2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Hellenberg, Alex

Alex Hellenberg
- Event(s):
- Jumps
- Indoor:
- Sophomore
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Longmont, CO
- High School:
- Skyline HS
- Major:
- Innovation and Management
Bio
Hellenberg's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 Season: Placed fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the pole vault at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Lifetime bests in both with her mark of 40-04.25 (12.30m) in the triple jump and 12-05.25 (3.79m) in the pole vault … Triple jump was the second best in program history … Pole Vault is the eighth best ever by a Bobcat outdoors … Also a ninth-place finisher at Big Sky meet in the long jump and on MSU’s 4x400 relay squad … Competed in eight meets over course of outdoor season … Completed first-place finishes at the Chris Rinne Twilight (April 2) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 24) … Had seven other top-three showings in individual events ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Scored in two events and competed in three at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Placed seventh in the triple jump with a lifetime-best leap of 39-01.25 (11.25m) … Improved her already fourth-best mark in program history … Cleared a season-high height of 11-10.75 (3.63m) to finish seventh in the pole vault … Also placed 12th in the long jump behind a mark of 17-06.75 (5.35m) … Took first in the long jump to open season at Bobcat Preview (Dec. 6) with her best leap of the season of 17-08.25 … Finished first in the women’s pentathlon at the MSU Multis Meet by scoring 3,105 points … Moved from fifth to fourth in triple jump during season with a 38-10.25 leap at the MSU Indoor Open (Feb. 7) … Had four runner-up showings … Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Contributed to Bobcat team score at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Took seventh in the pole vault behind a career-best mark of 12-04.75 (3.78m) … Also finished 10th in the triple jump behind a leap of 38-01.25 (11.61m) … Mark in triple jump moved her to fifth all-time in program history … Earned a first-place finish during the season in pole vault at Powder River Dual (Jan. 26) … Also had a runner-up showing and five third-place finishes … Finished season tied for fifth in the pole vault on the Big Sky performance list and 11th in the triple jump … Competed in eight meets ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in three events at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 13th, 18th and 21st in the pole vault, triple jump and long jump, respectively … Completed lifetime bests in the triple jump (37-10.50) and the long jump (18-07.25) while taking second and third at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 27) … Moved to fifth all time in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump in program history behind each performance … Her triple jump ranked ninth on the Big Sky performance list … Picked up first-place showings at the Bobcat Preview (Dec. 2) in the pole vault and the MSU Invite (Jan. 12) … Achieved a personal best in the pole vault of 12-00 during the season … Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Appeared in six meets for the Bobcats … Earned two runner-up showings and a third-place finish at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Also took third in the long jump at the Tom Gage Classic (May 4) and fourth in the pole vault at the Montana Open (April 14) … Member of MSU’s team trip to Long Beach and competed at the Beach Invitational on April 21 … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Participated primarily in the triple jump and long jump throughout the course of the season … Set lifetime bests in six events … Competed in opening multis meet of season (Jan. 9-10) for the Bobcats … Finished with 2,801-point total … Earned a season-best fourth-place finish in the pole vault (10-00) at the Powder River Dual on Jan. 28 … Earned Big Sky All-Academic team honors.
Outdoor (Freshman): Capped year by finishing 15th in the triple jump at the Big Sky Championships (May 12) … Set personal-best mark in the pole vault (11-00.25) during the year … Finished second among competitors in the triple jump (37-04.50) at the Tom Gage Classic on May 5 … Took third in the long jump and sixth in the pole vault in the opening Bobcat Invite (March 25).
High School: Graduated from Skyline High School in 2016 ... Won the Class 4A state championship in the triple jump behind a mark of 36-08 as a senior ... Earned all-state accolades by also taking fourth in both the long jump and pole vault at the Class 4A meet ... Set Skyline program records in both the long jump and the pole vault ... All-conference performer and Team MVP during senior campaign ... Finished fourth in the triple jump, eighth in the long jump and 10th in the high jump as a junior at the state championships ... Also participated in the 100, 200 and 4x100 during prep track career ... Earned four letters in track and swimming, two in soccer and one in volleyball ... Senior class Valedictorian ... Finish Skyline career as a STEM and Honors graduate.
Personal: Daughter of Martin and Jayne Hellenberg ... Majoring in computer engineering ... Father and mother, Martin and Jayne, both were divers for the University and Wyoming swimming and diving program ... Cousin, Elizabeth, also competed in diving at the University of Denver.
