Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Award	2017-18
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll	Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Career: Competed for the Wildcats from the 2017-18 through 2020-21 seasons … Consistent contributor during her career who raced at 18 regattas for Villanova and was a season-long member of the second varsity eight team as a senior … As a freshman was a recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award and later in her undergraduate career was a four-time selection to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and a three-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2020-21: Rowed in the Wildcats second varsity eight lineup for the entire season … In the season opener against Delaware the 2V8 squad notched a first place finish with a time of 7:15.8 and beat the Blue Hens by 5.4 seconds … Helped the 2V8 team finish second in its heat at the Kerr Cup in 6:49.4 … Villanova won its heat at George Mason by seven-tenths of a second over Jacksonville and advanced to the grand final where the team tallied a third place finish in 6:59.7 … The second varsity eight finished third in 7:01.3 at the Kelly Cup and beat local teams from Penn and Saint Joseph’s … At the CAA Championships the 2V8 team came in third in their race with a time of 6:56.42.
 
2019-20: Competed in the third varsity eight lineup (5-seat) at the Metro Cup Regatta where the Wildcats came in second in competition against UCF and Duquesne.
 
2018-19: Raced eight times and was primarily a member of the Wildcats third varsity eight squad during the season … Helped the 3V8 team come in second at the CAA Championship and tally Villanova’s highest-ever finish in that race since joining the conference … The team also won the Grand Final ahead of Kansas, Delaware and West Virginia at the George Mason Invitational and finished second in the Grand Final at the Cooper Invitational … The 3V8 squad was third at the Kerr Cup and qualified for the Grand Final against strong competition which included teams from Duke, Boston College, Navy and Rutgers at the Cooper Sprints … Helped the 3V8 team to a first place finish ahead of Duquesne at the Rollins Invitational and a win over Delaware in a head-to-head race … Raced in the Collegiate Eight competition at the Kings Head Regatta.
 
2017-18: Helped lead the novice eight team to a first place finish ahead of Duquesne and a pair of Bucknell boats at the Cooper Invitational … Also competed in the novice eight lineup in a fourth place finish at the Kelly Cup and a fifth place finish at the Knecht Cup … Competed in the Club Championship Eights division at the Head of the Schuylkill as the Wildcats faced strong competition and placed 30^th in a field of 43 teams … Also helped Villanova come in 24^th in the College Frosh/Novice Eights competition against experienced teams at the Head of the Schuylkill.
 
Academy of Our Lady of Peace: Competed on the cross country, basketball and lacrosse teams during her scholastic career … Named a High School Sports Association of San Diego Scholar-Athlete as a senior.
 
Personal: Born 7/31/99 in San Diego, Calif. … One of four children of James and Sonia Stepovich … Siblings are Melissa (25), Nicole (20) and James (18) … Sister, Melissa, is a 2018 graduate of Villanova … Comprehensive Science major.