Elly Henes

EmpowHER - Ally Henson

Wednesday, February 07

EmpowHER: Ally Henson

Thursday, November 30

Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes

Thursday, June 15

Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field

Wednesday, March 09

Five Track & Field Athletes Set to Compete in US Outdoor National Championships

Wednesday, July 30

28 Wolfpack Athletes Named to All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team

Friday, July 11

Grace Hartman- 2025 ACC Performer of the Year

Grace Hartman Named ACC Outdoor Track Women’s Performer of the Year

Monday, June 30

Wolfpack Freshmen Coleman and Hunt Set for National Stage at USATF U20s

Wednesday, June 18

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Green Hope

2021 NCAA Outdoor Champion - 5,000m

10x NCAA All-American:

2021 Outdoor 5,000m (First Team)
2021 Indoor 5,000m (First Team)
2021 Indoor 3,000m (Second Team)
2019 Cross Country
2019 Indoor 5,000m (Second Team)
2019 Indoor 3,000m (Second Team)
2018 Cross Country
2018 Outdoor 5,000m (Second Team)
2018 Indoor 5,000m (First Team)
2017 Cross Country

3x NCAA East Regional Qualifier:

2021 - 5,000m
2018 - 5,000m
2017 - 5,000m

6x ACC Champion:

2021 Outdoor 5,000m
2021 Indoor 3,000m
2021 Indoor DMR
2019 Cross Country
2018 Outdoor 5,000m
2018 Indoor 3,000m

2019 NCAA Southeast Regional Champion

13x All-ACC Performer:

2021 Outdoor - 5,000m (1st place)
2021 Outdoor - 3,000m (3rd place)
2021 Indoor - 3,000m (1st place)
2021 Indoor - DMR (1st place)
2019 Cross Country
2019 Indoor - 3,000m
2018 Cross Country
2018 Outdoor - 5,000m (1st place)
2018 Indoor - 3,000m (1st place)
2017 Cross Country
2017 Outdoor - 5,000m (6th place)
2017 Indoor - 3,000m (6th place)
2016 Cross Country

2x USATF Olympic Trials Qualifier:

2021 - 5,000m
2021 - 10,000m

9x All-ACC Academic Team:

2021 Outdoor
2019 Cross Country
2018-19 Indoor
2018 Cross Country
2018 Outdoor
2017-18 Indoor
2017 Cross Country
2017 Outdoor
2016-17 Indoor

3x USTFCCCA All-Academic:

2019 Cross Country
2017 Cross Country
2016 Cross Country

2021 ACC Women's Outdoor Track Performer of the Year
2021 ACC Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year
2019 ACC Women's Cross Country Performer of the Year
2019 NCAA Southeast Region Women's Performer of the Year
2019 ACC Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
2018 ACC Women's Indoor Track Performer of the Year
4x All-Region Cross Country Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Collegiate-Best Marks

2021 Outdoor Track & Field:

Became NC State’s first national champion in any event since 2002 when she won the 5000m NCAA title, running a 15:28.05 for First Team All-American honors
Recorded a personal best and school record in the 5000m at West Coast Relays, running a 15:18.75 that, at the time, was the 10th-fastest NCAA outdoors mark in history
Claimed her second career outdoor 5000m ACC title in addition to garnering First Team All-ACC status (15:34.69)
Placed third in the 1500m at the ACC Championship, setting a school record of 4:10.23 at earning First Team All-ACC accolades
Qualified for the 5000m at the NCAA East Preliminary meet
Never finished lower than sixth place in any meet in 2021

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:

Placed third in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships, garnering First Team All-America honors with a time of 15:49.86
Tabbed Second Team All-American accolades in the 3000m, finishing in 12th
Set personal, school, meet and facility records in the 3000m as the ACC Champion in the event (9:00.53)
Was part of the ACC Champion DMR squad that ran the second-fastest time in program history of 11:07.64
Tabbed the fastest times in 2021 by a member of the Wolfpack in the women’s mile (4:42.02) and 3000m (9:00.53)
Ran in the 3000m and 5000m at the Virginia Beach Invitational, finishing in first place and second place, respectively
Claimed second place in the DMR at the Camel City Invitational

2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:

Did not compete

2019 Cross Country:

Capped off an incredibly decorated senior campaign with All-America honors. Became first female runner since 1984 to become an All-American in three consecutive years and is just the fifth woman in NC State history to garner All-America honors in cross country three or more times
Placed a career-best 10th at the NCAA Championships in 20:20.7
Claimed individual ACC and NCAA Southeast Regional titles after finishing as runner-up at both of those races in 2018. Named conference and regional performer of the year.
Led the field by over 11 seconds with a 20:37.4 for the win at the conference meet
Also claimed an individual title in the Pack's season opener with a first-place finish at the adidas XC Challenge
Finished in the top 15 at every meet during the 2019 season

