2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
- Horizon League Runner-Up (2018 200 Free Relay, 2017 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
2018-19 (Senior)
Capped her four-year Panther career on the podium in all three of her individual events, taking fifth in the 100 free (51.38), seventh in the 200 free (1:51.80) and eighth in the 50 free (23.69) at her final Horizon League Championships, posting season-best times in all three events ... also helped the 200 and 400 free relays to third-place finishes, the 200 medley relay to a fourth-place finish and the 800 free relay to a fifth-place showing at the league meet ... started her senior season taking fifth in the 50 free, fifth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 breast at the All Wisconsin Showcase Oct. 20 ... one week later, came in second in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 free at IUPUI ... touched the wall first in both events against Wheaton Nov. 2 ... had another strong showing at the Miami Invitational, taking 10th in the 200 free, 11th in the 100 free and 12th in the 50 free at the three-day midseason meet ... helped MKE to another win over Green Bay with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free.
2017-18 (Junior)
Finished her junior season on the podium, taking seventh in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also scored in her two other individual events, taking ninth in the 50 free and 12th in the 100 free at the league meet ... also competed in all three freestyle relays at the conference championships, finishing as league runners-up in the 200 free relay, to go with fourth and sixth-place finishes in the 400 and 800 free relays ... started the season taking third in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free in a win over GVSU Oct. 14 ... had a busy day in the pool one week later, taking fifth in the 200 free, sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 100 breast at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... came in runner-up in the 200 free at UIC Nov. 4 ... turned in strong midseason times in taking 13th in the 200 free, 14th in the 100 free and 50 free and 26th in the 100 breast at Miami Nov. 30-Dec. 2 ... helped Milwaukee to a win over rival Green Bay with a third-place finish in the 200 free Jan. 27 ... also competed in the 500 free once on the year, topping the field at Stevens Point Feb. 2.
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Made big strides as a sophomore, scoring in all three events at the Horizon League Championships by taking 10th in the 50 freestyle, 11th in the 200 free and 14th in the 100 free ... also helped both the 400 free relay and the 800 free relay to runner-up finishes at the league meet ... started the season runner-up in the 100 free and third in the 200 free against GVSUÂ Oct. 14 ... one week later, finished fourth in both the 100 and 200 free and eighth in the 50 free at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... won the 200 free against Wheaton Nov. 4 ... runner-up in the same event two days later against Wright State ... at the mid-season Miami Invitational Dec. 1-3, finished 13th in the 100 free, 23rd in the 200 free and 26th in the 50 free ... returned from training trip to take fourth in the 200 free against Chicago Jan. 14 ... was fifth in both the 100 and 200 free at the UIC Invitational Jan. 21 ... was fourth in the 200 breast - her only time competing in the event on the year - and fifth in the 200 free in a team win over Green Bay Jan. 28 ... also swam in the 500 free and 100 breast once each on the year.
2015-16 (Freshman)
Finished her first season on campus on a strong note, winning the 100, 200 and 500 free at the Midwest Invitational Feb. 12-13 … posted season-best times in both the 200 and 500 free in her final swims of the season … made her collegiate debut Oct. 17 against GVSU, taking fifth in the 200 free and sixth in the 500 free … one week later, placed seventh in the 100 free, eighth in the 50 free and 12th in the 100 breast at the All Wisconsin Invite … runner-up in the 200 free in a win at Wright State Oct. 30 … came in second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free against Wheaton Nov. 6 … one day later, touched the wall fourth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free at UIC … finished 34th in the 100 free, 39th in the 200 free and 44th in the 50 free at the massive Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4-6 … helped Milwaukee to a team win over Green Bay Jan. 30 with a fifth-place finish in the 200 free.
High School
Competed in swimming for 10 years ... named team MVP at Niles West both junior and senior years ... earned trips to the Illinois State Meet those same two seasons ... finished 11th in the 200 free and 15th in the 100 free at state as a senior ... 13th in the 100 free and 24th in the 200 free at state as a junior ... also swam club for Swift Aquatics for five years.
Personal
Daughter of Paul and Karen Helgeson ... dad was a collegiate diver ... born Mar. 20, 1997.
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