WICHITA- Newman Athletics announced Kayln Helm as its Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator. Helm brings more than four years of NCAA Division I compliance experience to the position, having served in compliance and student-athlete support roles at Wichita State University and Long Beach State University. Most recently, she has been the Associate Director of Full-Time MBA Programs at Southern Methodist University, where she oversees student success initiatives, orientation programming and academic advising.

In her new role, Helm will oversee the institution's NCAA compliance program, ensuring adherence to NCAA and conference legislation while providing education and support to coaches, staff and student-athletes. Helm will also serve as the Senior Woman Administrator. 

"From the beginning, I was drawn to Newman's strong sense of community," said Kayln Helm. "I'm excited to return to Wichita and work alongside an incredible campus community to create an environment where student-athletes can thrive both in the classroom and in competition. I'm ready to get to work and look forward to building meaningful relationships and supporting our student-athletes, coaches, and staff."

Prior to joining SMU, Helm served as Athletics Compliance Coordinator at Wichita State, where she managed athletics financial aid administration for 16 NCAA Division I programs, assisted with initial eligibility for incoming student-athletes, educated coaches and staff on NCAA and conference legislation, and helped implement Teamworks Compliance software across the department. Helm also held the role of Athletics Academic Coordinator at Wichita State, providing academic advising, monitoring eligibility and assisting prospective student-athletes through the admissions process. 

Before WSU, she worked as Athletics Compliance Assistant for Rules Education at Long Beach State, where she administered rules education and monitored recruiting and financial aid processes. 

"Newman Athletics is very excited for Kayln Helm to join the Jet family," said Athletic Director Kenyon Spears. "With the ever-changing landscape of college athletics, we were looking for a tireless worker that cared about the student athlete experience,  building relationships while collaborating with campus partners, and loved working with coaches. Kayln demonstrated knowledge of a complex compliance world during the process and came highly recommended to help build our staff and grow it to new heights." 

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Helm earned a Master of Education in Higher Education from Southern Methodist University in 2021 after completing a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science at Kansas State University in 2019. She has also been actively involved with the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), Women Leaders in Sports and Wichita State's Name, Image and Likeness Committee.
Helm will begin her duties on August 17th.