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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2024-25 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

James Votruba-Drzal

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Highschool Winchester Thurston School

Biography

2024-25
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:40.0)
  *at Columbia w/Princeton: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/3, 6:23.1)
  *Columbia/Yale: Second Varsity 8+ (Colgan Cup), stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:08.5)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:04.7)
  *Oregon State: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/2, 5:43.1)
  *Cornell: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/2, 5:38.3)
  *Holy Cross: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/2, 5:36.6)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6th/15, 5:42.786 heat/5:39.133 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (10th/24, 5:27.320 petite final)
 
2023-24
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Varsity 8+ (Burk Cup), 6 seat (2nd/2, 6:12.23)
  *Princeton/Columbia: Varsity 8+ (Childs Cup), 4 seat (2nd/3, 5:40.098)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Varsity 8+ (Blackwell Cup), 4 seat (2nd/3, 5:36.30)
  *at Navy w/Harvard: Varsity 8+ (Adams Cup), 4 seat (2nd/3, 6:21.5)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/2, 5:42.5)
  *at Cornell: Varsity 8+ (Madeira Cup), 4 seat (1st/2, 5:29.8)
  *vs. Oregon State: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/2, 5:38.6)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5th/15, 5:29.276 heat / 5:34.046 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (8th/24, 5:35.417 petite final)

2022-23
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
  IRA All-Academic
SPRING
  *Burk Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/2, 5:54.86)
  *Childs Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/3, 5:38.2)
  *Blackwell Cup: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/3, 5:49.2)
  *Adams Cup; Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/3, 5:39.5)
  *vs. Oregon State: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/2, 5:41.4)
  *Madeira Cup: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (2nd/2, 5:24.1)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/2, 5:31.3)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (10th, 5:42.844 heat / 5:47.256 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (11th/22, 5:52.500 petite final)
 
2021-22
  Honorable mention IRCA All-America
SPRING
  *Burk Cup: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/2, 6:12.8)
  *Blackwell/Colgan Cups: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:41.0)
  *Adams Cup: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (3rd/3, 6:03.1)
  *Cayuga Racing Series (Gtown): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/2, 6:17.09)
  *Madeira Cup: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/2, 5:51.7)
  *Cayuga Racing Series (OSU): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/2, 6:12.56)
  *EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (13th; 6:03.514 heat / 6:15.035 third final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (15th/23, 6:01.342 third final)
 
High School: Winchester Thurston Athlete of the Year for 2020-21 … Rowed varsity crew for three years … Also lettered four times in soccer and was a three-year captain.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn for its competitive athletic and educational environment.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    6'4"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'4"
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'4"
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'4"