Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field at Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational on September 4, 2026
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Women's XC/Track & Field
at Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational
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Leah Helms
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Monroe, N.C.
- High School:
- Cuthbertson
- Major:
- Business
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Graduate Student (2025-26)
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Graduate Student (2025-26)
Cross Country:
- Began her final season at the Keiser University Flagship Cross Country Invitational, running 18:37.4 and helped the team earn the win
- Logged a time of 23:29.0 at the FSU Invitational
- At the 2025 American Cross Country Championships, registered a time of 22:52.4
- Recorded a season's best time of 22:15.3 at the NCAA South Regionals
- Did not compete during the 2026 indoor season
- Did not compete during the 2026 outdoor season
Cross Country:
- Competed in a total of five races throughout the season
- Started off her senior campaign with an 18:28.0 at the Florida Atlantic Cross Country Invitational, finishing in 10th place
- Ran a career-best of 18:15.4 in the 5k at Florida State
- During the season, she competed in six events (800-meter, 1000-meter, 1500-meter, 3000-meter, mile, 4x400-meter)
- Ran in the 2025 Jimmy Carnes Track & Field Invite in the 1000-meter (2:59.68) and 4x400-meter (4:06.32)
- Competed in five meets on the season
- During the RADD Sports Invitational, she registered a career-best of 2:21.45 in the 800-meter
- Two career-bests (1500-meter and mile) at the 2025 David Hemery Valentine Invitational. In the 1500-meter, she ran a 4:39.32 and a 4:59.33 mile.
- Closed out the season in the American Indoor Track & Field Championships, she represented the Owls in the 3000-meter while anchoring the program record DMR team
- Kicked off the outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays in the 1500-meter.
- Registered an 18:22.95 at the Florida Relays as she competed in the 5000-meter
- For the last two meets of the year, she ran in the 1500-meter
- Competed in the 2025 American Outdoor Track & Field Championships to close out the year. Recorded a 4:47.90 in the 1500-meter
Cross Country:
- Recorded a new personal 5K best at the FSU XC Invitational (19:00.4)
- Scored in the team’s second-place finish at the ECU Pirate Invite with a time of 22:55.6, placing in 23rd overall
- Logged a time of 21:32.8 at the NCAA South Regionals, seventh all-time in the program's top-10 record book
- Tallied a pair of eighth-place finishes in the 800m (2:22.88) and mile (5:07.24) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational
- Finished in third place in the 1000m (2:58.54) at the Florida Collegiate Invitational, seventh all-time in the program's top-10 record book
- Ran for a time of 5:03.21 in the mile at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Set a new personal best in the 3000m (10:13.32) at the American Athletic Conference Championships
- Opened outdoor season with a time of 4:48.56 in the 1500m at the Pepsi Florida Relays (3/29/24)
- Placed in fourth in the 5000m (17:46.56) at the UNF East Coast Relays
Cross Country:
- Ran for 57th place (24:31.1) at the C-USA Championship
- Posted a personal best time of 23:50.1 at the NCAA South Regionals
- Earned 12th place in the 1000m (3:10.95) at the UAB Blazer Invite
- Placed in 15th in the mile (5:26.53) at the UAB Vulcan Invite
- Tallied a fourth-place finish in the 1000m (3:08.28) at the RADD College Invitational
- Captured fourth place in the 1000m (3:04.73) at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic
- Set a new personal best in the mile (5:16.73) at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic, finishing in 20th place
- Got another new personal best in the 3000m (10:37.43) at the C-USA Championships
- Opened up the season with yet another personal best, this time in the 1500m (4:52.34) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite
- Logged a time of 2:23.25 in the 800m at the UCF Black and Gold Invite, finishing in 39th place
- Finished in 11th place in the 1500m at the USF Invitational
- Concluded her outdoor season with a new personal best in the 5000m (18:58.62) at the C-USA Championships
Cross Country:
- Ran at the FAU Home Opener for her Owl debut, registering a 33rd place finish in the 5K with a time of 20:18.43
- Tallied a 6K time of 25:56.1 at the FSU XC Open
- Captured 52nd place at the UCF Invite in the race that came out to be 2.9 miles (19:16.9)
- Did not compete during the 2022 indoor season
- Did not compete during the 2022 outdoor season
- Team at Cuthbertson High School was tabbed Cross Country State Champions for two consecutive seasons (2018 and 2019)
- Contributed to Cuthbertson's team Indoor Track State Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2019
- Individual Indoor State Champion in the 1600 track (2019)
- Relay Indoor State Champion for the 4x800 (2019)
- Received All-American honors in the 4xmile relay (2019)
- Ran at Cuthbertson High School for Coach Dustin Allen, Carla Stamper
- Born on August 24, 2003 in Monroe, North Carolina
- Majoring in business
- Daughter of Lisa and Rodney Helms
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