EUGENE, Ore. — Junior Vera Sjöberg of the Boston University track & field finished as the national runner-up in the 5000m at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday night at Hayward Field.
 
The second-place finish is the best finish by a female Terrier at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She secured BU eight points, tying the Terriers for 34th place at the Championships.
 
Sjöberg ran a time of 15:34.77 to take second place, using a 64-second final lap — the fastest in the 24-athlete field — to move from seventh to second over the final 400 meters.
 
It was a race where Sjöberg continued to have more in the tank, moving up from 17^th with 2000m to go to 12^th with two laps remaining. On top of the late kick, she had previously competed in the 1500m just an hour and 44 minutes prior to the starting gun of the 5000m.
 
On top of the national runner-up honor, Sjöberg also takes home her second career First Team All-America award after earning the accolade in the indoor mile.
 
Prior to the 5000m Sjöberg finished 11^th in the 1500m final and was named Second Team All-American, crossing the line in 4:12.52. She opened the first 300 meters in fourth place and at the bell held strong in fifth but dropped to 11^th in the final lap.
 
Sjöberg, who will graduate in August of this year, is the first Terrier to ever race in multiple events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
She finishes her undergraduate career at BU with five school records, 13 Patriot League titles between cross country, indoor track and outdoor track and is the 23^rd-fastest indoor miler in collegiate history and is the 24^th-fastest outdoor 1500m runner in collegiate history.