2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mikaela Helling

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Two Rivers, Wis.
  • Highschool Two Rivers High School
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Biography

TFRRS Profile

2025 Indoor Track:
Competed in the 5000 meters at the Meyo Invite, placing 22nd with a time of 17:18.79 (Feb. 1)... Made her track debut at the Hawkeye Invite, running a 9:52.83 in the 3000 meters, good for fifth place (Jan. 18). 

2024 Cross Country: Notched a 6K personal best at the Big Ten Championships, placing 106th with a time of 20:59.2 (Nov. 1)... Competed in the Open race at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, placing 35th with a 6K time of 21:47.4 (Oct. 19)... Earned a PR at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, covering the 6K course in 21:09.0, finishing in 77th (Oct. 4)... Placed 28th in the "B" race of the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, running her 6K in 22:07.9 (Sept. 27)... Finished 9th in UW debut at the Badger Classic, covering the 6K course in 21:26.9

2024 Indoor Track:  finished ninth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:15.34 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational Finished fifth in the 3000 meters in 10:15.32 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (Dec. 9)

High School: As a senior was the cross country Conference Champion… finished fourth at State in division two… first-team all-state in cross country… was conference champion in the 1600, 800, and 3200… set a School Record in 1600 and 3200 as a senior... Sectional Champion in 1600 and 3200… State Runner-Up in 1600… Was the State Champion in 3200 as a senior… as a junior was a Conference Champion in 1600 and 800… came in third place at state in the 3200 and 5th place finish in 1600… sophomore year was the Conference Champion, State-Runner up… Conference Champion in 1600,800, and 3200… Sectional Champion in 1600 and 3200… State Runner-up in 1600 and State Champion in 3200… freshman year earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state in cross country… finished seventh at WIAA State Championships. 

Personal: Parents are Scott and Colleen Helling… has one older sister, Hanna… grandfather, Richard Helling is a member of the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame… majoring in nutritional science and dietetics 

Why Wisconsin?

“Growing up in Wisconsin, I was born a Badger Fan. The atmosphere at UW-Madison is like nothing else. The great pride presented at UW-Madison is unmatched in both academic and athletic settings. I chose Wisconsin because I knew I would get pushed to achieve great things on the track and in the classroom.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

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