The USA South Athletic Conference will once again give a nostalgic look at institutional staff members each Friday as a part of the Conference's #FlashbackFriday initiative. The Conference will showcase an individual's past, both in visual and written forms, detailing where they have been and how they currently serve their athletic department. To view this week's submission, please see below and make sure to follow the hashtag #FlashbackFriday on the USA South's X (@usa_south) and Instagram (@usa_south) social media platforms throughout the year.

William Helms - Methodist University - Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track & Field Coach

• Former men's cross country and track & field student-athlete at Methodist (2002-06).
• Competed on three Monarch cross country teams that qualified for NCAA Southeast Regionals.
• Earned All-Mason-Dixon Conference honors in the distance medley relay.
• Graduated from Methodist in 2006 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Elementary Education in 2006.
• Earned a Master's degree in Sports Administration from UNC Pembroke in 2013.
• Taught for 13 years in Cumberland County (N.C.) Schools, grades 1-4 (Fall 2006-Spring 2019).
• Was head cross country and wrestling coach at Pine Forest (N.C.) High School (2011-13).
• Started at Methodist as Assistant Cross Country coach in the fall of 2014.
• Promoted to Head Cross Country coach in the fall of 2023.
• Has served as an assistant for the Methodist track & field program since the fall of 2013.
• Also serves as the Methodist Student-Athlete Advisor Committee's (SAAC) staff advisor.