Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Career: Competed in two races during debut season … Named to both the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in first two semesters.
 
2021-22: Appeared in a pair of events on the year … Part of the Third Varsity Eight that finished third against UConn with a time of 8:17.81 … Fourth Varsity Eight turned in a second-place time of 9:08.9 in the dual with Drexel and La Salle.

Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School: Earned 16 varsity letters, four in cross country, swimming and indoor and outdoor track and field … Four-time All-Catholic Cross Country Team selection and Cross Country State Qualifier … PCL Pole Vault Champion in 2021 … Named to the All-Catholic Swim Team in 2019 and 2020 while also making the All-Catholic Indoor Track Team from 2018-2020 and Outdoor Track Team from 2019-2021 … Made All-Delco teams for swim and indoor track in 2020 … Recipient of Gold Coaches Award for swimming and Cross Country … Member of the Delaware County Sports Hall of Fame … Was valedictorian of the 2021 class … Won the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in English, Science and Fine Arts for four year while earning the Silver Medal for Academic Excellence in Theology for four years … Earned the Gold Certificate for Academic Excellence in Science and Silver Certificate for Academic Excellence in Business and Technology in 2021 … Recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Chemical Society … An AP Scholar in 2020 before being an AP Scholar with Honors in 2021 … Made Academic Honor Roll for all four years.
 
Personal: Born 08/12/2003 in Drexel Hill, Pa. … One of three children to Jack and Kelsey Bierling … Has two siblings, Hannah (22) and Hayden (14) … Mother, Kelsey, was on the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Widener from 1988-92, competing in hurdles and multi … Father, Jack, was on the cross country and indoor and outdoor track teams at St. Joseph’s from 1988-1993, running mid-distance … Sister, Hannah, throws for the Ursinus indoor and outdoor track and field teams … Chemistry major.