2023-24 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Dearon Tufankjian
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marlton, N.J.
- High School:
- Bishop Eustace
2024-25 / Graduate Student
Made nine starts with the Dragons…third place finish at the Head of the Schuylkill with the 2V8+...earned a pair of wins with the 3V8+ at the Schuylkill Invitational…won gold at the Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup…collected a bronze medal with the varsity 8+ at the Dad Vail, helped the Dragons win the men’s and overall titles.
2023-24 / Senior
IRA Scholar Athlete…competed in nine races with the Dragons…second place finish at the Occoquan invitational with the 2V8+...won gold at the Kerr Cup…captured a first place finish at the Dad Vail Regatta with the 3V8+, won the men’s and overall title…team best 14th place finish at the IRA Nationals in Sandra Lee Sheller II.
2021-22 / Sophomore
IRCA Scholar Athlete…competed in 11 races for the Dragons…helped Varsity 4 from the bow win in the Bergen Cup Regatta…won gold medal in the fifth seat at the Murphy Cup Regatta…placed 21st in Dan Lyons at IRA Nationals.
2020-21 / Freshman
Did not see race action.
Background
Attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, N.J., where he was a multi-sport athlete…won gold with the freshman four at the City Championships, the Garden State and the Cooper Cup…won the City Championships and took bronze at the Garden State with the junior varsity four as a sophomore…finished third at the City Championships with the varsity four as a junior…played football and received the Terry Allen Fitness Award as a freshman…also participated in baseball, Olympic weightlifting and wrestling…a member of the National Honors Society, Saint Vincent Pallotti Religious Studies Honor Society, Rho Kappa History Honors Society, Science National Honors Society and English Honors Society.
Personal
Son of Dearon and Lisa Tufankjian…has three siblings: Sydney, Austin and Jordyn…father and an uncle, Aaron Tufankjian, both wrestled at Wilkes…majoring in finance.
