Head Coach Ron Helmer to be Inducted Into the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame
11/16/2019 10:53:00 AM | Cross Country, Track and Field
WASHINGTON— Indiana Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach Ron Helmer is set to be inducted into the Georgetown University Athletic Hall of Fame. The 29th annual Induction Ceremony and Reception will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020.
The Athletic Hall of Fame Citation is a University-wide award presented to a graduate of Georgetown or to a coach or administrator who qualifies for recognition on the basis of superior athletic achievement or contribution to athletics at Georgetown.
Before coming Indiana, Helmer served as the director and head coach at Georgetown University for eight years. He was promoted to director in July 1999 after serving as associate head coach with the Hoyas for seven seasons and assistant coach the five years prior. During his time with the Hoyas, 120 of his student-athletes earned a total of 342 All-America recognitions, including 41 student-athletes receiving 96 certificates. In addition, 219 student-athletes captured BIG EAST individual titles, including 67 after he became director. At the NCAA Championships, he guided 27 athletes or relay teams to a top-three finish, highlighted by four national champions - Joline Staeheli (mile, 1996), Miesha Marzell (1500m, 1996) and two distance medley relay champions (1997, 1999).
He saw his teams earn 22 top-10 finishes in NCAA Championship action, including a streak of 15 straight at the cross-country championships that ended in 2003. Among the top-10 finishes were seven top-four trophy finishes, including a third at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Championships and a fourth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Helmer led Hoya teams to the Championship of America relay titles at the Penn Relays, the latest being the 2004 men's 4x800m squad with a time of 7:13.75, the seventh-fastest time in collegiate history. He was part of 37 BIG EAST Championship teams and his student-athletes were honored 11 times as the Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete award winner, given to the student-athlete who best embodies academic and athletic excellence.
The Athletic Hall of Fame Citation is a University-wide award presented to a graduate of Georgetown or to a coach or administrator who qualifies for recognition on the basis of superior athletic achievement or contribution to athletics at Georgetown.
Before coming Indiana, Helmer served as the director and head coach at Georgetown University for eight years. He was promoted to director in July 1999 after serving as associate head coach with the Hoyas for seven seasons and assistant coach the five years prior. During his time with the Hoyas, 120 of his student-athletes earned a total of 342 All-America recognitions, including 41 student-athletes receiving 96 certificates. In addition, 219 student-athletes captured BIG EAST individual titles, including 67 after he became director. At the NCAA Championships, he guided 27 athletes or relay teams to a top-three finish, highlighted by four national champions - Joline Staeheli (mile, 1996), Miesha Marzell (1500m, 1996) and two distance medley relay champions (1997, 1999).
He saw his teams earn 22 top-10 finishes in NCAA Championship action, including a streak of 15 straight at the cross-country championships that ended in 2003. Among the top-10 finishes were seven top-four trophy finishes, including a third at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Championships and a fourth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Helmer led Hoya teams to the Championship of America relay titles at the Penn Relays, the latest being the 2004 men's 4x800m squad with a time of 7:13.75, the seventh-fastest time in collegiate history. He was part of 37 BIG EAST Championship teams and his student-athletes were honored 11 times as the Robert A. Duffey Scholar-Athlete award winner, given to the student-athlete who best embodies academic and athletic excellence.
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