2011: FLC’s top runner for most of the season … Best 6k time of the season was 24:20.6 (37th place) at Triton XC Classic in La Jolla, Calif., on Oct. 8, 2011 … Best 5k time was 20:12 (second place) at FLC’s Tom Strandt Memorial Run on Sept. 16, 2011 … Top 5.8k time was 24:53 (15th among non-NCAA Division I runners) at Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 1, 2011.
2010: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Set personal best at 6k distance and placed 43rd with time of 24:08 at RMAC Championships in Las Vegas, N.M., on Nov. 6, 2010 ... Finished seventh with time of 21:43.20 at FLC's 5k Tom Strandt Memorial Run on Sept. 17, 2010 ... Placed 78th with time of 24:29 at 5.8k Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 2, 2010 ... Finished 300th with time of 19:51.85 at 5k Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 16, 2010, her season-best time at that distance.
2009: Most Valuable Freshman Award … Best 5k time as a freshman was 19:36 (160th place) at the UC-Irvine Invite in Riverside Calif., on Sept. 19, 2009 … Best 6k time was 25:26 (106th place) at the NCAA Division II Central Regionals in Wayne, Neb., on Nov. 7, 2009.
CAREER BEST 5k: 19:36, Joe I. Vigil Open, Alamosa, Colo., Sept. 6, 2009
CAREER BEST 5.8k: 24:29, Rocky Mountain Shootout, Boulder, Colo., Oct. 2, 2010
CAREER BEST 6k: 24:08, RMAC Championships, Las Vegas, N.M., Nov. 6, 2010
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Thomas Worthington High School in 2009 … Competed in cross country and track & field for the Cardinal … Scholar-Athlete Award.
MAJOR: Spanish
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Professor of History Andrew Gulliford, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Women’s Studies Amy Sellin
INTERESTING FACT: Helen used to be a competitive figure skater.
HOBBIES: Hiking
FAVORITE FOOD: Caramel apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Palace Grill
FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Mentalist
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Emma Stone
FAVORITE COLLEGE TEAM: Ohio State Buckeyes
PARENTS: Randy and Sherry Smith
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Helen Smith’s career cross country results
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DATE
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MEET
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SITE
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DIST
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TIME
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PLACE
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11-3-12 |
NCAA South Central Regional |
Joplin, Mo. |
6k |
25:00 |
77th |
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10-20-12 |
RMAC Championships |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
6k |
25:59.2 |
63rd |
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9-29-12 |
UC Rocky Mountain Shootout |
Boulder, Colo. |
5.8k |
25:17 |
81st |
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9-14-12 |
Southwest Cross Country Challenge |
Durango, Colo. |
5k |
21:42.3 |
10th |
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9-8-12 |
PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open |
Alamosa, Colo. |
5k |
21:25 |
60th |
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11-5-11
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NCAA Central Regionals
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Denver, Colo.
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6k
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-
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-
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10-22-11
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RMAC Championships
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Denver, Colo.
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6k
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25:21
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61st
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10-8-11
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Triton XC Classic
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La Jolla, Calif.
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6k
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24:20.6
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37th
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10-1-11
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Rocky Mountain Shootout
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Boulder, Colo.
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5.8k
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24:53
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15th
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9-16-11
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Tom Strandt Memorial Run
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Durango, Colo.
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5k
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20:12
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2nd
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9-3-11
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Lobo Cross Country Invitational
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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5k
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21:34.7
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33rd
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11-20-10
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NCAA Central Regionals
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Wayne, Neb.
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6k
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25:01.65
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98th
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11-6-10
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RMAC Championships
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Las Vegas, N.M.
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6k
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24:08
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43rd
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10-16-10
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Chile Pepper Invitational
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Fayetteville, Ark.
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5k
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19:51.85
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300th
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10-2-10
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Rocky Mountain Shootout
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Boulder, Colo.
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5.8k
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24:08
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43rd
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9-17-10
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Tom Strandt Memorial Run
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Durango, Colo.
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5k
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21:43.20
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7th
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11-7-09
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NCAA Central Regionals
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Wayne, Neb.
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6k
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25:26
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106th
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10-24-09
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RMAC Championships
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Denver, Colo.
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6k
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26:14
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55th
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10-10-09
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Tom Strandt Memorial Run
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Durango, Colo.
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6k
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26:24
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13th
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9-19-09
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UC-Riverside Open
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Riverside, Calif.
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5k
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19:36
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160th
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9-6-09
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Joe I. Vigil Open
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Alamosa, Colo.
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5k
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21:13
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42nd
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