2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Bulic, Leon

Leon Bulic
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Zagreb, Croatia
- High School:
- Druga Ekonomska Škola
Bio
2020-21 / Graduate Student
Did not see race action.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished fourth in the junior varsity 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…named to the 2018-19 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s Rowing Team…sat stroke seat of the third varsity eight’s fourth place showing in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, won against Columbia and Delaware in the fourth varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the third varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the second varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…finished second in the second 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 / Sophomore
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the third varsity eight that captured gold at the Dad Vail Regatta…named to the 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team…member of the second varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 23…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the third varsity eight A…won gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the third varsity eight…sat stroke for the third varsity eight that placed second at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the third varsity eight, finished second and third 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 third varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the third varsity eight…sat 4-seat for the second varsity eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…earned a top-10 finish at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta in the second varsity eight, finishing eighth of 37 boats…in the second varsity eight B, finished ninth of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a third-place finish in the varsity eight B.
2016-17 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 6-seat in the third varsity eight that won the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the varsity four that went to the fourth final and finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the freshmen eight to the gold medal at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…won the freshmen eight gold medal at the Bergen Cup…finished second to Columbia in a second varsity eight dual race…nearly topped Navy’s fifth varsity eight in the freshmen eight…came away with a fourth-place finish with the varsity eight at the Murphy Cup Regatta…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 4-seat in the freshmen eight A’s first-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…finished fifth in the freshmen eight A sitting in the 4-seat at the Rutgers Fall Classic…competed in the varsity eight C at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the second varsity eight.
Background
Rowed for Veslacki Klub Trešnjevka…holds the U15 Croatian 2K record…rowed in the four for Croatia at the 2015 World Junior Championships…member of the Croatian National Team that competed at the European Junior Championship in 2015…took first in the four in 2012 (U15) and 2014 (U17) at nationals…at the U19 nationals in 2015, finished third in the four and third in the double…earned a first-place time in the four in 2014 at the Croatia Open…finished first in the four at the 2014 Bled International Regatta.
Personal
Son of Snježana Kovac and Stanko Bulic…one of three children…majoring in operations and supply chain management.
Did not see race action.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished fourth in the junior varsity 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…named to the 2018-19 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men’s Rowing Team…sat stroke seat of the third varsity eight’s fourth place showing in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, won against Columbia and Delaware in the fourth varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the third varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the second varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…finished second in the second 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 / Sophomore
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the third varsity eight that captured gold at the Dad Vail Regatta…named to the 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team…member of the second varsity eight which was named Drexel School of Education Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 23…at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta, placed first in the third varsity eight A…won gold at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the third varsity eight…sat stroke for the third varsity eight that placed second at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…in the third varsity eight, finished second and third 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 third varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…against La Salle and Villanova, was victorious in the second varsity eight…at Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J., raced against Columbia and Delaware in the third varsity eight…sat 4-seat for the second varsity eight A that placed third of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…earned a top-10 finish at the 53rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta in the second varsity eight, finishing eighth of 37 boats…in the second varsity eight B, finished ninth of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a third-place finish in the varsity eight B.
2016-17 / Freshman
Helped the Dragons to their fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 6-seat in the third varsity eight that won the silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…member of the varsity four that went to the fourth final and finished 20th overall at the IRA National Championships…helped the freshmen eight to the gold medal at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…won the freshmen eight gold medal at the Bergen Cup…finished second to Columbia in a second varsity eight dual race…nearly topped Navy’s fifth varsity eight in the freshmen eight…came away with a fourth-place finish with the varsity eight at the Murphy Cup Regatta…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 4-seat in the freshmen eight A’s first-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…finished fifth in the freshmen eight A sitting in the 4-seat at the Rutgers Fall Classic…competed in the varsity eight C at the Princeton Three-Mile Chase…opened the fall season with a win at the Rumson Boat Race in the second varsity eight.
Background
Rowed for Veslacki Klub Trešnjevka…holds the U15 Croatian 2K record…rowed in the four for Croatia at the 2015 World Junior Championships…member of the Croatian National Team that competed at the European Junior Championship in 2015…took first in the four in 2012 (U15) and 2014 (U17) at nationals…at the U19 nationals in 2015, finished third in the four and third in the double…earned a first-place time in the four in 2014 at the Croatia Open…finished first in the four at the 2014 Bled International Regatta.
Personal
Son of Snježana Kovac and Stanko Bulic…one of three children…majoring in operations and supply chain management.
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