Senior Spotlight: Carson Helfrick, Penn State Mont Alto
Welcome to our Senior Spotlight series. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the PSUAC had to cancel its fall and winter sport seasons. This prevented several student-athletes from receiving a proper senior day and minimized opportunities for Player of the Week awards. In its place, we will highlight seniors from around the conference throughout the remainder of the semester.
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Name: Carson Helfrick
Campus: Mont Alto
Primary Sport: Golf
Hometown: Shippensburg, PA
High School: Shippensburg Area High School
Major: Physical Therapist Assistant
Academic Achievements: Dean’s List, PSUAC All-Aademic team
How did your Penn State education prepare you for life after graduation? The PTA program has prepared me for my future through hands on labs, structured lectures, and the goal to excel in the clinic and in my career.
How do you hope to be remembered by teammates and coaches? I hope to be remembered as a leader, a hard worker, and great teammate.
What is your favorite memory from playing your sport at Penn State? The trips up to University Park with my team.
What is the best advice you ever received from a coach or teammate that you would share with other student-athletes? That champions are made in the off season. Always working on your craft will translate into success during the season.
What are you most looking forward to post graduation? Or in your transition to University Park (or other campus) to finish your degree? I look forward to getting a job in an out patient clinic and then hopefully a sports clinic helping athletes and others return to 100%.
What are some of the tools or skills that you learned through all the years of playing your sport that you plan to instill once you enter the workforce? Golf has taught me patience, honor, and hard work I plan to take in life wherever I go.
What impact did athletics have on your experience as a college student? What is your favorite memory outside of athletics during your time as a student-athlete? As a college student, athletics allowed for me to make friendships outside of the class setting.
Please use this space to thank anyone you wish to acknowledge for their support during your academic and athletic career. I would like to thank my parents for teaching me the game of golf and supporting me through my athletic and academic career. Also, I would like to thank my coach and teammates for allowing me to compete and make memories together.