Luke Helstrom

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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
St. Joe’s Prep.

Awards:
IRA 1V Silver Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 1V Silver Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 2V Bronze Medal (2024)
Second Team All-Ivy (2026)

2026: Rowed on the 1V in every race … helped the 1V win silver at the IRA National Championships, which contributed to a second-place finish in the team point standings … helped the 1V win silver at Eastern Sprints, which contributed to the Tigers’ 17th Jope Cup championship for most team points … part of victories over Navy, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Georgetown and Yale

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.