# Helen Schlachtenhaufen

Helen Schlachtenhaufen (born March 14, 1995) is an American middle-distance runner.

## Professional

Helen Schlachtenhaufen signed with Nike in 2021.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing United States ||||||
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:10.43 |
| 2023 | World Athletics Road Running Championships | Riga, Latvia | 17th | Mile | 4:40.28 |

## NCAA

Schlachtenhaufen earned NCAA Division I All-American Second Team honors at 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Schlachtenhaufen's senior year at Dartmouth in 2017, she captured the Ivy League title for the indoor mile for the second time and set a new Dartmouth record in the 1,500 meters (4:11.15) before graduating with a degree in psychology.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Dartmouth Big Green ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 16th | 1500 m | 4:20.43 |
| 2017 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Yale University | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:29.97 |
| 2017 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Yale University | 12th | 800 m | 2:13.55 |
| 2017 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Yale University | 4th | 4x800 m | 8:45.70 |
| 2017 | Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 1st | Mile | 4:46.25 |
| 2017 | Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Fort Washington Avenue Armory | 2nd | DMR | 11:26.21 |
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of North Florida | 82nd | 1500 m | 4:31.66 |
| 2016 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Princeton University | 9th | 1500 m | 4:31.91 |
| 2016 | Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Cornell University | 1st | Mile | 4:53.44 |
| 2016 | Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Cornell University | 7th | DMR | 11:57.00 |
| 2015 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Pennsylvania | 8th | 1500 m | 4:37.23 |
| 2015 | Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Harvard University | 9th | Mile | 5:00.34 |
| 2015 | Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships | Harvard University | 7th | 4x880 yards | 9:13.33 |
| 2014 | Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Yale University | 11th | 1500 m | 4:33.56 |

## High school

In the 2013 Illinois High School Association aka IHSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships; Helen Schlachtenhaufen placed 11th in the 1600 meters in 5:07.59.
As a senior in 2012, Helen Schlachtenhaufen placed 61st in IHSA Class AAA State XC Championship in 17:46.0.
As a junior at the 2012 IHSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships; Helen Schlachtenhaufen, Caroline Marwede, Lisa Bennatan, Erin Malles placed 7th in the 4x800 meters in 9:39.50.
Schlachtenhaufen held the Lake Forest High School (Illinois) 800 m school record from 2013 to 2017 with her time of 2:18.33 and 1600 m school record of 5:03.63 from 2013 to 2017 when Emma Milburn reset both records.

## Personal bests

| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue |
| Indoor track | One mile | 4:23.94 | February 11, 2023 | The Armory |
| Indoor track | 3000m | 8:53.39 | February 13, 2021 | Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex |
| Outdoor track | 800m | 2:01.05 | Jun 24th, 2021 | Hayward Field |
| Outdoor track | 1500m | 3:59.71 | June 30, 2024 | Hayward Field |
| Outdoor track | One mile | 4:27.09 | Jun 7th, 2018 | Concord, MA |
| Outdoor track | 3000m | 8:44.42 | May 27, 2022 | Hayward Field |
| Outdoor track | 5000m | 15:30.83 | May 16, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA |