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PCHS grad Jesse Helton leveling up to UNC Wilmington

Michele Roepke
Jul 28, 2022

PC High grad Jesse Helton throwing discus and breaking records. Photo: Joyce Helton

PARK CITY, Utah — Jesse Helton, Park City High School class of 2022, broke not one, not two, but three school track and field records before his graduation. Playing football growing up in Park City, he parlayed his skills to field events where he now holds the records for:

Discus
Indoor Shotput
Outdoor Shotput, after the previous record had stood for 18 years

Helton will attend the University of North Carolina Wilmington and play on their track and field team.

Helton checking out the school in North Carolina. Photo: Joyce Helton.

“I chose North Carolina because I want to study marine biology, and I have family in NC,” he said.

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