2020-21 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Lazic, Damjan

Damjan Lazic
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- High School:
- British International
Bio
2020-21 / Senior
Competed in three races for the Dragons…seventh seat in the Varsity 8 win against Gonzaga.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…appeared in the men’s championship 8+ B boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed in the top half of a field of 50 competitors in the varsity heavyweight 8+ A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the varsity eight place 21st overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat seven seat of the varsity eight in their second place grand final finish at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the varsity eight boat that earned wins against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and University of San Diego, losing just one race to Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16)…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic Team.
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat for the varsity eight that finished ninth at the Dad Vail Regatta…in the varsity four, advanced to the grand final, which was cancelled due to inclement weather, at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship…member of the varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 30…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed second in the varsity eight…edged out San Diego by 1.90 seconds to win gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity eight…rowed 7-seat for the varsity eight that placed third in the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the varsity eight, finished first and second at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River…the Dragons finished third of nine schools with 51 points in the Oliver T. Carr Bowl (men’s point title) at the George Washington Invitational…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight…sat 7-seat for the varsity eight that placed second of 26 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…finished 22nd of 26 boats in the varsity eight at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta…in the varsity eight, finished fifth of 12 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…earned a top-10 finish with the varsity eight A at the Princeton Chase…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the varsity eight A.
Background
Attended British International in Belgrade, Serbia...competed at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria...rowed for Serbia at he 2017 European Championships in Racice, Czech Republic...member of the four at the 2017 World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade, Serbia...competed at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands...took second at the 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai, Lithuania....national champion 2011-2017.
Personal
Son of Zoran Lazic...has two older siblings…majoring in interior design.
Competed in three races for the Dragons…seventh seat in the Varsity 8 win against Gonzaga.
2019-20 / Junior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…finished fourth out of 31 boats in the varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…placed ninth out of 38 in the men’s collegiate eight at the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston (Oct. 20)…appeared in the men’s championship 8+ B boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…placed in the top half of a field of 50 competitors in the varsity heavyweight 8+ A boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Sophomore
Helped the varsity eight place 21st overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat seven seat of the varsity eight in their second place grand final finish at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, placed second against Columbia and Delaware in the second varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…from Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the varsity eight boat that earned wins against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and University of San Diego, losing just one race to Stanford (March 30-31)…won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…opened the spring with a varsity eight win against La Salle and Villanova on the Schuylkill River (March 16)…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic Team.
2017-18 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat for the varsity eight that finished ninth at the Dad Vail Regatta…in the varsity four, advanced to the grand final, which was cancelled due to inclement weather, at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship…member of the varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 30…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed second in the varsity eight…edged out San Diego by 1.90 seconds to win gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity eight…rowed 7-seat for the varsity eight that placed third in the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the varsity eight, finished first and second at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River…the Dragons finished third of nine schools with 51 points in the Oliver T. Carr Bowl (men’s point title) at the George Washington Invitational…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight…sat 7-seat for the varsity eight that placed second of 26 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…finished 22nd of 26 boats in the varsity eight at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta…in the varsity eight, finished fifth of 12 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…earned a top-10 finish with the varsity eight A at the Princeton Chase…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the varsity eight A.
Background
Attended British International in Belgrade, Serbia...competed at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria...rowed for Serbia at he 2017 European Championships in Racice, Czech Republic...member of the four at the 2017 World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade, Serbia...competed at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands...took second at the 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai, Lithuania....national champion 2011-2017.
Personal
Son of Zoran Lazic...has two older siblings…majoring in interior design.
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