2020-21 Season: Placed fourth in the triple jump and sixth in the pole vault at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Lifetime bests in both with her mark of 40-04.25 (12.30m) in the triple jump and 12-05.25 (3.79m) in the pole vault … Triple jump was the second best in program history … Pole Vault is the eighth best ever by a Bobcat outdoors … Also a ninth-place finisher at Big Sky meet in the long jump and on MSU’s 4x400 relay squad … Competed in eight meets over course of outdoor season … Completed first-place finishes at the Chris Rinne Twilight (April 2) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 24) … Had seven other top-three showings in individual events ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Scored in two events and competed in three at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Placed seventh in the triple jump with a lifetime-best leap of 39-01.25 (11.25m) … Improved her already fourth-best mark in program history … Cleared a season-high height of 11-10.75 (3.63m) to finish seventh in the pole vault … Also placed 12th in the long jump behind a mark of 17-06.75 (5.35m) … Took first in the long jump to open season at Bobcat Preview (Dec. 6) with her best leap of the season of 17-08.25 … Finished first in the women’s pentathlon at the MSU Multis Meet by scoring 3,105 points … Moved from fifth to fourth in triple jump during season with a 38-10.25 leap at the MSU Indoor Open (Feb. 7) … Had four runner-up showings … Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Contributed to Bobcat team score at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Took seventh in the pole vault behind a career-best mark of 12-04.75 (3.78m) … Also finished 10th in the triple jump behind a leap of 38-01.25 (11.61m) … Mark in triple jump moved her to fifth all-time in program history … Earned a first-place finish during the season in pole vault at Powder River Dual (Jan. 26) … Also had a runner-up showing and five third-place finishes … Finished season tied for fifth in the pole vault on the Big Sky performance list and 11th in the triple jump … Competed in eight meets ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in three events at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 13th, 18th and 21st in the pole vault, triple jump and long jump, respectively … Completed lifetime bests in the triple jump (37-10.50) and the long jump (18-07.25) while taking second and third at the Powder River Dual (Jan. 27) … Moved to fifth all time in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump in program history behind each performance … Her triple jump ranked ninth on the Big Sky performance list … Picked up first-place showings at the Bobcat Preview (Dec. 2) in the pole vault and the MSU Invite (Jan. 12) … Achieved a personal best in the pole vault of 12-00 during the season … Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Appeared in six meets for the Bobcats … Earned two runner-up showings and a third-place finish at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Also took third in the long jump at the Tom Gage Classic (May 4) and fourth in the pole vault at the Montana Open (April 14) … Member of MSU’s team trip to Long Beach and competed at the Beach Invitational on April 21 … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Participated primarily in the triple jump and long jump throughout the course of the season … Set lifetime bests in six events … Competed in opening multis meet of season (Jan. 9-10) for the Bobcats … Finished with 2,801-point total … Earned a season-best fourth-place finish in the pole vault (10-00) at the Powder River Dual on Jan. 28 … Earned Big Sky All-Academic team honors.
Outdoor (Freshman): Capped year by finishing 15th in the triple jump at the Big Sky Championships (May 12) … Set personal-best mark in the pole vault (11-00.25) during the year … Finished second among competitors in the triple jump (37-04.50) at the Tom Gage Classic on May 5 … Took third in the long jump and sixth in the pole vault in the opening Bobcat Invite (March 25).
High School: Graduated from Skyline High School in 2016 ... Won the Class 4A state championship in the triple jump behind a mark of 36-08 as a senior ... Earned all-state accolades by also taking fourth in both the long jump and pole vault at the Class 4A meet ... Set Skyline program records in both the long jump and the pole vault ... All-conference performer and Team MVP during senior campaign ... Finished fourth in the triple jump, eighth in the long jump and 10th in the high jump as a junior at the state championships ... Also participated in the 100, 200 and 4x100 during prep track career ... Earned four letters in track and swimming, two in soccer and one in volleyball ... Senior class Valedictorian ... Finish Skyline career as a STEM and Honors graduate.
Personal: Daughter of Martin and Jayne Hellenberg ... Majoring in computer engineering ... Father and mother, Martin and Jayne, both were divers for the University and Wyoming swimming and diving program ... Cousin, Elizabeth, also competed in diving at the University of Denver.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05