Northwestern University Athletics
2013-14 Wrestling Roster

David Helmer
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McLean, Va.
- High School:
- Langley
2013-14 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results
2012-13 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results
2013-14: Won two matches during the year...Competed at Keystone Classic and defeated teammate Robert Coukos by 17-8 maj. dec...Competed at Wisconsin Open (12/7)..Defeated teammate Robert Coukos at 157 lbs. at Midlands Championships by 10-4 dec....Wrestled in a pair of duals during the year, competing in higher weight class of 174 lbs...Faced Illinois' Tony Dallago in Big Ten dual (2/9).
2012-13: Did not compete.
2011-12: Wrestled at 149 and 157 lbs. ... Competed at 149 lbs. at the Michigan State Open and Keystone Classic and at 157 lbs. at Midlands ... Went 2-6 overall, with a 9-2 decision over Brown's Ken Staub at the Keystone Classic and a 6-3 decision over Chicago's Jim Layton at Midlands ... 1-2 at Midlands.
2010-11: Picked up first career dual win against Wisconsin-Whitewater on Nov. 14 ... 4-2 at Eastern Michigan Open before falling to teammate Pierce Harger.
2009-10: Redshirt season ... Competed in six open tournaments during his redshirt season and compiled a 17-9 record ... Champion of both the Missouri Open and Dan Gable Open ... 4-3 at season-opening Eastern Michigan Open ... 0-2 at Midlands Championships, where he lost to Wisconsin's 157-pound starter Greg Burke by 5-2 decision.
High School: Two-time state champion in Virginia while wrestling for Langley ... Finished with a career varsity record of 161-16, including a 52-1 mark as a senior ... Four-time region champion ... Inducted into the Virginia Wrestling Hall of Fame as Student-Athlete of the Year ... Named a High School All-American by USA Wrestling, which ranked him ninth in the nation among seniors at 152 pounds ... Team captain ... Also played football and earned all-district honors as a tailback, scoring 15 touchdowns his senior year with more than 1,000 rushing yards.
Personal: Born David Robert Helmer ... Son of Dave and Eileen Helmer ... Father wrestled in college for Notre Dame ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell and Minnesota ... Majoring in sociology with a minor in business institutions.
Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L | Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. | Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
2010-11 | 6-6 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | -- | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2011-12 | 2-6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
2012-13 | Did | Not | Compete | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2013-14 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-12 | -- | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Career | 10-20 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-12 | -- | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |