Northeastern University Athletics

Awards:

• CRCA Scholar Athlete (2021)
• CRCA Scholar Athlete (2022)
• All-CAA Conference Honors (2022)

2021-22:

• 2x CAA Boat of the Week Winner (4/12 and 5/03)
• Helped varsity eight win the Woodbury Cup beating Columbia and Navy with a time of 6:26.435
• Placed fifth in grand finale of the Sunshine Invitational with a time of 6:35.40
• In the six position for a first-place win in the CAA Rowing Championship crossing the line with a time of 6:30.69
• At NCAAs placed second in the D Final with the first varsity eight in a time of 6:46.209

2020-21: 

• Earned All-CAA honors
• As the stroke seat for the first varsity eight crew, finished second in the D Final at the NCAA Championships with a final time of 6:49.8 (5/30)
• Two-time CAA Boat of the Week with first varsity eight crew in race against Syracuse (4/14) and race securing the Women's Council Cup over BU (5/5)
• Stroked the varsity eight to a first-place finish over BU, URI and BC with a time of 7:33.2 securing the Women's Council Cup (5/2)
• Sat as the six seat in a victorious race against BU and UMass finishing at 7:00.96 (4/18)
• As the stroke seat for the first-place varsity eight boat, secured the CAA title with a time of 6:35.1 at the CAA Championships (5/16)

2019-20: 

• Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
• Stroked the championship eight crew to a top-20 finish at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
• Helped lead varsity eight to a sixth-place finish at the Head of the Housatonic (10/12)
• Led the varsity eight to the fastest time (13:35.8) in the second varsity race at the Foot of the Charles (11/16)

2018-19: 

• Sat in the five seat for the first varsity as they placed second with a time of 6:46.5 at the CAA Championships (5/19)
• Was the five seat for the first varsity as they placed second in the D final with a time of 6:33.3, finishing 20th at the NCAA Championships (5/31-6/2)

2017-18: 

• Led the second varsity to a fifth-place finish in the C Final with a time of 6:46.3 at the NCAA Championships (5/26)
• Helped lead team to CAA Championship with a first-place finish in the second varsity eight with a time of 7:13.2
• Raced the 10th-fastest time in the varsity eight at the Foot of the Charles (11/10)

Before NU: Competed for seven seasons for Saratoga Springs High School on the women's rowing crew and three seasons on the cross-country skiing team ... Sailed competitively for eight years ... Placed ninth at the Butterfly Nationals (2015) ... Second-place finish at Lake Champlain Regatta ... Five-time NYS Champion in 8+ (2013, '15, '16, '17), 2- (2014) ... Three-time SRAA champion in 8+ ... U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals runner-up (2016) ... U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals fourth-place finish in 4x ... Finished fourth-place at the Head of the Charles (2014, '16) ... Received the Saratoga Rowing Association Service Award (2015) ... Athletic Director's Award winner in Cross-Country Skiing (2017).

Personal: Helaina Isabella Howe was born in York, Pa. ... Parents are Devon and Katherine Howe ... Father played basketball at West Virginia University (1979-83) while mother ran cross-country and track and field at West Virginia University (1980-84) ... Has two brothers, John and Brett ... Chose Northeastern for coaching staff, co-op program, networking opportunities and the city of Boston ... Will graduate Northeastern with a major in business administration and communication studies with a minor in writing.