Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Competed for the Wildcats in the throwing events from 2019-22 … At the time of her graduation ranked second in school history in the hammer (56.47m) and fourth in the weight throw (16.59m) … Capped off her career by earning All-BIG EAST honors in the hammer at the 2022 outdoor BIG EAST Championships … Two-time scorer in the hammer at the conference meet … In addition to her success in competition was a four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all eight semesters of her Villanova career.
 

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2022: Competed at four meets during the season and recorded personal best marks in the weight throw in each of her first three outings … Rose to fourth place in school history in the weight throw and notched the seventh-longest throw in the Villanova record book … Competed in both the weight throw and the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships; Villanova Invitational (1/22): Came in sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 16.15 meters and placed 15^th in the shot put with a distance of 11.50 meters at the Wildcats annual home meet in Staten Island; Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet (2/4): Increased her personal best distance in the weight throw to 16.38 meters while tallying a second straight sixth place finish; Rutgers Open (2/11): Moved up to fourth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the weight throw with a personal best measurement of 16.59 meters … The throw is the seventh-longest in school history; BIG EAST Championships (2/25-2/26): Finished 12^th in the weight throw (14.30m) on the first day of the conference championships and placed 17^th in the shot put (10.54m) on the second day of the meet.

2021: Competed in both the shot put and the weight throw at two meets during the season ... Recorded personal best marks in both events and rose to fifth place on the program's all-time performance list in the weight throw; Husky Field Event Challenge (2/27): Tallied lifetime bests in both the shot put and the weight throw in a meet at Connecticut ... Placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 14.78 meters ... That was more than a meter further than her previous top mark and moved her up two spots into fifth place in school history in the event ... Came in fourth in the shot put with a personal best mark of 11.71 meters; Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Came in sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 13.96 meters and finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 11.28 meters during the Villanova home meet in Staten Island.

2020: Competed four times in the weight throw during the sesaon and recorded a personal best mark at the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Recorded a mark of 10.37 meters in the weight throw at the indoor season opener; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Threw for a distance of 12.64 meters at the Columbia meet; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Came in 15th in the weight throw with a mark of 12.34 meters; BIG EAST Championships (3/1): Registered a new personal best mark in the weight throw with a distance of 13.67 meters ... Improved her previous PR by more than a meter and surged into seventh place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the event ... Recorded an 11th place finish in her debut at the BIG EAST meet. 

2019: Competed at four meets during her first season of collegiate competition; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Came in 14th in the weight throw with a mark of 8.21 meters and finished 16th in the shot put with a throw of 9.64 meters; Gotham Cup (1/18): Threw for a season-best mark of 10.33 meters in the shot put and also recorded a distance of 10.42 meters in the weight throw; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25-1/26): Registered marks of 9.66 meters in the shot put and 8.81 meters in the weight throw; FastTrack National Invite (2/8): Tallied a season-best mark of 10.84 meters in the weight throw.

2022: Threw the hammer five times during the season and was an All-BIG EAST performer in the event … Her lifetime best mark of 56.47 meters at the conference championships is the third-longest throw in school history and surpassed the previous school record from prior to the 2022 season … She ranks behind only teammate Sade Meeks on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the hammer; Penn Challenge (3/19): Came in third in the hammer with a throw of 52.36 meters at the outdoor season opener; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/2): Runner-up in the hammer with a mark of 52.09 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/15): Placed 10^th with a throw of 51.23 meters; Widener Invitational (4/23): Came in second (50.76m) in her final tune-up before the BIG EAST meet; BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Came in third in the hammer with a personal best mark of 56.47 meters … Earned her first career All-BIG EAST honor with a top-three finish … One of only four athletes in program history to be an All-BIG EAST performer in the hammer.

2021: Competed seven times in the hammer during the season and was a BIG EAST scorer in the event … Recorded two of the top eight marks in school history in the hammer during the year, including setting her current personal best at the BIG EAST Championships; Villanova Opener (3/19): Opened the outdoor season by finishing first in the hammer with a then-personal best mark of 51.78 meters … Her performance ranked seventh on Villanova’s all-time list before dropping one spot when she exceeded it later in the year; Penn Challenge (3/27): Runner-up in the hammer with a throw of 45.98 meters at Penn; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Competed in both the shot put and the hammer … Won the hammer with a distance of 48.50 meters and recorded a mark of 11.03 meters to finish fifth in the shot put; Virginia Challenge (4/16): Recorded a mark of 47.45 meters in the hammer; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Finished fourth in the hammer with a throw of 49.48 meters while competing at Franklin Field during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays; Penn Twilight (5/1): Runner-up in the hammer with a throw of 51.16 meters in her final tune-up before the BIG EAST Championships; BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Recorded a fifth place finish in the hammer and set a new personal best with a mark of 52.21 meters … That distance ranks as the seventh-furthest in Villanova history and cemented her existing ranking of second on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the hammer … Her fifth place finish contributed four team points towards Villanova winning the BIG EAST team title for the third straight season.
 
2019: Competed twice in the javelin during the outdoor season; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in 15th at the first meet of the outdoor campaign with a thrwo of 29.43 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Threw the javelin for 28.98 meters.

Pitman High School: Earned a total of 12 varsity letters while competing in track & field, soccer and basketball … Four-year member of the outdoor track & field team competing in the shot put and the javelin and also competed for one season indoors in the shot put … Was a center midfielder on the soccer team and a center on the basketball team … Personal bests in track & field are 9.86 meters in the shot put and 33.68 meters in the javelin … As a junior was the South Jersey Group 1 and the Gloucester County Group 1 champion in the javelin … Named her team’s throwing MVP that season and was team captain as a senior … Earned all-state soccer honors as a junior and was a two-time Tri-County first team honoree …  Two-time team captain for soccer and was the team MVP as a senior for a team that won a South Jersey Group 1 title … Career totals included 53 goals and 37 assists … As a basketball player was a first team Tri-County selection and a team captain as a senior … Scored 419 career points … Earned the Academic Honor Award all four years of high school and was in the top 10 percent of her class … Inducted to the National Honor Society … Was a “Be An Engineer” STEM selection in 2017 and a Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador in 2016.
 
Personal: Born 3/7/00 in Voorhees, N.J. … Older of two daughters of Peter and Karen Galvin … Has a younger sister, Catriona … Father was a collegiate rower at Mercyhurst … Hobbies include spending time with family and friends and following her favorite television shows … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic and athletic opportunities as well as the community atmosphere on campus … Mathematics major.