2025 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster
Helstrom, Luke

Luke Helstrom
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joe’s Prep.
Bio
Awards:
Eastern Sprints 2V Bronze Medal (2024)
2025: Helped the 2V finish fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … part of the 2V that finished fourth at Eastern Sprints and helped the Tigers finish second in the team point standings … part of the 2V that defeated Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown and Navy
2024: Rowed in the 2V all year … Led the 2V to a win over Navy, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Harvard in the regular season … Helped the 2V to bronze at Eastern Sprints … Paced the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
St. Joe’s Prep: Helped boat to three Mid-Atlantic Championships … Boat won the Stotesbury Cup and finished second twice … Rowed 8+ to fourth at nationals and second at the Head of the Charles twice …. Team won the PCL title all four years … Fastest Lightweight on team three times … Also lettered in cross country and indoor Track and Field … Member of the National Honor Society … Gold Medal for the National Latin Exam … Two-time Silver Medal in the National Spanish Exam … AP Scholar.
Personal: Son of Amy and James Helstrom … Has a sister, Emma and two brothers, Gunnar, and Rex … Sister, Emma, ran track and cross country at Wisconsin.
Eastern Sprints 2V Bronze Medal (2024)
2025: Helped the 2V finish fourth in the Grand Final at IRAs … part of the 2V that finished fourth at Eastern Sprints and helped the Tigers finish second in the team point standings … part of the 2V that defeated Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown and Navy
2024: Rowed in the 2V all year … Led the 2V to a win over Navy, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Harvard in the regular season … Helped the 2V to bronze at Eastern Sprints … Paced the 2V to sixth at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
St. Joe’s Prep: Helped boat to three Mid-Atlantic Championships … Boat won the Stotesbury Cup and finished second twice … Rowed 8+ to fourth at nationals and second at the Head of the Charles twice …. Team won the PCL title all four years … Fastest Lightweight on team three times … Also lettered in cross country and indoor Track and Field … Member of the National Honor Society … Gold Medal for the National Latin Exam … Two-time Silver Medal in the National Spanish Exam … AP Scholar.
Personal: Son of Amy and James Helstrom … Has a sister, Emma and two brothers, Gunnar, and Rex … Sister, Emma, ran track and cross country at Wisconsin.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
Thank You for Roaring Forward on TAGD 2021
Wednesday, December 01