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2024-25 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

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Frank Luo

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vancouver, B.C.
  • Highschool St. George's School

Biography

2024-25
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *NCLI: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/3, 5:45.9; 1st/3, 5:56.5)
  *Cornell/Harvard (Leonard Cup): Varsity 8+ (Matthews/Franklin), 7 seat (2nd/3, 5:33.0)
  *Columbia/Yale (Colgan Cup): Varsity 8+ (Dodge Cup), 7 seat (1st/3, 6:02.09)
  *Princeton/Gtown: Varsity 8+ (Wood-Hammond Trophy), 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:21.8)
  *at Navy (1919 Trophy): Varsity 8+ (Callow Cup), 7 seat (1st/2, 6:03.0)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (4th/10, 5:57.320 heat/5:54.747 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (2nd/8, 5:43.880 heat / 5:41.300 grand final)
 
2023-24
  2V8 gold medalist, helped Penn win Jope Cup (total points) at EARC Sprints for second time in program history (also 1967)
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *NCLI: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 6:13.618; 1st/2, 6:12.948)
  *at Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (2nd/3, 6:12.0)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 6:04.7)
  *at Princeton w/Georgetown: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 5:51.00)
  *vs. Navy: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:51.6)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/9, 5:47.429 heat / 5:48.460 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/7, 5:50.183 grand final)

2022-23
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
  IRA All-Academic
SPRING
  *Lightweight Invitational 1: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 5:51.9)
  *Lightweight Invitational 2: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:55.3)
  *Matthews/Leonard: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 5:45.5)
  *Dodge Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:13.9)
  *Wood-Hammond Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:28.4)
  *Callow Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:53.3)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5th, 5:45.784 heat / 5:46.585 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (6th/7, 5:59.080 grand final)

2021-22
SPRING
  *Lightweight Invitational 1: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 6:26.349)
  *Lightweight Invitational 2: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 6:20.688)
  *Matthews/Leonard: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 5:49.51)
  *Dodge Cup: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (3rd/3, 6:41.9)
  *Wood-Hammond Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/3, 5:56.1)
  *Callow Cup: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 5:40.3)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (7th; 5:59.600 heat / 6:08.037 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (7th/9, 6:10.228 petite final)
 
Rowing Highlights: Rowed in winning U17 quad sculls boat at 2019 Canadian Henley … Rowed in winning U17 Lightweight Four at 2019 Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championships.
 
Personal: Sister, Elisa, rowed for the Columbia women’s team … Enrolled in Wharton.
 
Why Penn? “Penn has one of the most diverse, supportive, empowering, and talented communities in both athletics and academia.”
 
Why Rowing? “Rowing challenges the body and mind, requiring one to be fully present in the moment to perform. I enjoy the satisfaction and sense of achievement I feel after a day's hard work.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior