2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster

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Caroline Shea

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool The Taft School
  • Hometown Morristown, N.J.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CRCA Scholar-Athlete 2021-22, 2022-23
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Career: Has competed 21 times during her career, competing with the Second and Third Varsity Eight and Varsity Four … Part of a first-place finish in the 3V8 at the CAA Championship in 2021 … Her collegiate academic honors include being a CRCA Scholar-Athlete twice and an eight-time member of both the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2022-23: Competed in every event on the team’s schedule, consistently sitting with the V8 boat … Raced to a 21st place showing with the V8B (13:59.61) at the Navy Day Regatta … Finished 39th with the Championship 4s shell (16:09.206) and 22nd with the Club Championship 8s (14:05.134) at the Head of the Schuylkill … Helped the JV8 to a fifth-place showing at the Doc Hosea regatta (7:07.35) … Won the Petite Final with the 2V8 at the Knecht Cup with a time of 7:06.16 … Part of a V8 group that was sixth in the Grand Final at the Mason Invite with a time of 7:07.8 … Part of the V8 that posted a 5:57.97 winning time against UConn in head-to-head action and finished second to Bucknell in 6:03.73 … Helped the V8 to a fourth-place finish at the CAA Championships, crossing in 7:31.762.
 
2021-22: Raced in six events on the year, mostly with the Second Varsity Eight … Helped the group to a sixth-place time of 7:06.73 at the CAA Championships … Part of the crew that landed in the 2V8 Grand Final at the Mason Invitational, crossing third in 6:57.1 … Defeated UConn with a time of 7:10.57 and was second to Eastern Michigan with a time of 7:07.69 in head-to-head action … Competed with the Third Varsity Eight in the dual with Drexel and La Salle, finishing second to the Dragons a time of 8:22.8 … Helped Villanova’s group in the Women’s Club Championship Eights to a 14th-place finish of 13:54.449 at the Head of the Schuylkill.
 
2020-21: Rowed in the stroke seat for the third varsity eight squad which recorded a first place finish at the CAA Championship … Villanova registered a winning time of 7:07.31 to finish three seconds in front of runner-up Delaware and pre-race favorite Northeastern … The squad’s victory helped the Wildcats finish third overall at the CAA regatta and match the 2017 team for Villanova’s best CAA finish since joining the league … Saw action in either the 3V8 boat or the varsity four boat at all five team competitions during the season … Was in the stroke seat for the season opener against Delaware where the 3V8 team came in third with a time of 7:45.6 … Competed in the 2-seat of the varsity four boat three times … Helped the Wildcats finish third in their heat at the Kerr Cup in 7:36.9 … The V4 team was second in the heats at George Mason with a time of 7:42.2 and qualified for the grand final where they again finished second and posted a time of 7:47.8 … The V4 boat came in fourth a the Kelly Cup in 7:59.2 and finished in front of local teams from Saint Joseph’s and Jefferson.
 
2019-20: Competed in the novice eight lineup (2-seat) at the Head of the Schuylkill and helped the Wildcats tally a 15th place overall finish against strong competition in the College Frosh/Novice Eights division.
 
The Taft School: Four-year member of the varsity golf team … Also played two years of soccer and was a one-year member of the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams … Played one year of thirds ice hockey … Winner of the Cross Country Founder’s League Award as a junior.
 
Personal: Born 6/9/00 in Morristown, N.J. … Youngest of three daughters of Richard and Karen Shea … Has two older sisters, Elizabeth and Hilary … Chose to attend Villanova for its warm and welcoming community … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior