Stanford All-American Julia Heymach, the reigning Pac-12 champion and meet record holder in the 5,000 meters, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss pursuing the 1,500 and 5,000 double along with teammate Ella Donaghu and Whittni Orton-Morgan of Brigham Young on June 10 and June 12 at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Heymach, the only female competitor in the country to rank in the top 25 in Division 1 this season in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000, reflects on returning home to Texas and advancing in both events from the West Regionals in College Station. She revisits the lightning and thunderstorms that forced the men's track races May 28 to be pushed back a day, which resulted in extra time during the schedule in between the 1,500 and 5,000 for she and Donaghu and Orton-Morgan. Heymach, who finished 13th at the Division 1 cross country championship meet March 15 in Stillwater, Okla., shares how racing a limited schedule during the regular season as a result of illness allowed her to enter the conference meet and regionals ready to double at both events. She examines running 15:40.74 in the 5,000 final at USC's Loker Stadium in Los Angeles, which eclipsed the 1997 meet record of 15:44.91 held by former Arizona all-time great Amy (Skieresz) Wilson, and how that provided optimism she could attempt to double in the 1,500 and 5,000 at regionals and nationals. Heymach also explains the benefits of competing against Colorado's Sage Hurta in the conference 800 final, and her anticipation for racing against the reigning Division 1 indoor mile champion once again in Oregon. She expresses gratitude for having Donaghu and teammate Christina Aragon all competing in the 1,500, with each athlete attempting to become the first national champion in the event in Stanford women's program history. Heymach also analyzes the opportunity to become the first Cardinal women's competitor to become an All-American in both events in the same year since Sally Glynn placed second in the 1,500 and fourth in the 5,000 in 2001. The last female athlete to achieve All-America honors in the 1,500 and 5,000 in the same year was Shelby Houlihan of Arizona State in 2015.