2019-20 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Damian Lis
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Exmouth, England
- High School:
- Hartpury College
2023-24 / Fifth Year
IRCA All-American honorable mention…IRA Scholar Athlete…competed in 10 races for the Dragons, all with the Varsity 8+...began season with a second place finish at the Princeton Chase…defeated Oregon State and San Diego at the Las Vegas Invitational…earned silver medals at the Princeton Invite, Occoquan Invitational and the Kerr Cup…took gold at the Bergen Cup…captured third straight gold medal at the Dad Vail, won the men’s and overall title…16th place finish at the IRA Nationals in Lois Krall III.
2022-23 / Senior
IRA Second Team All-American…IRA All-Academic…IRCA Scholar Athlete…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area…competed in 15 races for the Dragons…spent the entire spring as the fifth seat in the Varsity 8+…won a gold medal and helped Drexel to the men’s points title in the V8+ at the Dad Vail Regatta…part of a V8+ that turned in its best ever finish at IRA Nationals, placing 14th…rowed in the stroke seat in Lois Krall III for wins in the Kerr Cup and Bergen Cup Regattas…fifth seat for wins in back-to-back weeks at the Head of the Charles and Head of the Schuylkill Regattas in the fall.
2021-22 / Junior
IRCA Scholar Athlete...competed in 14 races for the Dragons...was the fifth seat and bow in the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8 boats...stroke seat in a second place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta...placed third in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta as the second seat...led Drexel to a trio of first place finishes at the Kerr Cup Regatta, Bergen Cup Regatta, and Dad Vail Regatta...rowed to 16th at IRA Nationals...won a gold medal with the Varsity 4 at the Navy Day Regatta.
2020-21 / Sophomore
IRCA Scholar Athlete…Competed in nine races for the Dragons, the majority coming in the Varsity 8…sat third seat for five races including wins against Gonzaga and Marietta in Lois Krall II…moved to fifth seat for the final three races of the year…helped the team to a second place finish in the Bergen Cup Regatta, a bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta, and a 14th place finish at IRA Nationals.
2019-20 / Freshman
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…won silver with the freshman 8+ A boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…featured in the men’s championship 8+ A boat at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…featured in the freshman 8+ race at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ C boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
Background
Attended Hartpury College in Hartpury, Gloucestershire…achieved gold and silver at BRIC 2018…part of World Class Start program for two years.
Personal
Son of Aleksandra and Dariusz…has a younger sibling, Tijana…enjoys rowing and reading…majoring in environmental science.
