Maddie Heller TFRRS page (season/career statistics)
Updated on May 21, 2024
Collegiate Bests
5k (XC): 19:05.1 (Sept. 1, 2023 at Big West Preview – Nipomo, Calif.)
6k (XC)^: 21:35.8 (Oct. 15, 2022 at Highlander Invitational – Riverside, Calif.)
1,500m (Outdoor)^: 4:50.24 (Mar. 26, 2022 at PLNU Invitational – San Diego)
3,000m (Outdoor)^: 10:19.97 (Apr. 8, 2022 at UCSD Triton Invitational – San Diego)
5,000m (Outdoor): 17:36.72 (Apr. 26, 2024, at Steve Scott Invitational – Irvine, Calif.)
10,000m (Outdoor): 36:32.55 (May 9, 2024, at MW Championships – Clovis, Calif.)
^Competing for University of San Diego
SDSU Records
10,000m (Outdoor): 36:32.55 (10th all-time)
NCAA Cross Country West Regionals (6k)
2023: 174th (out of 253) – 22:12.2 (Nov. 10 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex – Sacramento, Calif.)
2022^: 173rd (out of 249) – 21:51.4 (Nov. 11 at Chambers Bay Golf Course – Seattle, Wash.)
2021^: 178th (out of 235) – 23:02.0 (Nov. 12 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex – Sacramento, Calif.)
^Competing for University of San Diego
Mountain West Cross Country Championships
2023: 66th (out of 101) – 22:41.3 (Oct. 27 at Eagle Island State Park – Eagle, Idaho)
Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2024: 11th (36:32.55 – 10,000m)
2023-24 Season
Cross Country: Competed in all five meets during the season … Finished 174th at the NCAA West Region Championships … Finished 66th at the Mountain West Championships … Set a personal best 5k time of 19:05.1 in the season opener, her Aztec debut … Ran a season-best 6k of 21:38.4 at the Highlander Invitational … Finished among the top five Aztec finishers in every race.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in five meets during her first outdoor season as an Aztec … Finished 11th in the 10,000m at the MW Championships with a 36:32.55, the 10th fastest time in program history … That time surpassed her previous PR of 36:46.06 set a month prior at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Also ran a PR of 17:36.72 in the 5,000m in a victory of the open section at the Steve Scott Invitational.
2022-23 Season (at San Diego)
Cross Country: Finished 173rd at the NCAA West Region Championships … Finished 61st at the West Coast Championships … Ran a career best 21:35.8 6k at the Highlander Invitational … Also raced at the Mark Covert Classic (5k), UCR Invitational (6k) and Loyola Lakefront Invitational (6k).
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2021-22 Season (at San Diego)
Cross Country: Finished 178th at the NCAA West Region Championships with a 23:02.0 … Finished 61st in the West Coast Conference Championships with a 23:21.2 … Won the USD Invite 6k, crossing the line in 22:54.3.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Participated in seven meets, running in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m … Ran a career best 4:50.24 in the 1,500m at the PLNU Invitational … Ran a career best 10:19.97 in the 3,000m at the Triton Invitational … Won the Cal State LA Twilight 5,000m race with a time of 18:08.85.
High School
A two-year letter winner at Capistrano Valley High School … Was named the track and cross country MVP … Qualified for the CIF-Southern Section finals in the 3200m … Won the 1600m at the 2021 Orange County Championships … Her high school best in the 3200m was an 11:11 … Received an IB diploma … Also played soccer her freshman and sophomore years.
Personal
Madeleine “Maddie” Grace Heller was born Sept. 4, 2003 in Champaign, Ill. … Daughter of David and Jacqueline Heller … Hobbies include surfing, reading, going to the beach, cliff jumping, and tree climbing … Majoring in biology with an emphasis in marine biology.
Maddie Heller Season 2023
ClassJunior
HometownSan Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Previous SchoolUniversity of San Diego
Cross Country
Track and Field Set for Mountain West Championships
Cross Country
Two Aztecs Record Top Five Times at UC Irvine
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Track and Field Set for Final Week of Regular Season
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Aztecs Competing at Mt. SAC Relays
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Distance Runners Record Two Top Ten Times on Friday
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Aztecs Head to APU for Bryan Clay Invitational
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Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season in Fullerton
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Distance Runners Set to Begin Outdoor Season
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Aztecs Earn 43 Academic All-Mountain West Honors
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Cross Country Wraps Up Season at NCAA West Regionals
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Cross Country Set for NCAA West Regionals on Friday
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Cross Country Set for Final Regular Season Meet
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Jessica Kain Leads Aztecs in Season Opening Meet
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Cross Country Set to Open Season at Cal Poly
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Aztec Running in CSUSM's Cougar Challenge Saturday
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