2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Vracevic, Dario

Dario Vracevic
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Zagreb, Croatia
- High School:
- PSVP
Bio
2018-19: Helped the second varsity eight place 20th 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 stroke seat of the second varsity eight in their gold finish in the grand finals 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 second varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…On the Washington Harbour, won races over Navy and Georgetown in the third varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…From Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista, Calif., part of the second varsity eight boat that swept its three races against UC San Diego, Gonzaga and Stanford (March 30-31)…Won in the third varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23)…In the third varsity eight, finished in the second varsity eight race against La Salle and Villanova to open the spring on the Schuylkill River (March 16)…Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic Team.
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 6-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…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic Team for the third time…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 second varsity eight…placed sixth with the varsity eight in the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup at the 52nd Annual Kerr Cup Regatta…rowed stroke for the varsity eight that placed third in the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second 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…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the varsity eight and second varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat stroke 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 first-place finish in the second varsity eight A.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the third varsity eight that won the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…finished second to Columbia in a second varsity eight dual race…finished in third place twice with the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…opened the spring season with a victory in the varsity eight A over La Salle and the Drexel B...in the fall, topped a field of 14 boats in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat stroke in the varsity eight A’s second-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…took eighth out of 37 boats in the second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed to a sixth-place time in the varsity four D at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…helped the varsity eight to its first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating University College, Dublin… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails…helped Drexel’s varsity eight to its highest national ranking in program history in the USRowing weekly poll (No. 14)…finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…grabbed a third-place finished at the San Diego Crew Classic…member of the varsity eight that won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the sixth year in a row at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…helped the Dragons to their sixth straight Bergen Cup victory…topped No. 15-ranked George Washington and R.V. Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational…took home a sixth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 24th out of 54 varsity eight crews and 14th out of 24 freshmen eight boats at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background: Attended PSVP in Croatia…rowed all four years…placed third at the national rowing championships…has recorded fourth- and fifth-place finishes at the International Bled Regatta…also played soccer (goalie) and badminton.
Personal: Son of Snjezana and Boris Vracevic…one of four children…majoring in business.
2017-18: Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 6-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…named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic Team for the third time…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 second varsity eight…placed sixth with the varsity eight in the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup at the 52nd Annual Kerr Cup Regatta…rowed stroke for the varsity eight that placed third in the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the second 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…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the varsity eight and second varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the varsity eight…in the fall, started the season with a victory in the varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race…sat stroke 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 first-place finish in the second varsity eight A.
2016-17: Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the third varsity eight that won the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the second varsity eight that won the fourth final and finished of 19th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the second varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…finished third with the second varsity eight at the Bergen Cup…finished second to Columbia in a second varsity eight dual race…finished in third place twice with the varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational…competed in a dual race with the varsity eight against Penn…opened the spring season with a victory in the varsity eight A over La Salle and the Drexel B...in the fall, topped a field of 14 boats in the second varsity eight A at the Navy Day Regatta…sat stroke in the varsity eight A’s second-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…took eighth out of 37 boats in the second varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta…rowed to a sixth-place time in the varsity four D at the Rutgers Fall Classic.
2015-16: Named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) All-Academic team…helped the varsity eight to its first ever win at the Henley Royal Regatta, beating University College, Dublin… member of the Drexel team that won a fourth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat 2-seat in the varsity eight that won the silver medal at Dad Vails…helped Drexel’s varsity eight to its highest national ranking in program history in the USRowing weekly poll (No. 14)…finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…grabbed a third-place finished at the San Diego Crew Classic…member of the varsity eight that won the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup for the sixth year in a row at the 50th annual Drexel-hosted Kerr Cup…helped the Dragons to their sixth straight Bergen Cup victory…topped No. 15-ranked George Washington and R.V. Georgetown at the George Washington Invitational…took home a sixth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic…won the gold medal at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, finished 24th out of 54 varsity eight crews and 14th out of 24 freshmen eight boats at the Princeton Chase…finished third of 28 varsity eight boats at the Head of the Schuylkill…earned a top-20 finish with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles…took home a second-place finish with the varsity eight at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background: Attended PSVP in Croatia…rowed all four years…placed third at the national rowing championships…has recorded fourth- and fifth-place finishes at the International Bled Regatta…also played soccer (goalie) and badminton.
Personal: Son of Snjezana and Boris Vracevic…one of four children…majoring in business.
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