Tegan Helms

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Wilton
Hometown:
Wilton, Conn.

Career Highlights
• 2018 Second Team All-Atlantic 10

2018 (Senior)
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• One of nine Spiders to start all 20 games
• 25 caused turnovers were third on the team
• Collected 38 ground balls, good for fourth on the team
• Won three draw controls
• Matched career high with four caused turnovers vs. George Washington (4/8)
• Matched career high with four ground balls on three occasions

2017 (Junior)
• Saw action in all 20 games on defense, making 17 starts
• Finished second on the team with 17 caused turnovers
• Collected 21 ground balls and won eight draw controls on the year
• Tied career high with four caused turnovers at William & Mary (3/25)

2016 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in all 19 games, starting 17
• Finished third on the team with 19 caused turnovers
• Collected 23 ground balls, which tied for fourth on the team
• Won 18 draw controls

2015
• Transferred from Columbia, did not play

2014 (Freshman, at Columbia)
• Played in all 14 games on the season for the Lions, making 12 starts
• Posted double-digit ground balls with 11 on the year
• Scored first career goal in an 11-0 win at Mount St. Mary's
• Registered first career assist in tough battle against Harvard

Prep
• Four-year starter and senior captain at Wilton High School, which won a pair of State Championships (2010 & 2011) and two more State Runner-Up nods
• Earned three All-State, All-Area and All-FCIAC honors
• Still stands at Wilton's all-time points leader for midfielders, scoring 242 goals and assisting on 63 others (305 total points)
• Alsp played for NewLax Lacrosse for club play
• Started four seasons and served as senior captain for the Wilton Warriors soccer squad, earning a pair of All-State awards and All-FCIAC honors
• Member of National Honor Society and recipient of Arthur J. Wall, Jr. Award and Scholarship

Personal
• Daughter of Kathy and Zack Helms
• Has two older siblings, Clay and Chelsea
• Birthday is September 11

(some bio information courtesty of Columbia Sports Information Office)