2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS
Competed for Villanova from 2019-23 in cross country and the distance track events ... Won an individual BIG EAST title in the 1500 meters outdoors in 2021 and led off the conference champion distance medley relay in 2022 ... Was a 10-time All-BIG EAST performer overall during her collegiate career ... At the time of her graduation was one of only two athletes in school history -- along with teammate Lydia Olivere -- to break 10 minutes in the 3000 meter steeplechase ... She and Olivere each held ownership of the school record during their Wildcats careers, and Helwigh's PR of 9:58.13 stood as the fifth-fastest time in school history as of the end of the 2023 outdoor season ... Three-time qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary meet in the steeplechase and finished as high as 27th in the national quarterfinal round of the event in both 2022 and 2023 ... During her career she competed individually at the BIG EAST Championships in the mile indoors as well as the 1500 meters and the steeplechase outdoors ... Recorded personal best times in the 1000 meters, the 1500 meters, the mile, the 3000 meters and the steeplechase over the course of her collegiate career ... Was part of the Villanova lineup for the NCAA Championships in cross country in 2019 and 2021 ... Came to the Wildcats as an experienced international competitor ... Represented her native Denmark in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships (2019), the IAAF World U20 Championships (2018), the IAAF World U18 Championships (2017) and the European U18 Athletics Championships (2016) ... Three-time selection to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in track & field while at Villanova ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team four times and earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all eight of her semesters on campus.
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| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 400 Meters (relay) |
58.71 |
BIG EAST Championships (2.26.2022) |
| 400 Meters (open) |
59.64 |
Copenhagen Sparta Games (8.20.2016) |
| 800 Meters |
2:09.79 |
European Champion Clubs Cup (9.16.2017) |
| 1000 Meters |
2:49.21 |
Penn State National Open (1.28.2023) |
| 1500 Meters |
4:19.59 |
Temple Invite (4.9.2021) |
| Mile |
4:45.93 |
David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2.10.2023) |
| 3000 Meters |
9:32.81 |
Husky Classic (2.11.2022) |
| 3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:58.13 |
BIG EAST Championships (5.13.2022) |
| 3 Miles (XC) |
17:07.3 |
Main Line Invitational (9.17.2021) |
| 6000 Meters (XC) |
20:49.0 |
Paul Short Run (10.1.2021) |
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| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2023 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
| 2022 OUTDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
| BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the Week |
March 21 |
| 2022 INDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Distance Medley Relay (1200m) |
| All-BIG EAST |
Distance Medley Relay (1200m) |
| 2021 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
1500 Meters |
| All-BIG EAST |
1500 Meters |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY |
| All-BIG EAST (Second Team) |
| 2020 INDOOR |
| All-BIG EAST |
Mile |
| All-BIG EAST |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
| All-BIG EAST |
Distance Medley Relay (1600m) |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track & Field) |
2021, 2022, 2023 |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023 |
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| CAREER NCAA RESULTS |
| 2021 CROSS COUNTRY (TALLAHASSEE, FLA. | APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 20 |
6000 Meters |
21:29.5 |
222nd |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (TERRE HAUTE, IND. | LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 23 |
6000 Meters |
238th |
22:43.8 |
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| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 12 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
10:03.91 |
3rd |
| May 13 |
4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
8:46.15 |
3rd |
| 2023Â INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 24 |
Mile (Preliminary Heats) |
4:49.35 |
6th |
| February 24 |
Distance Medley Relay (1200m) |
11:25.95 |
4th |
| February 25 |
Mile (Final) |
4:51.65 |
6th |
| February 25 |
4x400 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
3:58.45 |
9th |
| 2022 CROSS COUNTRY (ATTLEBORO, MASS. | HIGHLAND PARK) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| October 29 |
6000 Meters |
21:35 |
30th |
| 2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 13 |
1500 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
4:41.41 |
6th |
| May 13 |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
9:58.13 |
2nd |
| May 14 |
1500 Meters (Final) |
4:28.85 |
7th |
| May 14 |
4x800 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
9:01.71 |
6th |
| 2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| February 25 |
Mile (Preliminary Heats) |
4:56.35 |
3rd |
| February 25 |
Distance Medley Relay (1200m) |
11:26.08 |
1st |
| February 26 |
Mile (Final) |
4:49.56 |
5th |
| February 26 |
4x400 Meter Relay (Anchor) |
3:55.05 |
6th |
| 2021 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| October 29 |
6000 Meters |
22:32.9 |
34th |
| 2021Â OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| May 14 |
1500 Meters (Preliminary Heats) |
4:37.88 |
2nd |
| May 15 |
1500 Meters (Final) |
4:24.03 |
1st |
| May 15 |
4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) |
8:51.76 |
2nd |
| 2020 CROSS COUNTRY (CARY, N.C. | WAKEMED SOCCER PARK FIELD) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| March 5 |
6000 Meters |
21:13.2 |
20th |
| 2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| March 1 |
Mile (Preliminary Heats) |
4:53.63 |
1st |
| March 1 |
Distance Medley Relay (1600m) |
11:43.53 |
2nd |
| March 2 |
Mile (Final) |
4:56.50 |
2nd |
| March 2 |
4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) |
8:54.09 |
2nd |
| 2019 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE E. DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE) |
| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Place |
| November 2 |
6000 Meters |
31st |
23:21.5 |
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| NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION |
Has represented Denmark on the world stage in several international competitions … Competed in the U20 race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in her home country in March 2019 … Ran the 3000 meter steeplechase and the 1500 meters at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland in July 2018 … Gold medalist in the 2000 meter steeplechase (6:34.52) at the European U18 Athletics Championships in 2016 and came in fourth in the same event (6:47.69) at the IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in July 2017 … Silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the Nordic Junior Athletics Championships in Sweden in August 2017.
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Club Track: Has competed for Sparta AM since 2009 … Represented the club at the European Champion Clubs Cup (ECCC) in cross country, where she was the 2016 and 2017 U20 gold medalist … Held the U18 world No. 1 ranking in the 2000 meter steeplechase in 2016 … Ranked No. 5 in the world (U20) and No. 1 in Europe (U18) in the steeplechase in 2017 … Was ranked No. 10 in Europe in the 1500 meters (U18) in 2017 and No. 12 in 2016.
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Personal: Born 3/12/2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark … Younger of two daughters of Ole Mark Helwigh and Birgitte Helwigh … Has an older sister, Sofie … Hobbies include traveling, diving and spending time with family and friends … Environmental Science major.
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