University of St. Thomas Athletics
2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Gwen Helgeson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
- Hometown:
- Winsted, Minn.
St. Thomas Career Performance List
2022
Started season at Griak Invitational placing 205th in 25:24.5…placed 70th at Blugold Invitational in 24:28.7…placed 57th at Bradley Pink Invitational in 23:51.3.
2021
Started season at Griak Invitational placing 208th in 25:25.8…placed 23rd at Bradley Pink Classic in 23:38.7 for a personal record…finished season at Summit League Championships placing 54th in 24:16.5.
2020
CC team did not compete due to COVID-19.
2019
Placed 165th at Griak Invitational in 25:30.5…placed 65th at Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational in 24:02.3.
High School
Ran a personal record of 20:54.10 in the 5K...Set outdoor personal records of 5:41.78 in the 1600m run, 2:31.46 in the 800m run, 12:53.98 in the 3200m run, 82-06.00 in the discus, 14-11.50 in the long jump, and 31-09.00 in the triple jump.
Personal
Majoring in Biology.2019 Cross Country 6K: 24:02.3
High School
A 3x Cross Country State participant, 5x all conference honors track and field, 5x all conference honors cross country, 3x XC captain, 1x track and field captain, MVP cross country for 4 years.
Why Did You Choose St. Thomas?
I chose St. Thomas because of the wonderful community and running of course.
Personal
Daughter of Darin and Amanda Helgeson...majoring in Exercise Science.
Career Goal
Physician's Assistant
Fun Fact: I used to play basketball, softball, soccer, and gymnastics before I started running in 7th grade.
