2024-25 Women's Rowing Roster

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Cecilia Jenkins

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Fenwick
  • INFLCR cecilia-jenkins

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CRCA Scholar Athlete 2024-25
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Villanova Career: Has mostly competed with the 4s before moving up to the V8 as a senior … Returned to Villanova for a fifth year to finish her career.
 
2024-25: Raced in all six events on the year for 15 races … Competed once with the fours before spending the rest of the season with the V8 … Had two fourth-place finishes at the Head of the Schuylkill in the Championship 4s (14:05.249) and the Championship 8s (13:02.174) … Picked up a trio of wins against Lehigh’s V8 at the Bucknell Invite to close the fall with the fastest showing in the head-to-head being a 3:01.27 … Crossed sixth in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup in 6:48.45 … V8 saw a weekend-best time of 6:42.493 in the third round of the Lake Wheeler Invite … V8 finished fourth in the Grand Final in 6:59.222 at the CAA Championship.
 
2023-24: Logged 10 races on the year in all nine events, mainly with the V8 … Picked up a third-place A Finals finish with the V8 at the NYRA Invitational (7:19.063) … Won the V8 at the Bucknell Invite (6:43.15) … Won the head-to-head with Stockton’s V8 in 7:09.63 … Posted a fourth-place finish in the V8 Grand Finals at the CAA Championship (7:04.546).
 
2022-23: Appeared in seven events on the year, mostly with the V4 … Helped the JV8 to an 11th -place showing at the Navy Day Regatta, crossing in 14:13.80 … Part of the Club Championship 8s group that was 29th at the Head of the Schuylkill with a time of 14:18.018 …Turned in a fifth-place showing with the 3V8 at the Doc Hosea in 7:42.18 … Finished third in the Petite Finals at the Knecht Cup with the V4 in 8:25.05 … Helped the V4 shell to a fifth-place Grand Final showing at the Mason Invite (8:25.5) … Finished behind UConn in head-to-head action with the 2V4 with a time of 7:15.77 … Was sixth at the CAA Championships with the V4 that finished in 7:15.77.

2021-22: Raced in four events during debut season with the Third and Fourth Varsity Four crews … Reached the 3V8 Grand Final at the Mason Invitational, taking second place at 7:21.5 … Crossed third against UConn with a time of 8:17.81 before defeating Eastern Michigan with a time of 7:43.53 … Part of the 4V8 that finished second in the dual with La Salle and Drexel with a time of 9:08.9.
 
Club Sports: Played for the Milwaukee Junior Admirals hockey club and Windy City Water Polo.
 
Fenwick High School: Played varsity ice hockey and water polo … Earned All-State honors in ice hockey in 2018 and 2019 … Helped the team to a Illinois Girls High School Ice Hockey State Championship in 2019 … Tabbed a first-team All-Eastern Water Polo selection … Made honor roll all four year.
 
Personal: Born 11/25/2000 in Chicago … One of three children to Paul and Ellen Jenkins … Has a brother, Emmett, and twin sister, Caroline … Father, Paul, played water polo at the United States Naval Academy … Twin sister, Caroline, plays ice hockey at Wesleyan University … Chose Villanova for its academic reputation and campus … Enjoys reading, rollerblading and baking … Currently undecided on major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student