2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

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Cate Donnelly

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cumming, Ga.
  • High School John Bosco Academy
  • INFLCR catherine-donnelly

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Villanova Career: Has competed in 22 events in her career, splitting time as the coxswain for the 4s and 8s … Made an impact in debut season, competing in every event for the ‘Cats as a coxswain, primarily with the V8.
 
2024-25: Coxswain in all six events, splitting between the 2V8 and V4 … Spent eight races with the V4 and six with the 2V8 … Helped Nova’s Club Championship 8s boat to a 12th-place finish at the Head of the Schuylkill (13:40.158) … 2V8 logged a fifth-place time of 7:08.201 in the Petite Final at Doc Hosea … Landed a spot in the Knecht Cup Petite Final 2 with the V4, crossing sixth in 8:44.31 … Raced with the V4 in all three rounds at the Lake Wheeler Invite for a trio of sixth-place finishes, including a weekend-best time of 8:05.671 for the boat in the second round … V4 won the Petite Final at the CAA Championships in 8:24.266.
 
2023-24: Coxswain in eight events on the season, four of those with the V8 … Part of a 2V8 boat that finished third in the A finals at the NYRA Invitational (7:44.649) before winning the 2V8 race at the Bucknell Invite (7:03.12) … Won the 2V8 head-to-head against Stockton (7:33.58) … Helped the V4 to a Petite Finals win at the CAA Championship (8:32.627).
 
2022-23: Opened career as a consistent coxswain for the V8, lining up in all eight events … Helped the V4A team to a 17th place finish (14:24.97) and the V8B shell to a 21st place showing (13:59.61) at Navy Day … Competed again with the 4s at the Head of the Schuylkill for a ninth-place time of 14:44.858 before a seventh-place showing in the Championship 8s (13:18.897) … Turned in a fifth-place showing with the JV8 at the Dos Hosea with a time of 7:07.35 … Led the 2V8 to a Knecht Cup Petite Final victory, finishing in 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.

Club Rowing: Rowed with St. Andrew Rowing Club for six years, four of those at the varsity level … Named MVP in novice year … Team won overall points and efficiency trophies at Southeast Regionals in 2022.
 
John Bosco Academy: Made honor roll all four years while serving as a member of the National Art Honor Society for two years.
 
Personal: Native of Cumming, Ga., born August 28, 2003 … One of three children to Nick and Karen Donnelly … Has two siblings, Maeve and Caroline … Mother, Karen, was a coxswain for Villanova and younger sister, Maeve, also rows … Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior