2006 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Helgerson, Bridget
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Bridget Helgerson
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Jesuit High
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
Bio
At USC:
Bridget Helgerson begins her final season as a cross country runner at USC...2008: Continued developing into one of USC[apos]s key runners...Finished as one of the top three Trojans in every race she entered...Finished fourth overall at the Pepperdine Invitational on Oct. 4 with a new 6K PR of 21:14.51...Was USC[apos]s second finisher at the CSUB Invitational on Oct. 17 with a PR in the 5K of 17:25.30. 2007: Finished as one of the Trojans[apos] top four runners in every race she entered...Was the Trojans[apos] top finisher and seventh overall at the CSUF Jammin Invitational on Sept. 1 with a time of 18:37.50...Placed 20th at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 22 with a time of 21:24.76, more than 2 minutes faster than her pervious 6K best...Ran 23:36.5 at the tough Triton Invitational course on Oct. 6 to finish 16th, third among USC[apos]s runners...Finished 52nd at the Pac-10s with a time of 21:50.0...Took 126th place at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 22:44.25..2006: Was one of USC[apos]s top runners, finishing among the Trojan[apos]s top five runners in all six meets...Placed 21st at the season opening CSUF Jammin Invitational with a time of 19:25.30, leading all Trojan runners...Had her best 5K time in the regular season finale, posting an 18:55 time at the CSUF Invitational on Oct. 20, finishing 19th overall and second among USC[apos]s entrants.
High School:
Helgerson is a 2006 graduate of Jesuit High in Portland, Ore...She ran cross country and track in high school...Was third-team 2005 All-Metro in cross country...Ran the 3000m and 1500m races in track...Named the most improved on the women[apos]s track team in 2006...Had a personal-best time of 19:18 in cross country, a 4:56 time in the 1500m and 10:46 in the 3000m...Was on the honor roll all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:
List competing at Nike Team Nationals and running the last leg in the distance medley relay at the XO invite in Eugene, Ore. and coming in first place to help her high school team win the meet as her most thrilling moment in sports...Likes to hang out with friends and family and read in her spare time...Has a passion for eating and would like to own a restaurant someday...Was named honorable mention on the 2007 Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic team...Chose to attend USC because of the beautiful campus, the weather, location, reputation, community, and to run cross country...Is an Accounting, MBT major at USC...Says Trojan teammates Christine Greer and Chanel Fischetti are her biggest sports heroes.
Trojans Live: Lucy Westlake (9/12/22)
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