2012-13 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Vanja Busic
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Zadar, Croatia
- High School:
- Gimnazija Juraj Barakovic
2012-13: Member of the men’s varsity eight that finished 20th in the nation at the 2013 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships…finished second in the fourth final at the IRA’s…won Drexel’s first men's varsity eight gold medal at the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and helped the Dragons win the overall point team title as well as the men’s point trophy…placed first at the Bergen Cup, Kerr Cup, Knecht Cup…stopped the clock second at the Occoquan Sprints and third at the Murphy Cup…in the fall, won the Governor’s Cup at the Rumson Boat Race...recorded fourth overall at the Navy Day Regatta.
2011-12: Member of the men’s varsity eight boat…placed first at the Rumson Boat Race...finished fifth at the Navy Day Regatta…earned 14th place out of 40 crews at the Head of the Charles Regatta…runner-up at the Frostbite Regatta…defeated Villanova and Franklin & Marshall…stopped the clock third in the grand finals at the Murphy Cup…placed fourth in the grand finals of the American Specialty Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic…earned a silver medal Knecht Cup and won a gold medal at the Dr. Thomas Kerr Cup…placed first at the Bergen Cup…finished with a bronze medal at the 2012 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta...posted fifth place in the third level finals for 17th place overall at the 2012 IRA National Championship Regatta…part of Drexel’s first men’s varsity eight boat to compete at the Henley Royal Regatta.
2010-11: Rowed four seat in the varsity four boat that captured a bronze medal wit at the IRA National Championships…Sat seven seat in the men’s novice eight boat that placed second at the Dad Vail Regatta…won the Bergen Cup and Kerr Cup…captured first place at the Knecht Cup…posted second place in the finals at the Murphy Cup…top finisher against La Salle and Villanova…earned first place against Saint Joseph’s…finished first at the Bill Braxton Regatta…runner-up at the Frostbite Regatta…finished behind Princeton and Penn for third place at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.
Background: Was member of the Croatia National Rowing Championship boat multiple times...two-time European University Rowing Championship gold medalist along with two silvers and one bronze...on the boat that placed seventh at the 2006 Junior Rowing Championships in Amsterdam...also participated in the 2010 Golden Boat Race in Moscow, Russia.
Personal: Son of Miranda and Zeljko Busic...majoring in finance.
