2024-25 Men's Crew (Heavyweight) Roster

Jakov Bijelic

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Zagreb, Croatia
  • High School Lucijan Vranjanin Gymnasium

Biography

2024-25:
  • 2025 Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • Rowed in the 1 of the 2V at the Albert Cup/Sarasota Invitational, taking first place
  • Rowed in the 1 of the 2V at the Olympic Axe
  • Rowed in the 2 of the 2V at the California Invitational
  • Rowed in the 1 of the 2V at the Blackwell Cup
  • Rowed in the 5 of the 3V at the Eastern Sprints
  • Rowed in the 5 of the 3V at the IRA National Championships
  • Rowed in the 2 of the 2V at the 158th Yale-Harvard Regatta
2023-24:
  • 2024 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • Rowed in the 2V for the entire season
  • Defeated Dartmouth at the Olympic Axe
  • Contributed to a full Bulldog sweep at the Blackwell Cup
  • Took down the Crimson by a 24-second margin at the 157th Yale-Harvard Regatta
2022-23:
  • Rowed most of season in the 2V
  • Rowed in the bow of the 2V in the IRA National Championship earning third place
  • IRCA Scholar Athlete 
2021-22:
  • Rowed mostly in the 4V 
Before Yale: 
  • Rowed for Rowing Club Trešnjevka since age 10
  • Three-time national champion
  • U17 single scull eighth place at 2016 International Junior Regatta at Munich 2016
  • Competed for Croatian National Team
  • 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships eighth place in coxless four
  • 11th place at 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships in quad
  • 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships seventh place in coxed four.
Personal: Son of Željko and Zrinka… Has brother Andrija and sister Dorotea…  An avid tech enthusiast… Name pronounced Ya-KOV bee-YELL-ich

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    6'3" 195 lbs
  • 2021-22First Year

    6'3" 195 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'3" 195 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'3" 195 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'3" 195 lbs