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2025-26 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Matija Rajkovic

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia
  • Highschool Patrijarh Pavle

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *NCLI: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/3, 5:45.9; 1st/3, 5:56.5)
  *Cornell/Harvard (Leonard Cup): Varsity 8+ (Matthews/Franklin), stroke seat (2nd/3, 5:33.0)
  *Columbia/Yale (Colgan Cup): Varsity 8+ (Dodge Cup), stroke seat (1st/3, 6:02.09)
  *Princeton/Gtown: Varsity 8+ (Wood-Hammond Trophy), stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:21.8)
  *at Navy (1919 Trophy): Varsity 8+ (Callow Cup), stroke seat (1st/2, 6:03.0)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (4th/10, 5:57.320 heat/5:54.747 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, bow seat (4th/9, 5:49.120 heat / 5:34.910 grand final)
 
High School: Rowed for the Serbian National Team and Graficar Rowing Club … With the national team, third place at World Rowing U23 Championships … Sixth and seventh place at European Rowing U19 Championships … Eighth and 12th place at World Rowing U19 Championships … Two silver medals at Balkan Rowing Championships … With Graficat, totaled 13 gold medals at National Rowing Championships.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
 
Why Penn? “Penn is a place where great community and excellent academics come together, a field of countless possibilities and paths to success.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'0"