2014-15 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Jelinek, Braedon

Braedon Jelinek
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- North Allegheny
Bio
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…rowed in the men’s pair which finished 16th at the Dad Vail Regatta…raced at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta in the varsity four…sat 5-seat for the second varsity eight C that placed 10th of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the second varsity eight C, finished 24th of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the second varsity eight B.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 3-seat in the second varsity four that finished fifth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…helped the second varsity four to a fourth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…took fourth with the second varsity four at the Bergen Cup…competed with the third varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a second-place time in the varsity four A against La Salle...in the fall, sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight B’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…took sixth overall in the 5-seat of the second varsity eight B at the Navy Day Regatta…finished 17th out of 48 boats in the second varsity eight B sitting 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…competed in the varsity four E at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
2015-16: Member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat bow in the varsity four that finished fourth overall at Dad Vails…competed in the varsity four that finished 24th in the country at the IRA National Championships…finished fifth overall in the pair C at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…finished third overall in the pair at the Knecht Cup…won the third varsity eight gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 46th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…grabbed a sixth-place finish out of 31 second varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…took home a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the gold medal with the freshmen eight (3-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title and second men’s points title in three years…captured sixth in the country at the IRA National Championships with the freshmen eight…sitting 5-seat, took home freshmen eight gold at the Bergen Cup…rowed bow for the freshmen four that won gold at the Kerr Cup…gold medalist at the Knecht Cup with the freshmen four…beat Williams with the freshmen eight B…finished fourth with the freshmen eight B at the Murphy Cup…beat Penn with the second freshmen eight…won against La Salle and Villanova to open the spring season…in the fall, picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…beat out a field of 32 freshmen eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…took fourth in the freshmen eight at the Navy Day Regatta, his first collegiate race.
Background: Rowed all four years at North Allegheny High School…finished 23 rd out of 225 at Crash B’s (World IRC)…won 10 gold medals, three silvers and one bronze through the spring and fall seasons…raced in the U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals, SRRA’s and Stotesbury…played football and baseball prior to rowing.
Personal: Son of Liza and Ron Jelinek…majoring in engineering.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 3-seat in the second varsity four that finished fifth overall at the Dad Vail Regatta…helped the second varsity four to a fourth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…took fourth with the second varsity four at the Bergen Cup…competed with the third varsity eight B at the Murphy Cup Regatta…opened the spring season with a second-place time in the varsity four A against La Salle...in the fall, sat 5-seat in the second varsity eight B’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…took sixth overall in the 5-seat of the second varsity eight B at the Navy Day Regatta…finished 17th out of 48 boats in the second varsity eight B sitting 5-seat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta…competed in the varsity four E at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
2015-16: Member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat bow in the varsity four that finished fourth overall at Dad Vails…competed in the varsity four that finished 24th in the country at the IRA National Championships…finished fifth overall in the pair C at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…finished third overall in the pair at the Knecht Cup…won the third varsity eight gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 46th out of 54 varsity eight crews at the Princeton Chase…grabbed a sixth-place finish out of 31 second varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…took home a third-place finish with the second varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta…opened the season with a win in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race.
2014-15: Won the gold medal with the freshmen eight (3-seat) at the Dad Vail Regatta, helping the Dragons to their third consecutive overall title and second men’s points title in three years…captured sixth in the country at the IRA National Championships with the freshmen eight…sitting 5-seat, took home freshmen eight gold at the Bergen Cup…rowed bow for the freshmen four that won gold at the Kerr Cup…gold medalist at the Knecht Cup with the freshmen four…beat Williams with the freshmen eight B…finished fourth with the freshmen eight B at the Murphy Cup…beat Penn with the second freshmen eight…won against La Salle and Villanova to open the spring season…in the fall, picked up a win at the Frostbite Regatta to close the fall season…beat out a field of 32 freshmen eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…took fourth in the freshmen eight at the Navy Day Regatta, his first collegiate race.
Background: Rowed all four years at North Allegheny High School…finished 23 rd out of 225 at Crash B’s (World IRC)…won 10 gold medals, three silvers and one bronze through the spring and fall seasons…raced in the U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals, SRRA’s and Stotesbury…played football and baseball prior to rowing.
Personal: Son of Liza and Ron Jelinek…majoring in engineering.
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