Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site

Helena Lindsay

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Sophomore
Class
Yokohama, Japan
Hometown
Kanazawa Senior High School
High School
Instagram
Helena  Lindsay  - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

NCAA Championships
2022: 3,000 Steeplechase (19th)

NCAA East Preliminaries
2022:
3,000 Steeplechase

All-ACC:
2022 Outdoor:
3000m (2nd Team)

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2022 Outdoor
• Placed first in the 1500m at the Virginia Open (4:33.72)
• Placed 10th at Raleigh Relays in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:20.92
• Recorded PB 5k time of 16:26.97 at the Duke Invitational where she placed fourth
• Recorded a then-best 10:16.63 time in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase at the ACC Championships with a time of 10:05.68
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 3,000 steeplechase
• Clocked a PB 10:02.27 in the 3,000 steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminaries to advance to the NCAA Championships
• Placed 19th in the 3,000 steeplechase at the NCAA Championships
• Named to All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 Indoor 
• Placed fifth in the 3k at the Hokie Invitational (9:38.83)
• Set a personal best in the mile at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet (4:52.16)
• Set a personal best in the 3000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (3:27.53)
• Competed in the 3k and 5k at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Cross Country
• Runner-up at Virginia Invitational (5k/17:25.2)
• Was fourth at Spider Alumni Open (2m/11:02.4)
• Ran PB 17:14.2 for 5k at Joe Piane Invitational
• Ran 22:23.9 at the ACC Championships
• Posted 21:41.7 at the Southeast Region Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Race in 3000m steeplechase and 5000m at ACC Championships
• Won 3000m steeplechase at Virginia Invitational with PB (10:25.50) that ranked ninth on UVA all-time performance list
• Posted then-PB (10:37.80) in 3000m steeplechase at UVA Opener to finish second
• Had PB (16.48.63) in 5000m at Raleigh Relays
• Ran her first 1500m (4:39.33) at Virginia Challenge
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2021 Indoor
• Competed in 3000 and 5000 at ACC Championships
• Had PB in both events – 3000 (9:45.63), 5000 (16:56.41)

2020 Cross Country
• Did not compete in the fall regular season

2020 Outdoor 
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor 
• Did not compete

2019 Cross Country 
• Competed at the ACC and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships
• Was Virginia’s fourth finisher at the Southeast Regional Championships
• Was the Cavaliers fifth runner to cross the finish line at the ACC Championships

2019 Outdoor 
• Finished second at the William & Mary Triangular in the 5000m run
• Ran a time of 17:12.84 in the 5000m at the William & Mary Triangular
• Recognized to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19 Indoor
• Placed 36th in the 3000m at the ACC Championships
• Captured a career-best time of 9:58.45 at the Iowa State Classic
• Ran a career-best time of 5:05.24 in the mile at the Liberty Flames Invite
• Finished sixth in the mile at the Liberty Flames Invite

2018 Cross Country 
• Was the third Cavalier to finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship, placing 45th with a time of 21:08.01
• Placed 55th at the ACC Championships

Background
• Finished first in the 2000m steeplechase at the All-Japan High School Meet
• Placed in the top 8 at the National Sports Festival four consecutive years
• Two-time South Kanto Region champion in the 1500m
• Placed 11th in the 101st Japan National Track and Field Championships
• Inter-Prefecture Ekiden long distance relay representative and Japan National High School Meet athlete
• Yokohama city track MVP in 9th grade

Personal
• Majoring in urban and environmental planning
• Daughter of Dhugal John Lindsay and Mikiko Lindsay
• Has one brother, Kai, and one sister, Maia