Kathryn Helmerick

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cheyenne, Wyo.
High School:
Cheyenne

KATHRYN HELMERICK

Distance

Freshman, HS

Cheyenne, Wyo. (Cheyenne Central)

PERSONAL BESTS

1,600-Meters: 5:24 (2007)

3,200-Meters: 11:37 (2007)

2008 OUTLOOK: Kathryn is adjusting to collegiate training and hopes to work her way to varsity-level competition.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helmerick lettered as member of the cross country and track teams for the Indians. She had a successful senior season. Helmerick was 11^th heading into the final 600 meters of the state cross country championship and finished second by just seconds with a great kick, which she lists are her biggest moment. Helmerick finished second at the state meet in the 3,200, which was a pr of 11:37. Her high school team won the indoor state championships in 2004, 05, 06 and 07 as well as the outdoor championship in 2004.

ACADEMICS: Helmerick intents to major in biochemistry at Colorado and hopes to be a veterinarian. She earned academic letters as a sophomore, junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Kathryn Helmerick was born on August 20, 1989 in Winterpark, Fla. She is the daughter of Robert and Laura, a former member of the Wyoming track team, Helmerick. She has one older sister, Elena, who ran for NC State, and a younger brother, Bobby. Helmerick enjoys backpacking, snowshoeing, skiing, art and anything outdoors. She has volunteered with the Birds of Prey Foundation and Greenwood Wildlife. Helmerick is a member of the U.S. World Mountain Running team. In 2005, she went to New Zealand with the team and she just got back from Switzerland with the team.