Kansas State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Helene Ingvaldsen
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tertnes Videregående Skole HS
- Hometown:
- Bergen, Norway
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| Weight Throw | 21.20m/69-06.75 (Razorback Invitational, 2018) (Norweigan National Record) |
| Shot Put | 13.51m/44-4.00 (Big 12 Championship, 2020) |
| Outdoor | |
| Hammer Throw | 66.89m/219-05 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021) |
The Ingvaldsen File
Accolades
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – Hammer Throw
2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (Big 12’s highest academic honor)
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 First Team Outdoor All-American – Hammer Throw
2017 Second Team Outdoor All-American – Hammer Throw
2019 Big 12 Indoor Weight Throw Champion
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Hammer Throw Champion
Holds the Norwegian National Record in the indoor weight throw (21.20m/69-06.75)
K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#3 Indoor Weight Throw – 21.20m/69-06.75 (Razorback Invitational, 2018)
#2 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 66.89m/219-5 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021)
NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 60.90m/199-10 (23rd)
2019 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 60.69m/199-01 (21st)
2018 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 64.77m/212-06 (7th)
2017 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 63.30m/204-05 (15th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 Hammer Throw – 64.64m/212-1 (7th)
2019 Hammer Throw – 61.52m/201-10 (11th)
2018 Hammer Throw – 62.03m/203-06 (9th)
2017 Hammer Throw – 64.14m/210-05 (7th)
Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 64.99m/213-2 (2nd)
2020 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.18m/66-02.5 (2nd)
2020 Indoor Shot Put – 13.51m/44-4 (12th)
2019 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 60.41m/198-02 (1st)
2019 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.45m/67-01.25 (1st)
2018 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 63.40m/208-0 (3rd)
2018 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.72m/67-11.75 (2nd)
2017 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 59.60m/195-06 (4th)
2017 Indoor Weight Throw – 19.88m/65-02.75 (2nd)
2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (66.89m/219-05).
Earned her fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a mark of 64.64m/212-1… Finished 23rd at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 60.90m/199-10… Competed in the hammer throw in nine total meets, connecting on better than 61 meters or better (200+ feet) in all but one meet… Posted a season-best toss of 66.89m/219-5 to finish in second place at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21)… Placed either first or second in seven of the eight meets in the hammer throw, including a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship with a mark of 64.99m/213-3… Collected the hammer throw title at three meets, including the UTSA Invitational (3/18/21), Michael Johnson Invitational (4/16/21) and the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/8/21).
Indoor
Did not compete.
2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (20.60m/67-07), Shot Put (13.51m/44-04).
Posted a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championship in the weight throw with a mark of 20.18m/66-02.5... Also competed in the shot put, finishing 12th with a season-best toss of 13.51m/44-04… Won the weight throw event at three meets, KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/20), DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/24/20) and Steve Miller Open (2/22/20)… Tallied a pair of second-place finishes in the weight throw, including a season-best mark of 20.60m/67-07 to claim runner-up honors at the Razorback Invitational (1/31/20).
2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (61.80m/202-09).
Advanced to the NCAA Championship (6/6/19), where she placed 21st in the hammer throw with a toss of 60.69m/199-01… Earned a third straight trip to nationals in the hammer with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/23/19) with a mark of 61.52m/201-10… Claimed her first-ever Big 12 title in the hammer, throwing 60.41m/198-02... Won hammer titles at the TCU Invitational (3/16/19) and Ward Haylett Invitational (3/4/19), including a season-best throw of 61.80m/202-09 came at the Ward Haylett Invitational.
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (21.17m/69-05).
Claimed her first-ever Big 12 title in the weight throw with a toss of 20.45m/676-01.25 to win her first-career conference championship... Threw better than 20 meters (65 feet or better) in all eight meets in the weight throw… Captured the weight throw title at three other meets, including the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/19), Razorback Invitational (1/25/19) and the Texas Tech Shootout (2/8/19)… Logged a season-best throw of 21.17m/69-05 to earn the title at the Razorback Invitational.
2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (64.77m/212-06).
Collected First Team All-America honors in the hammer throw with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/6/18) with season-best throw of 64.77m/212-06… The toss was the fourth-best throw in school history at the time… Earned a second straight trip to the national meet in the hammer with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/25/18) with a throw of 62.03m/203-06… Placed third at the Big 12 Championships in the hammer, recording a mark of 63.40m/208-00… Finished second in all four regular-season meets, throwing better than 62 meters (203 feet or better) in each one, including the Texas Invitational (4/13/18) and the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout (4/27/18).
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (21.20m/69-06.75).
Placed second at the Big 12 Championship in the weight throw with a toss of 20.72m/67-11.75... Collected six first-place finishes in the event, including the K-State Winter Invitational (12/9/17), Wildcat Invitational (1/6/18), KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/13/18), DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/2/18), Texas Tech Shootout (2/9/18) and the Nebraska Tune-Up (2/16/18)… Had a season-best throw of 21.20m/69-06.75 in the weight throw to place second at the Razorback Invitational (1/26/18), which is the third-best mark in school history.
2016-17
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (64.14m/210-05).
Collected Second Team All-America honors in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships (6/8/17) with a 15th-place finish with a toss of 62.30m/204-05… Earned her first trip to the national meet with a seventh-place finish in the event at the NCAA West Regional (5/26/17) with season-best mark of 64.14m/210-05… Placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship in the hammer with a throw of 59.60m/195-06… Tallied a second-place finish in the event at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25/17), along with third-place finishes at the Texas Invitational (4/14/17) and the Drake Relays (4/27/17).
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (20.11m/65-11.75).
Finished second at the Big 12 Championship in the weight throw with a toss of 19.88m/65-02.75… Earned second-place finishes in the event in six other meets, including a season-best mark of 20.11m/65-11.75 at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20/17).
Before K-State
Finished eighth in the 2013 World Youth Championships and second in the 2013 Nordic Junior Match... Was 17th in the 2013 European Junior Championships... Placed 15th at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
Personal
Born on June 22, 1996... Daughter of Robert Ingvaldsen and Elisabeth Slottholm... Has two siblings... Earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing in May 2021.
