Villanova Univeristy Athletics

 

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2022-23 (Junior)
BIG EAST Champion	200 Free Relay (first leg) - 1:33.10 (23.97 split)
BIG EAST Champion	400 Free Relay (first leg) - 3:23.77 (51.19 split)
All-BIG EAST	100 Freestyle
All-BIG EAST	200 Free Relay
All-BIG EAST	400 Free Relay
2021-22 (Sophomore)
BIG EAST Champion	400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) - 3:20.68 (50.60 split)
All-BIG EAST	400 Yard Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg)
Academic Honors
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

Villanova Career: Three-time BIG EAST Champion in relay action and a four-time All-BIG EAST performer … Fifth-fastest 100 Free performer in program history (49.99) and was part of the fifth-fastest 400 Free Relay in team history (3:20.68) … Participated in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship as a sophomore … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team twice.
 
2023-24: Season best times in the 50 Free (23.50), 100 Free (51.02) and 200 Free (1:53.21); Penn State (2/3): Anchor (24.67) for the B team’s third-place 200 Free Relay (1:39.61); Rutgers (1/20): Swam an opening-leg 55.31 for the C team’s third-place 400 Free Relay (3:42.15); WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Earned a spot in the 100 Free Championship Final, leading the team with a fifth-place showing (51.02); Penn (11/8): Opening leg (54.68) for the B team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:37.42); Georgetown (10/28): Posted an opening leg 53.83 in the B team’s third-place 400 Free Relay (3:32.67).
 
2022-23: Part of two BIG EAST Championship relays while adding an additional All-BIG EAST performance with 100 Free bronze medal; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Earned bronze in the 100 Free, touching in 50.57 … Swam opening leg for the 400 Free Relay team that won gold in 3:23.77 … Opened the 200 Free Relay with a 23.97 split as the team won gold with a time of 1:33.10; West Virginia (1/28): Swam third leg (24.34) for the A team’s 200 Free Relay second place finish (1:37.03); Penn State (1/27): Posted an opening-let split of 25.24 in the A-team 200 Free Relay win (1:37.60); Richmond (1/13): Had a third-leg time of 24.47 as the A team finished second (1:37.19) in the 200 Free Relay; La Salle (11/22): Posted a pair of top-three finishes, touching second in the 100 Free (51.71) and third in the 50 Free (24.17); WVU Invitational (11/17-19): Second leg for the the A team (50.15) in a third place 400 Free Relay (3:22.82) … Set new personal bests in the 100 Free (49.99) and 50 Free (23.41); Penn (11/9): Touched third in the 100 Free (53.07) … Posted an opening-leg time of 52.97 in the A team’s 400 Free Relay win (3:31.01); Georgetown (10/29): Tied for first in the 100 Free (53.29) … Wet 53.58 as the first leg in the A team’s 400 Free Relay win (3:31.70); UConn (10/20): Hit the water first in the 400 Free Relay (53.85) to help the A team to a winning time of 3:34.03.
 
2021-22: Earned a spot at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship … Notched the first BIG EAST title of her career with the 400 Free Relay, also earning All-BIG EAST status in that event … Knocked down five personal bests throughout the season; CSCAA National Invitational Championship (3/10-12): Swam second leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished 18^th with a time of 7:34.77 … Anchored the 400 Free Relay crew that finished 27^th with a time of 3:30.69 … Swam third leg for the 200 Free Relay team that posted a 1:37.92 for 40^th … Individually swam to 47^th in the 100 Free (51.91) and 64^th in the 50 Free (24.15); BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Collected the first BIG EAST Championship and All-BIG EAST performance of her career in the 400 Free Relay … Swam second leg for the team that won in 3:20.68 … Earned a trio of consolation final swims, touching ninth in both the 50 Free (23.48, personal best) and 100 Free (51.23) while finishing 16^th in the 200 Free (1:53.30) … Set a new personal best in the 200 Free prelims with a time of 1:52.03; Penn State (1/28): Helped the “C” team to a third-place time of 3:41.42 in the 400 Free Relay as the second leg … Anchored the “B” team to a fifth-place showing in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:49.53 … Swam in the 100 Free and 50 Free with 11^th (53.31) and 13^th (24.66) finishes, respectively; West Virginia/Iowa State (1/22): Finished seven in the 100 Free with a time of 53.45 … Swam third leg for the 400 Free Relay “B” team that finished fifth in 3:32.25 while anchoring the 200 Medley Relay to a sixth-place, 1:49.54 finish; Pittsburgh (1/20): Anchored the “A” team in the 200 Medley Relay to a third-place time of 1:47.09 while swimming the opening leg for the “B” squad in the 400 Free Relay with a 3:33.55 time that was also good enough for third … Landed seventh in the 50 Free at 24.72; La Salle (11/22): Part of the winning relay teams in the 200 Medley Relay team that finished in 1:48.74 … Was third in both the 50 Free (24.42) and 100 Free (54.01); WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Took fifth in the 100 Free at 51.10 … Second leg for the 400 Free Relay team that touched the wall first with a 3:21.79 time; Penn (11/10): Anchored the 200 Medley Relay team that finished fifth in 1:50.68 … Posted a 24.85 time for sixth in the 50 Free … Finished eighth in the 100 Breast in 1:10.79; Georgetown (10/30): Went fifth and sixth in the 100 Free (53.82) and 50 Free (24.98), respectively; UCONN (10/16): Part of third-place relay teams in the 200 Medley (1:47.19) and 400 Free (3:34.47) … Picked up sixth-place showings in the 50 Free (24.89) and 100 Free (53.82).
 
2020-21: Recorded personal best times in the 50 free and the 100 free during the season while competing in three regular season meets and the BIG EAST Championships during her first collegiate season; BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Swam in the preliminary heats of the 50 free and the 100 free during the conference championships … Established new personal bests in both events with marks of 24.35 in the 50 free and 52.88 in the 100 free; Drexel (3/3): Made her collegiate debut in a home meet against the Dragons and tallied seventh place finishes in both the 50 free (25.78) and the 100 free (56.71) … Swam the second leg of the 200 free relay in the Wildcats “B” lineup for a team that came in third in 1:43.33; Seton Hall (3/7): Finished seventh in the 50 free in 26.05 while swimming legs of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay in the Wildcats “C” lineup of both relays; Loyola Md. (3/13): Placed fifth in the 100 free (56.15) and seventh in the 50 free (25.72) … Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay in the Wildcats “B” lineup which came in second with a time of 3:39.07.
 
National and Club Swimming: Two-time medalist at the Irish Long Course Championships in 2019, including winning a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle and a bronze medal in the 50 meter freestyle … Member of the winning Leinster Interprovincial team … Represented Leinster at the Scottish National Championships in 2018 and 2019.
 
Mount Anville Secondary School: Competed in hockey, basketball and track & field (discus) during her scholastic career.
 
Personal: Born 9/26/01 in Melbourne, Australia … Younger of two children of Brian and Majella Stapleton … Has an older brother, Jack (22) … Father competed for the hurling team at the University of Limerick … Enjoys baking and painting in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its incredible academic and athletic programs, as well as the balance between them … Felt amazed by the University’s attention to detail and level of care for each student, which were main factors that led her to enroll … Noted the strong sense of community when she visited campus which allowed her to make her decision with a high level of confidence … Has yet to declare a major.