gatorade Player of the Year in track and field (2020, 2021) and cross country (2020-21), per BYU
Official sources
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Photo: Emma Thomas/BYU Photo
- BYU: Carlee Hansen-Thompson track and field biobyucougars.com
- BYU: Women's track and field 2026 rosterbyucougars.com
- BYU: Hansen-Thompson posts No. 2 BYU 1500m time on opening day of USATF Outdoor Championships (July 23, 2026)byucougars.com
- BYU: Halladay-Lowry defends USATF steeplechase title (July 25, 2026)byucougars.com
- Deseret News: BYU's Taylor Lovell wins steeplechase national championship (June 13, 2026)deseret.com
What each source confirms
- BYU: Carlee Hansen-Thompson track and field bio
- Read 2026-11-01: 2025-26 roster, Senior, Distance, hometown Bountiful, Utah; Woods Cross High School / North Carolina; All-America honors 2026 (1,500m first team), 2025 (1,500m second team), 2024 (DMR, NCAA indoor champions, 800m leg); 12 high school state titles; Utah Gatorade Player of the Year; 'Professional Highlights' section. Source of the headshot (Emma Thomas/BYU, Sept. 8, 2025; credit BYU Photo; agency grep 0).
- BYU: Women's track and field 2026 roster
- Read 2026-11-01: 'Carlee Hansen-Thompson | Distance | 5-3 | Senior | Bountiful, Utah'. She is not on BYU's fall 2026 cross country roster, so roster status is former.
- BYU: Hansen-Thompson posts No. 2 BYU 1500m time on opening day of USATF Outdoor Championships (July 23, 2026)
- 'The recent BYU graduate'; 4:04.92 in her heat, No. 2 in program history.
- BYU: Halladay-Lowry defends USATF steeplechase title (July 25, 2026)
- 'In her first race representing Nike Swoosh TC, former Cougar Carlee Hansen-Thompson finished 10th in the 1500m final with a 4:12.64.'
- Deseret News: BYU's Taylor Lovell wins steeplechase national championship (June 13, 2026)
- 'A senior from Woods Cross who transferred from North Carolina three years ago'; fifth in 4:13.66; 4:07.08 semifinal PR, second fastest in school history.
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