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2025-26 Men's Rowing Roster

Hugo Ruzicka

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Prague, Czech Republic
  • High School Gymnazium Omska
  • Major Biomedical Engineering

Biography

2024-25: Four seat in the Varsity 8+ crew that took first at the FIRA Championship… In the Pair, Ruzicka and Thomas Matt placed fifth with a time of 8:12.20… He helped the Varsity 8+ to a bronze finish in the ‘B’ final at the SIRA Championships… Sat four seat for the V8+ that took 13th at the Dad Vail Regatta… Was a part of the Varsity 4+ crew that finished 15th at the 2025 IRA National Championship… Named a 2025 Empacher-IRCA Scholar-Athlete. 

2023-24: Four seat in the Varsity 8+. ...Race in a pair that took first at the FIRA Championships. ...V8+ placed fifth at SIRA's and third in the Petite Finals at Dad Vails. ...Named to the Florida Tech Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2023: Five seat of the Varsity 8+ before suffering a season-ending injury. … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

High School: Graduate of Gymnazium Omska
 
Club: Rowed two years for CVK Praha. …National Champion and member of The Czech Republic National Team …Took fourth place in the European Junior Championship. …Finished eighth in the World Junior Championship
 
Personal: Hugo is the son of Lucie Ruzickova and Jan Ruzicka. …Aspiring to get into Medical School and work in Bellevue Hospital in NYC.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    6'4" 205 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'4" 205 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'4" 205 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    6'4" 205 lbs