Katie Helgason

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Greenfield Central
Hometown:
Greenfield, Ind.

2019-20 | JUNIOR
- Did not play

2018-19 | SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in 25 games
- Chipped in a season best six points against Urbana (12/30/18) and Buffalo (2/20/19)
- Played 19 minutes at Central Michigan (2/6/19) and against Toledo (2/23/19)
- Earned a scholarship after being a walk-on in 2018-19
- Averaged 8.9 minutes per game

2017-18 | FRESHMAN
- Made first collegiate appearance against Missouri State (11/13/17)
- Scored a season high seven points twice, last time vs. Bowling Green (1/24/18)
- Pulled down a season best 4 rebounds vs. Oakland City (12/10/17)
- Appeared in 15 games
- Played a season high 24 minutes against Oakland City (12/10/17)

HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year letterwinner at Greenfield-Central High School
- Four-time All-Conference honoree
- Ended her career with 799 points, 286 field goals made, 252 rebounds, 287 assists, and 177 steals
- Helped lead the team to a sectional championship in 2015
- Added a Hoosier Heritage Conference championship at Greenfield-Central in 2013
- Also lettered in soccer and track for the Cougars

NOTEWORTHY
- Helped Ball State to a perfect 11-0 non-conference start in 2017,which ranks the best start in program history
- Earned victories over Purdue, Vanderbilt, Butler, and Western Kentucky during the 2017-2018 season
- For the fifth time, in 2018, Ball State punched their ticket straight to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland
- Advanced to the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in 2018
- Ended the season 25-7, second best single season record in school history
- Career High in points 7 twice last time vs. Bowling Green (1/24/18)
- Career High in rebounds 4 vs. Oakland City (12/10/17)

PERSONAL
- Full Name: Katie Lynn Helgason
- Birthday: August 7, 1998
- Hometown: Greenfield, Indiana
- Major: Physical Education
- Parents: Jeff and Tracy Helgason (father Jeff played football at Taylor University)
- Siblings: Sisters: Karoline and Tayler Brother: Jimmy