Bella Heikes

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Johnston
Hometown:
Johnston, Iowa

Awards and Honors
USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region XC (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (T&F: 2024, 2025; XC: 2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (XC: 2023, 2024; T&F: 2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F22, S23, F23, S24, F24, S25)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2022)

Personal Bests

800m	2:12.47	2022 Indoor
	2:14.49	2022 Outdoor
1,500m	4:17.41	2025 Outdoor
Mile	4:37.70	2025 Indoor
3,000m	10:24.43	2019 Outdoor
5,000m	15:59.06	2025 Outdoor

2024-25
Outdoor: One of three Cyclones to qualify in multiple events at NCAA West Prelims ... finished 25th in the 5K and 39th in the 1,500m ... advanced to the 1,500m final at Big 12 Championships and finished ninth with 4:18.02 ... clocked an all-time 1,500m best of 4:17.41 (No. 4 ISU) at Bryan Clay ... opened season with a 15:59.06 5K (No. 10 ISU) at Raleigh Relays, becoming the 10th woman in ISU history to break 16 ... anchored the silver-medalist DMR to 11:09.58 (No. 2 ISU) and placed ninth in the 1,500m (4:21.35) at Drake Relays.
Indoor: Big 12 silver medalist in the mile with a PR of 4:37.70 ... ... fourth-fastest miler in ISU history ... ran 4:41.37 in prelims ... also ran the mile at the BU Valentine Invite (4:39.34) and Razorback Invite (4:46.11).
XC: Competed in five meets as one of Iowa State's top three individuals all season... earned all-region status with a top 20 finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional... finished 18th with a 6K time of 20:22.5 in Peoria... ran to a 40th place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 20:51.2... earned a top 100 finish at the loaded Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, running 21:24.3 in the first 6K race of the season.

2023-24
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500m and finished 26th in 4:22.84 ... hit an all-time best in the 1,500m of 4:17.56 (No. 4 ISU) while scoring at Big 12 Championships finishing eighth ... placed fourth in the 1,500m (4:22.10) and ran second leg of the silver-medal winning 4x1,600m relay who clocked 19:06.26, just off the school record ... placed second in her section with a season-opening 4:25.73 at the Stanford Invite ... also ran the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invite in 4:26.74.
Indoor: Led off the distance medley relay that took third at Big 12 Championships and set the eight-fastest performance in school history of 11:20.89 … placed 15th with a 3,000m personal best of 9:40.55 at conference … claimed a mile PR of 4:46.82 for 32nd at the Husky Classic … finished third in the mile at the Razorback Invite with 4:49.74 and fourth with 4:49.62 at the Cyclone Open.
XC: Participated in five meets including Iowa State’s 20^th-place finish at the NCAA Championships… finished seventh at the Cyclone Preview with a collegiate-best 5K time of 17:00.5… posted a collegiate-best 6K time of 20:47.4 at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 32^nd overall… competed at the National Championships, finishing with a time of 21:08.4.

2022-23
Outdoor: Redshirted.
Indoor: Redshirted.
XC: Squad member, did not compete.

2021-22
Outdoor: Ran for Iowa State at five meets … finished 14th in the 1,500m run (4:34.73) at the Big 12 Championships … ran to personal best 4:27.93 in the 1,500m run at the Bryan Clay Invitational … was member of seventh-place 4x800m relay (8:54.76) and 10th-place distance medley relay (11:40.62) at the Drake Relays … also competed at the Sun Angel Classic and Raleigh Relays.
Indoor: Competed in five meets … was member of seventh-place distance medley relay (11:36.12) and finished ninth in the 1,000m run (2:54.08) at the Big 12 Championships … clocked personal best 2:12.47 in the 800m run at the Iowa State Classic … went a PR 4:50.38 in the mile at the Razorback Invitational … also competed at the Cyclone Open and the ISU Holiday Invite.
XC: Ran for Iowa State at the Hawkeye Invitational, finishing 46th.

High School
Four-time Class 4A Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships qualifier, finishing fourth as a senior and fifth as a junior … qualified for the NXR Heartland Regional Championships as a sophomore and junior, taking 12th place in 2019 … in track and field, finished seventh in the 1,500m and 11th in the 3,000m at the 2019 Iowa Class 4A State Championships.

Personal
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