2020 Track & Field Roster
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Helms, Ashleigh
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Ashleigh Helms
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Wash.
- High School:
- International School
Bio
2022 Pac-12 Pole Vault Runner-Up
2023: Hit new PRs in the pole vault indoors and out and advanced to NCAA West Prelims โฆ tied for eighth at the Pac-12 Championships to grab half a point, making 13-3 ยฝ โฆ at West Prelims, clearing 13-0 ยผ to place 27th overall โฆ new outdoor PR of 13-5 ยผ at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ indoors, made a career-best 13-5 ยพ at the UW Invitational to finish seventh โฆ cleared 12-11 at the Husky Classic and 12-11 ยฝ at the Ken Shannon meet โฆ named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Ended her season with a clutch runner-up finish at the Pac-12 Championships, as she finished behind teammate Makenna Barton for a 1-2 Husky finish in the pole vault โฆ in wet and windy Pac-12 conditions, she cleared 12-10 ยพ for second โฆ tied for first at the Raleigh Relays with a make of 12-9 ยฝ โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual pole vault with a 12-5 ยฝ make โฆ indoors, had a season-best clearance of 12-3 ยฝ at the Husky Classic โฆ a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: Competed at her first Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault โฆ started the outdoor season with a first-place finish at the Jim Bush Legends Invite, clearing 12-9 ยฝ โฆ went 12-1 ยฝ at the Pac-12 Championships to place 16th โฆ indoors, had a best of 12-2 ยฝ at the UW Invitational, and also made 12-2 at the Husky Classic โฆ made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Strong freshman campaign indoors, with a big PR in the pole vault of 13-5 1/4 at the UW Invitational โฆ scored at her first conference meet, tying for sixth at the MPSF Championships with a make of 12-7 1/2 โฆ made 12-8 at the Don Kirby Invite in New Mexico โฆ fourth at the UW Last Chance Meet at 12-6 1/4 โฆ earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
High School and Personal: Born in Bellevue, Washington โฆ parents are Chris and Kerste Helms โฆ has one older brother, Gabriel โฆ mother, Kerste Helms, was an All-American heptathlete at Principia College and holds the school record in the 300-meter hurdles and was inducted into its athletics Hall of Fame โฆ attended the International School but competed for Newport High School โฆ won the 2019 Washington 4A state title in the pole vault by clearing a career-best of 13-feet even which was the state meet record โฆ also won the Sea-King title clearing 12-6 and the Kingco title making 12-3 โฆ only began competing in track and field as a junior after competing for 14 years in club gymnastics through her sophomore year of high school โฆ only began to really focus on the pole vault as a senior, previously running hurdles and high and triple jumping as well โฆ earned a bronze medal for the Congressional Award, the United States Congressโ award for young Americans.
Major Meets
2020 MPSF - 6th (tie), Pole Vault
2021 Pac-12 - 16th, Pole Vault
2022 Pac-12 - 2nd, Pole Vault
2023 Pac-12 - 8th (tie), Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Prelims - 27th, Pole Vault
Outdoors Bests
Pole Vault.......13-5 1/4
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.13-5 3/4
Academic Honors
2023ย USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023: Hit new PRs in the pole vault indoors and out and advanced to NCAA West Prelims โฆ tied for eighth at the Pac-12 Championships to grab half a point, making 13-3 ยฝ โฆ at West Prelims, clearing 13-0 ยผ to place 27th overall โฆ new outdoor PR of 13-5 ยผ at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ indoors, made a career-best 13-5 ยพ at the UW Invitational to finish seventh โฆ cleared 12-11 at the Husky Classic and 12-11 ยฝ at the Ken Shannon meet โฆ named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Ended her season with a clutch runner-up finish at the Pac-12 Championships, as she finished behind teammate Makenna Barton for a 1-2 Husky finish in the pole vault โฆ in wet and windy Pac-12 conditions, she cleared 12-10 ยพ for second โฆ tied for first at the Raleigh Relays with a make of 12-9 ยฝ โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual pole vault with a 12-5 ยฝ make โฆ indoors, had a season-best clearance of 12-3 ยฝ at the Husky Classic โฆ a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: Competed at her first Pac-12 Championships in the pole vault โฆ started the outdoor season with a first-place finish at the Jim Bush Legends Invite, clearing 12-9 ยฝ โฆ went 12-1 ยฝ at the Pac-12 Championships to place 16th โฆ indoors, had a best of 12-2 ยฝ at the UW Invitational, and also made 12-2 at the Husky Classic โฆ made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Strong freshman campaign indoors, with a big PR in the pole vault of 13-5 1/4 at the UW Invitational โฆ scored at her first conference meet, tying for sixth at the MPSF Championships with a make of 12-7 1/2 โฆ made 12-8 at the Don Kirby Invite in New Mexico โฆ fourth at the UW Last Chance Meet at 12-6 1/4 โฆ earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
High School and Personal: Born in Bellevue, Washington โฆ parents are Chris and Kerste Helms โฆ has one older brother, Gabriel โฆ mother, Kerste Helms, was an All-American heptathlete at Principia College and holds the school record in the 300-meter hurdles and was inducted into its athletics Hall of Fame โฆ attended the International School but competed for Newport High School โฆ won the 2019 Washington 4A state title in the pole vault by clearing a career-best of 13-feet even which was the state meet record โฆ also won the Sea-King title clearing 12-6 and the Kingco title making 12-3 โฆ only began competing in track and field as a junior after competing for 14 years in club gymnastics through her sophomore year of high school โฆ only began to really focus on the pole vault as a senior, previously running hurdles and high and triple jumping as well โฆ earned a bronze medal for the Congressional Award, the United States Congressโ award for young Americans.
Major Meets
2020 MPSF - 6th (tie), Pole Vault
2021 Pac-12 - 16th, Pole Vault
2022 Pac-12 - 2nd, Pole Vault
2023 Pac-12 - 8th (tie), Pole Vault
2023 NCAA Prelims - 27th, Pole Vault
Outdoors Bests
Pole Vault.......13-5 1/4
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Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.13-5 3/4
Academic Honors
2023ย USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
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Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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