Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll	Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020

Career: Competed for the Wildcats from the 2017-18 through 2020-21 seasons … An all-conference coxswain who was named to the All-CAA team as a senior when she led the second varsity eight squad … Directed the varsity four team as well as the second varsity eight and novice eight squads during her collegiate career … Five-time member of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and three-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2020-21: Earned All-CAA honors at the CAA Championship … Directed the varsity eight boat in an exhibition against Drexel which marked the Wildcats return to the water and then was the coxswain for the second varsity eight squad for the duration of the 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: Directed the varsity four squad as the coxswain in three races during the year … Villanova came in second in competition against UCF, Rollins and Duquesne at the Metro Cup Regatta and ninth in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ final at the Navy Day Regatta … Led the team’s second varsity four to a 21^st place finish out of 48 teams in a strong field in the Championship Fours division at the Head of the Schuylkill.
 
2018-19: Led the second varsity four boat to a second place finish behind Kansas at the George Mason Invitational and a third place finish at the Kerr Cup … Also directed the third varsity eight squad to a first place finish in its heat and an appearance in the Grand Final against teams such as Duke, Boston College, Navy and Rutgers at the highly competitive Cooper Sprints … The 3V8 team also notched a first place finish in a head-to-head race against Duquesne at the Rollins Invitational … Led the Wildcats ‘B’ entry in the Club 4 race at the Kings Head Regatta.
 
2017-18: Primarily served as the coxswain for the novice eight team during the season and also led the second varsity four squad to a first place finish over Old Dominion in the Petite Final at the Mason Invite … The novice eight boat tallied a first place finish over Duquesne and a pair of Bucknell entries at the Cooper Invitational, while also winning a head-to-head race over Duquesne at the Rollins Invitational … The team added a second place finish at the Kelly Cup and a fifth place showing at the Knecht Cup … Directed the novice eight team to a third place finish in competition against La Salle and Drexel and to a 22^nd place finish against experienced competition in the College Frosh/Novice Eights division at the Head of the Schuylkill.
 
Club Sports: Played club volleyball for the Aviators from 2014-16 and was a team captain.
 
Bishop Montgomery High School: Competed on the cross country and track & field teams … Team captain from 2015-17 … Winner of the Sportsman of the Year award as a senior … Four-year inductee to the National Honor Society … Recognized by the California Scholarship Federation all four years.
 
Personal: Born 5/18/99 in Los Angeles, Calif. … One of three children of Ted Clapp and Traci Thomas … Has an older brother, Corey (28) and a younger sister, Bonnie (18) … Enjoys gardening, running and reading in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova after hearing about the school during March Madness and then really liking it when she researched the university further … Environmental Science major.