Alex Helmuth
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- Weight:
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- Hometown:
- Monticello, IL
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Monticello
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Monticello
Bio
2020-21 at Taylor:
Indoor: Earned All-American honors in the 5,000-meters after finishing seventh place at the NAIA National Championships … Set the school record in the 5,000-meters with a time of 14:30.87 at the Crossroads League Championship … Claimed All-Crossroads League honors in the 5,000-meters with his second-place finish … Won the 5k at the IWU Invite … Clocked a career-best time of 8:22.58 in the 3,000-meters at the IWU Midwest Classic … Named the TU Male Athlete of the Year … Honored as CoSIDA Academic All-District and CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American.
Outdoor: Claimed NAIA All-American honors in the 10,000-meters after finishing sixth place at NAIA Outdoor Nationals … Honored as a two-time All-Crossroads League Athlete, earning the awards with a third-place finish in the 5,000-meters and a first-place finish in the 10,000-meters … Won the 10k at the Little State Championships … Set the school record in the 10k with a time of 30:22.03 at the league meet … Posted the sixth-best mark in TU program history in the 5,000-meters with a time of 14:48.42 at the CL Championships … Named the TU Male Athlete of the Year … Honored as CoSIDA Academic All-District, USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete, CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American, Academic All-Crossroads League and NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2019-20 at Taylor:
Indoor: Collected 10th place in the 5,000-meters at the NAIA National Championships in a time of 15:04.12 … Finished third in the 5k at the Crossroads League Championships, earning All-League honors … Raced to a first-place finish in the 5k at the Findlay Open … Named CoSIDA Academic All-District … Awarded with USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.
2018-19 at Taylor:
Indoor: Ran to a 10th-place finish in the mile at the Crossroads League Championships with a time of 4:37.27 … Clocked a season-best time of 16:21.27 in the 5,000-meters claiming third-place at the IWU Invite.
Outdoor: Logged a time of 15:35.55 in the 5,000-meters at Hillsdale Invite … Ran a season-best time of 33:51 in the 10,000-meters at Emory Invite.
Prep: Ran for David Remmert and Cully Welter at Monticello High to earn four varsity letters in both cross country and track … Helped team to state championship during freshman season … Earned cross country All-Illinois honors three times … Member of National Honor Society … Student Council President … Four-time honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Martie and Ron Cline, James Helmuth … Majoring in biochemistry.
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