UNCP Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Eastern Wayne High School for coach Jonathon Jones … Registered a 39-8 (.830) record as a senior after being ranked 10th in the state preseason poll … Named team most outstanding wrestler and turned in a third place finish at the conference championship … Rattled off a 37-11 (.771) clip as a junior en route to qualifying for the state tournament … Grabbed a runner-up finish at the conference championship … Also earned “Most Dedicated” award as a member of the Eastern Wayne football team.

PERSONAL: The son of Paula and Doug Helm was born on Aug. 31, 1994 … Maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at Eastern Wayne High School and graduated in the top half of his 236-member senior class … A biology major at UNCP.