Oklahoma State University Athletics
2013-14 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Helms, Emily

Emily Helms
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mustang
- Hometown:
- Mustang, OK
Bio
Personal Bests:
1,500 meters - 4:50.28
Mile - 5:07.78
3,000 meters - 9:54.50
5,000 meters - 17:10.81
10,000 meters - 37:46
Awards and Honors:
2015 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)Â
2014 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)Â
2017 Outdoors: Laced up six times for OSU… Competed in the 200 meters and the 100 meter hurdles… Finished 13th in the 100 meter hurdles and 18th in the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships… Ran a personal best in the 100 meter hurdles at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 14.05.
2017 Indoors: Took the track once at the Razorback Invitational, where she competed in the 3,000 meters and finished 12th.Â
2016 Cross Country: Ran once for OSU at the Penn State Open where she finished 93rd.
2016 Outdoors: Did not compete.
2016 Indoors: Did not compete.
2016 Cross Country: Ran once for OSU at the Cowboy Preview where she took 13th.
2015 Outdoors: Ran four times for OSU... Recorded a career best 4:50.28 in the 1,500-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational... Ran a 17:20.81 in the 5,000-meter run at the SF Distance Carnival to set a personal best.
2015 Indoors: Finished 23rd at the Big 12 Champinoships in the 3,000-meter run with a personal best mark of 9:54.50... Ran in three other events for the Cowgirls, including a sixth place finish in the mile at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in 5:07.78.
2014 Cross Country: Competed six times for the Cowgirls including a 50th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional... Finished sixth at the Cowboy Jamboree in 18:31.42... Ran an 11:30 to finish 13th at the Hurricane Festival’s two mile event.
2014 Outdoors: Took second in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels, finishing with a time of 10:10.79...Also placed seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:54.13) at the event...Ran the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational in 10:17.71, handing her another second place finish.
2014 Indoors: Opened her track career in winning style by taking the top time (5:17.49) in the one mile run at the KSU Winter Invite...Improved her personal best in the 3,000 meters by nearly 40 seconds, running a 10:03.00 at the Razorback Invitational...Was one of six Cowgirls to compete in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 34th with a time of 10:12.88.
2013 Cross Country: Debuted as an unattached runner at the Cowgirl Jamboree, finishing the 5,000 meters in 24th place (18:45.75).Â
High School: Attended Mustang HS in Mustang, Okla., where she was coached by Mike McGarry, David Lorenz and Eric Peterson ... Two-time Oklahoma 6A cross country state champion, winning the title in 2011 and 2012 ... State cross country runner-up as a sophomore in 2010 ... Two-time state champ in the 3,200 meters (2011 and 2012) ... Won the state title in the 1,600 meters in 2011 ... Ran as part of Mustang’s state champion 4x800 meter relay in 2011 ... Led the Mustang cross country team to a second-place finish at the 2012 state meet ... Team MVP for track in 2010 and 2011, leading the squad to a conference title, a regional title and a second-place finish at state in 2011 ... Also competed for the swim team ... Valedictorian of her class ... Three-year member of the National Honor Society ... Served as the organization’s secretary in 2012-13 ... Participated in numerous extracurricular activities including serving as vice president of the junior class in 2011-12, student council for four years and organizing volunteers to serve a Christmas dinner to the military.
Personal: Emily Helms was born June 22, 1995 in Jacksonville, Ark. ... Daughter of Greg and Vickie Bailey and Ray Helms.
1,500 meters - 4:50.28
Mile - 5:07.78
3,000 meters - 9:54.50
5,000 meters - 17:10.81
10,000 meters - 37:46
Awards and Honors:
2015 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)Â
2014 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)Â
2017 Outdoors: Laced up six times for OSU… Competed in the 200 meters and the 100 meter hurdles… Finished 13th in the 100 meter hurdles and 18th in the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships… Ran a personal best in the 100 meter hurdles at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 14.05.
2017 Indoors: Took the track once at the Razorback Invitational, where she competed in the 3,000 meters and finished 12th.Â
2016 Cross Country: Ran once for OSU at the Penn State Open where she finished 93rd.
2016 Outdoors: Did not compete.
2016 Indoors: Did not compete.
2016 Cross Country: Ran once for OSU at the Cowboy Preview where she took 13th.
2015 Outdoors: Ran four times for OSU... Recorded a career best 4:50.28 in the 1,500-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational... Ran a 17:20.81 in the 5,000-meter run at the SF Distance Carnival to set a personal best.
2015 Indoors: Finished 23rd at the Big 12 Champinoships in the 3,000-meter run with a personal best mark of 9:54.50... Ran in three other events for the Cowgirls, including a sixth place finish in the mile at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in 5:07.78.
2014 Cross Country: Competed six times for the Cowgirls including a 50th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional... Finished sixth at the Cowboy Jamboree in 18:31.42... Ran an 11:30 to finish 13th at the Hurricane Festival’s two mile event.
2014 Outdoors: Took second in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels, finishing with a time of 10:10.79...Also placed seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:54.13) at the event...Ran the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational in 10:17.71, handing her another second place finish.
2014 Indoors: Opened her track career in winning style by taking the top time (5:17.49) in the one mile run at the KSU Winter Invite...Improved her personal best in the 3,000 meters by nearly 40 seconds, running a 10:03.00 at the Razorback Invitational...Was one of six Cowgirls to compete in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 34th with a time of 10:12.88.
2013 Cross Country: Debuted as an unattached runner at the Cowgirl Jamboree, finishing the 5,000 meters in 24th place (18:45.75).Â
High School: Attended Mustang HS in Mustang, Okla., where she was coached by Mike McGarry, David Lorenz and Eric Peterson ... Two-time Oklahoma 6A cross country state champion, winning the title in 2011 and 2012 ... State cross country runner-up as a sophomore in 2010 ... Two-time state champ in the 3,200 meters (2011 and 2012) ... Won the state title in the 1,600 meters in 2011 ... Ran as part of Mustang’s state champion 4x800 meter relay in 2011 ... Led the Mustang cross country team to a second-place finish at the 2012 state meet ... Team MVP for track in 2010 and 2011, leading the squad to a conference title, a regional title and a second-place finish at state in 2011 ... Also competed for the swim team ... Valedictorian of her class ... Three-year member of the National Honor Society ... Served as the organization’s secretary in 2012-13 ... Participated in numerous extracurricular activities including serving as vice president of the junior class in 2011-12, student council for four years and organizing volunteers to serve a Christmas dinner to the military.
Personal: Emily Helms was born June 22, 1995 in Jacksonville, Ark. ... Daughter of Greg and Vickie Bailey and Ray Helms.
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