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AWARDS AND HONORS:
AAC Academic All Conference: 2022,2021,2020,2019
2025 NCAA East First Round Qualifier – 1500m
2024 All Big 12 – 1,500m
2021 AAC OUTDOOR All-CONFERENCE: 1500m (3rd), 800m (2nd)
2021 AAC CROSS COUNTRY All-CONFERENCE: 2020-21 (14th)
2021 NCAA OUTDOOR WEST FIRST ROUND QUALIFIER: 1500m
2020 AAC INDOOR ALL-CONFERENCE: Indoor DMR (Champion)
2024-25 SEASONS
2024 XC: Competed in five meets… Placed eighth in the 6k at the Sam Bell Invitational with a time of 18:58.1… Ran a 23:39.2 in the 8k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
2023-24 SEASONS
2024 ITF: Competed in five meets… Four top 10 finishes… At the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships, he clocked a career-best 1000m placing ninth (2:25.02)… Finished second in the mile at the 2024 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet (4:10.74).
2024 OTF: Participated in five meets… At the Clark Wood Open 2024, he notched a career-best 800m, securing second (1:51.65)… Had an incredible outing at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, with a ninth-place finish clocking a personal best of 3:42.08 in the 1500m preliminaries and a seventh-place finish in the 1500m final (3:44.16).
2023 XC: Seventh place finish in the 6k at the RedHawk Rumble logging a personal best time of 18:14.0.
Prior to UC: He spent the first four years of his career at Wichita State (2018-22) before attending Oklahoma for one year (2022)
Oklahoma: XC: As a sooner he only competed during the cross country season, appearing in only one race.
Wichita State: XC: Earned All Conference honors after placing 14th overall at the AAC Championships in 2020… Appeared twice at the NCAA Midwest regional with his best finish coming in 2021 where he placed 68th with a 10k time of 32:00.81… Holds a personal best 8k time of 24:13.7 which he ran at the Gans Creek Classic in 2021.
ITF: Was a member of the 2020 AAC Championship winning DMR team that posted a time of 10:01.78… In 2021 he ran his personal best mile with a time of 4:06.03 at the Washburn DI Challenge.
OTF: had a Break out year in 2021… Was a NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 1500m, where he places 28th overall with a time of 3:46.57… Earned AAC All-Conference honors in both the 1500m and 800m… He placed second overall in the 800m with a time of 1:52.19 and placed third in the 1500m with a personal best time of 3:43.98… Ran a personal best 5000m at the Rock Chalk Classic with a time of 14:24.66… Recorded his 800m personal best at the John McDonnell Invite with a time of 1:51.90. Earned four All-Conference honors while at WSU…
High School: Lettered four years in cross country, track and field...Was an eight-time OSSAA 6A state qualifier in cross country and track and field...Won the OSSAA 6A state cross country championship with a time of 15:47.0 on the 5K course...Was a three-time state champion in track and field his senior season, winning the 800m,
Personal: James "Jed" Helker is a native of Edmond Okla., born on July 20, 1999… Son of Eddy and Carolyn Helker… Has one older brother, Evan, and one older sister Hannah...Sister Hannah ran track at Oklahoma Baptist and the ran professionally for the Brooks Beasts… Evan played soccer at Oklahoma Christian University and father Eddy wrestled at Oklahoma State… Jed graduate WSU with a degree in Business Marketing in 2022 and will pursue a master in Sports Administration at UC.