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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Helana Napiorkowski

Helana Napiorkowski

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Austin Catholic
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times
 

Career Highlights:

  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024)
  • Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)

2024:
  • Placed 89th in 20:27.7 at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
  • Was 96th in 20:09.9 at the Louisville Classic
  • Earned 79th in 24:07.1 at the Falcon Invitational
  • Posted a time of 24:12.0 for 76th at the Horizon League Championship
  • Set a PR of 23:08.2 for 190th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships

2023:
  • Took part in all six races as a rookie and was in the top three on the team on four occasions 
  • Clocked a 20:20 for 23rd in her collegiate debut at the Michigan Open
  • Claimed 69th in 19:46 at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
  • Posted a time of 19:57 for 165th at the Liv In The Lou Classic
  • Recorded her 5k season low of 19:18 for 24th at the Canisius Alumni Classic
  • In her first 6k race, she registered 23:50 for 63rd at the Horizon League Championships
  • Ended her freshman season 210th in 24:35 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships

Prior To Detroit Mercy:
  • Lettered in basketball, cross country and track and field
  • In cross country, she was a two-time team captain, two-time All-Catholic honoree and a two-time state qualifier
  • As a senior, she broke the school 5k record
  • In track, as a senior, she was All-State in the 3200-meters taking seventh place at the state championships
  • Also All-Catholic and claimed sixth at the Macomb County Championship in the 3200m, receiving All-County honors
  • As a junior, she broke school records in the 800 and 3200m and was a state qualifier in the 1600 and 3200m
  • All-League honors at the Catholic High School League Championships in both events
  • Helped her team to a regional championship as a sophomore and was a state qualifier for 1600m and 4x400-meter relays
  • Graduated holding school records in the 800, 1600 and 3200m as well as the 4x400

Personal:
  • Daughter of Audra and Jared Napiorkowski
  • Has an older sister, who graduated from the University
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because she felt most drawn to the atmosphere of the campus
  • A Communications major

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

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  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2025Junior

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