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Wrestling
2004-05: Shared time at the 125 spot with Adam Baumgartner due to illness ... finished the season with an overall record of 18-17 and 7-5 in duals ... had one pin on the season in 3:00 ... placed third at the West Regional and earned a wild card bid to the NCAA tournament ... went 1-2 in his second trip to the national tournament, defeated Collin Cudd of Wisconsin 8-4 ... fell to the eventual national runnerup and seventh place finisher at 125. 2003-04: Grabbed solid control of the 125 slot ... wrestled in every dual, going 8-8 on the year ... won the West Regional title over Barrett Duell of Wyoming, 7-6 ... lost to eventual national champion Jason Powell of Nebraska in the first round ... did come away with one win over Jose Leon of Boston University ... marked five pins, with the quickest coming against Derek Finner of Nebraska-Omaha ... finished the season with a record of 24-17 ... was awarded the Most Improved Wrestler for 2003-04 season. 2002-03: Helegson and Chad Davis shared 125 spot throughout the year ... at the West Regional, lost to Heath Mckim of Air Force to place second ... just missed out on the wild card to compete at nationals in Kansas City ... in two of his last three meets, he recorded pins, the quickest coming against Sal Gonzales of Fresno State in 1:46 ... ended the year with a 9-14 mark. 2001-02: Redshirted. High School: Went 34-2 as a senior and ended his high school career with a record of 116-13 ... had the best winning percentage in Lake Mills' history at .899 ... three-time state qualifier, runner-up his senior season and finished in third place as a junior ... Lake Mills Wrestler of the Year ...Coached by Jamy Ball ... two-time state qualifier in cross country and all-conference in baseball and golf ... Wrestling USA ranked him 29th in the nation ... honor roll student. Personal: Born Nov. 17, 1982 ... son of Jon and Becky Helgeson ... has a brother, Dan ... majoring in health promotions.
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