CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
CRCA Scholar-Athlete |
2021-22 |
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll |
Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 |
Career: Veteran member of the team who has been the coxswain for the varsity eight, novice eight and varsity four squads during her career … Overall has competed in 17 regattas during her first three collegiate seasons … Named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete at the end of her senior campaign … Eight-time selection to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and eight-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
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2021-22: Coxswain in six events, mostly for the Second Varsity Eight … Directed the 2V8 to a sixth-place finish at the CAA Championships, finishing in 7:06.73 … The 2V8 made the Grand Final at the Mason Invitational, turning in a third-place time of 6:57.1 … Guided the 2V8 to a 7:10.57 win over UConn before finishing second to Eastern Michigan in 7:07.69 … Led the Varsity Four to a second-place time of 9:07.1 in the dual with La Salle and Drexel … Helped Villanova’s group to a 14
th place time of 13:54.449 at the Head of the Schuylkill.
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2020-21: Was the coxswain for the varsity four boat at all five of the Wildcats competitions during the season … The season opener against Delaware was one of Villanova’s most thrilling races of the year as the V4 squad pulled in front of the Blue Hens in the final 250 meters and finished first with a winning time of 8:25.6, holding off Delaware by nine-tenths of a second at the finish line … Directed the varsity four team to second place finishes in both the heats and the grand final at George Mason … Villanova posted a time of 7:42.2 in the heats and then finished with a time of 7:47.8 while beating Saint Joseph’s and Duquesne in the grand final … The V4 boat finished third in hits heat at the Kerr Cup with a time of 7:36.9 … Villanova finished fourth at the Kelly Cup, crossing the line in 7:59.2 and finishing ahead of teams from Saint Joseph’s and Jefferson … The V4 squad finished the year at the CAA Championship and tallied a fourth place finish with a time of 7:55.59.
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2019-20: Directed the third varsity eight boat as the coxswain at the Navy Day Regatta, the Head of the Schuylkill and the Metro Cup Regatta … Led the team to a 24
th place finish against strong competition in the Club Championship Eights division at the Head of the Schuylkill, a 10
th place finish in the JV8+ race at the Navy Day Regatta and a second place finish in competition against UCF and Duquesne at the Metro Cup Regatta.
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2018-19: Was the coxswain for the novice eight boat three times during the year … Helped the Wildcats to a win over Army West Point and Lafayette at the Kerr Cup, a first place finish ahead of Rollins, Clark and Duquesne at the Rollins Invitational and a third place finish in competition against Saint Joseph’s and Delaware.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School: Competed for the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field teams in the distance events … Captain of all three teams … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Winner of the English Medal.
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Personal: Born 11/15/99 in Seattle, Wash. … Oldest of three children of Keith and Geralyn O’Reilly … Has two younger siblings, Ethan (20) and Lily (16) … Mother was a college rower at Washington University in St. Louis … Enjoys service, running and music in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because she felt comfortable and at home as soon as she stepped onto campus … English major.