2019 Outdoor Track & Field:

Did not compete

2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:

earned Second Team All-American status in the 3000m and 5000m
earned First Team All-ACC in 3000m
placed second at ACC Championships in 3000m with a time of 9:24.38
broke her own school record on her way to a first-place finish in the 5,000m in her season debut at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic with a time of 15:41.63
was the first collegiate to finish at the Camel City Elite in the 3000m with a time of 9:01.72, a personal-best, finishing in fifth place

2018 Cross Country:

Finished as NC State's top runner in every meet during the 2018 season
Became an All-American for the second season in a row with a career-best 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, clocking in at 20:11.6
Runner-up at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 6K personal record of 19:47.6
Took second place at the ACC Championships, the best conference finish of her career, with a time of 20:16.3

2018 Outdoor Track & Field:

Won an ACC title in the 5,000m
Set a season and personal best 5,000m mark at the Raleigh Relays to open the season
Placed first in the 1,00m at the Charlotte Invitational, crossing the finish line with a 4:18.76 PR
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 5,000m, where she placed fourth overall in 16:15.24 to punch her ticket to her first NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance
Gained All-American status for the third time in her sophomore year as she placed 16th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Championships

2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:

Ran a personal best time in the Mile at the Keydet Invitational running 4:50.20
Runner-up finish in the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic running a personal best time of 9:07.93
Placed 7th at the ACC Championship in the Distance Medley Relay running the 1600m leg
ACC Champion in the 3000m with a time of 9:18.67
Set an indoor NC State Record in the 5000m with a time of 15:43.84
Earned First Team All-American Honors in the 5000m with a 7th place finish at the NCAA Championship

2017 Cross Country:

Competed at six meets during her sophomore campaign for the Wolfpack
Claimed All-America honors with a 32nd-place finish at the NCAA National Championships, clocking in at 20:35.29 (Nov. 18)
One of the nation's most improved runners, beating her 2016 Nationals performance by 127 places
Named All-Region for the second-straight season, finishing 6th at the 2017 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (Nov. 10)
Fourth-place finisher at the ACC Championships, posting a 6K PR of 20:02.8 to claim All-ACC accolades (Oct. 27)
Finished 22nd at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, running a mark of 20:15.8 (Oct. 13)
Named ACC Performer of the Week for the first time of her career on Oct. 4
Clocked a personal-best 5K of 16:42.9 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite
Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the adidas XC Challenge, notching a time of 17:00.8 at the Pack's home meet (Sept. 15)

2017 Outdoor Track & Field:

Competed in her first career NCAA East Regional, placing 18th in the women's 5K with a time of 16:37.48
Took home Second Team All-ACC honors with a sixth-place finish in the women's 5K at the ACC Outdoor Championships
Placed second in the women's 3K at the Penn Relays
Ran her fastest 1,500m of the season at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 4:23.17
Opened the outdoor season finishing third in the women's 5K at the Raleigh Relays, posting an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 16:01.73

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:

Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the women's 3K, placing sixth with a 9:29.59 performance at the ACC Indoor Championships
Part of the women's DMR team that placed sixth at the ACC meet
Posted her fastest indoor 3K time at the Iowa State Classic with a mark of 9:28.03 to place 13th
Finished third overall in the women's 3K at the Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
Made her collegiate track debut at the Hokie Invitational, placing 5th in the women's mile

2016 Cross Country:

Ran unattached at the adidas XC Challenge where she finished sixth with a time of 17:10.3.
Made her Wolfpack debut at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, placing 44th in 17:04.1.
At the Wisconsin Invitational, crossed the line in 21:06.7 for 71st place.
Earned All-ACC honors at the conference championship after placing 13th in 20:26.2.
Garnered All-Region honors at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing 19th with a time of 20:59.8.
At the NCAA Championships, posted a time of 21:06.4 to take 159th place.

Prep/Personal:

2016 NCHSAA 4A Indoor State Championship MVP
2x NB Indoor Nationals 3,000m & 2-mile qualifier
2015 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 1 mile qualifier
2016 Penn Relays Carnival 1 mile Qualifier
3x Nike Cross Nationals Qualifier 2013-15
2014 Nike Cross All-American
3x Nike Cross Southeast Region qualifier 2013-15
3x NCHSAA State Champion (2015 3,200m outdoor, 2015 3,200m indoor, 2015 indoor 1,600m)
4x NCHSAA Track State Championships runner up
2014 NCHSSAA XC State Champion
2015 NCHSSA XC Runner Up
2013 NCHSSA XC 3^rd Place
3x N&O Cross Country Runner of the Year 2013-15
Daughter of Wolfpack standouts Bob and Laurie Henes, Laurie is the current women's XC head coach
Coached by Roger Collins at Green Hope