2016-17 Men's Crew (Heavyweight)

Samuel Helms

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Ely, Minn.
  • Highschool Phillips Exeter Academy

Biography

2016-17 (Junior): Rowed 3V in victories against Harvard, at the Carnegie Cup, and the Blackwell Cup.

2015-16 (Sophomore): IRA All-Academic Team... Rowed 4V in victories at Eastern Sprints, against Dartmouth, and against Brown.

2014-15 (Freshman): Rowed in the 4V with dual-season wins over Brown, Columbia and Princeton... Rowed in the 4V that finished 6th at Eastern Sprints... Rowed in the 4+ that finished 9th at IRAs.

Before Yale: Captain of Phillips Exeter Academy varsity rowing team and four time letter winner... 1st at CanAmMex regatta in 2012 in the Men''s 8+.. 1st in the Junior 4+ and 8+ with Miami Rowing Club at Club Nationals in 2013... Graduated cum laude from Exeter... Ran on varsity winter track team for three years.

Personal: Member of Calhoun College... Son of Will and Mary... Brother of Cole and Phoebe... Started rowing thanks to coach/adviser Albert Leger''s encouragement... Studied Turkish in Istanbul the summer after his freshman year.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First Year

    6'3" 190 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'3" 190 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'3" 190 lbs