Sasha Helfgott-Waters
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Plano
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- Major:
- Psychology
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- Minor:
- Studio Art
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's women's outdoor track & field team
PERSONAL RECORDS
Pole Vault: 3.10m, at Branwen Smith-King Invitational, Jan. 20, 2024
Long Jump: 4.05m, at USATF New England Indoor Championship, Feb. 23, 2025
Triple Jump: 9.99m, at USATF New England Indoor Championships, Feb. 18, 2024
SOPHOMORE • 2024-25
Won the pole vault (2.45m) and took fifth in the triple jump (9.07m) at the Beacon Invitational (Dec. 8) ... Competed in the triple jump (9.07m) at the Suffolk Relays (Jan. 11) ... Claimed eighth in the triple jump (8.99m) at the New Balance Collegiate Showdown (Jan. 18) ... Leapt 9.05 meters in the triple jump at the Harvard Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Took ninth in the triple jump (9.31m) at the Gordon Kelly Invitational (Feb. 15) ... Participated in the triple jump (9.10m) and long jmp (4.05m) at the USATF New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 23).
FRESHMAN • 2023-24
Finished fifth in the pole vault (2.90m) and triple jump (9.62m) at the Beacon Invitational (Dec. 10) ... Competed in the pole vault (3.05m) and triple jump (9.58m) at the Suffolk Ice Breaker Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Took sixth in the pole vault (3.10m) and 10th in the triple jump (9.66m) at the Branwen SMith-King Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Cleared 3.02m in the pole vault, good for 11th, at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26-27) ... Placed sixth in the triple jump (9.75m) at the Lynn Ruddy Invitational (Feb. 9-10) ... Secured eighth in the triple jump (9.99m) at the USATF New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 18).
ACADEMICS
CNE Winter/Spring All-Academic honoree in 2024-25 ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) ... Four-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • PLANO
Letterwinner and two-year at Plano ... Plano Pole Vault Record Holder ... Qualified for Illinois Girls Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field State Championships in 2022 and 2023 ... Illinois Girls Outdoor Track and Field State Championship finals qualifier in 2022 ... Three-time all-conference ... Four-time academic all-conference ... Member of National Honor Society ... Illinois State Scholar Class of 2023 Academic Achievement Award honoree ... Plano High School Class of 2023 Top 5 ... Plano High School 4.0 Honors Award ... 2023 AP Scholar Award ... AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
News mentions
The Suffolk women’s indoor track & field team delivered strong performances across the board on Sunday at the USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championship, hosted at Harvard’s Gordon Indoor Track.
Suffolk men’s and women’s indoor track & field is prepped for the USATF New England Indoor Track & Field Championship that is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22 at Harvard’s Gordon Indoor Track.
Suffolk women’s track & field was represented by a small contingent of competitors at Tufts Cupid Challenge Friday night at the Gantcher Field House.
Suffolk’s men’s and women’s indoor track & field team will split up for three local meets this weekend with Rams set to compete at the Crimson Open at Harvard, Boston University’s David Hemery Valentine Invite and Tufts Cupid Challenge.
A pair of Suffolk women’s indoor track & field program records were written Friday as the Rams competed at the River Hawk Invitational at the Track at New Balance.
Suffolk women’s track & field hosted the season-opening Suffolk Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday, December 6. The Rams delivered strong performances across the board, highlighted by several top finishes and personal bests.