Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Competed for Villanova from 2017-21 and was a team contributor in the distance freestyle events … During her career was a 12-time BIG EAST scorer, including seven top-eight finishes in championship finals and an All-BIG EAST performance with a third place finish in the 500 free her sophomore year … Recorded personal best times in the 200, 500 and 1650 free events as well as in the 100 back and the 100 breast as a collegian … Villanova won four straight BIG EAST team titles during her career … Three-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and five-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … As a senior was chosen to address the senior class of student-athletes at the annual Senior Student-Athlete Reception prior to graduation.
 
2020-21: Tallied a top-eight finish in the 500 free at the BIG EAST Championships and also scored team points in both the 1650 free and the 200 free … Competed at all four of the regular season dual meets prior to the conference championships; BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Swam the 200 free, the 500 free and the 1650 free at the BIG EAST meet … Her best finish came on the first full day of the championships when she tallied an eighth place finish in the 500 free … Posted a time of 5:01.63 in the preliminary heats and touched the wall in 5:04.60 in the final … Closed out the meet with a ninth place finish and a time of 17:26.28 in the 1650 free in the final race of her collegiate career … Finished 13^th overall in the 200 free after posting times of 1:53.33 in the preliminary heats and 1:53.39 in the consolation final; Delaware (2/13): Came in fifth in the 200 free (2:08.92) and sixth in the 500 free (5:18.49) in the season opener … Led off the “B” lineup in the 400 free relay and had a 100 free split of 56.08 for a squad that came in third in 3:37.79; Drexel (3/3): In a home meet against the Dragons placed fifth in the 1000 free (10:56.73) and sixth in the 500 free (5:25.43); Seton Hall (3/7): Finished second in the 200 free in 1:58.47 and was fifth in the 100 free in 55.76 … Anchored the “C” lineup in the 200 medley relay with a 50 free split of 24.85 on the last leg of the race … Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay for the “C” lineup which posted a time of 3:48.21 in the race; Placed fourth in the 1000 free (10:53.95) and seventh in the 500 free (5:23.53).
 
2019-20: Competed in the 200 yard freestyle, the 500 yard freestyle and the 1650 yard freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships … Notched season-best times in each event at the conference meet … Placed sixth in the 1650 free with a time of 17:10.81 … Tallied an eighth place finish in the final of the 500 free after recording a season-best mark of 4:59.22 in the preliminary heats … Finished ninth in the final of the 200 free with a time of 1:52.11 … Her other fastest times of the season came in the 50 yard freestyle (25.29) at West Virginia, the 100 yard freestyle (54.39) at West Virginia, the 1000 yard freestyle (10:34.60) at Princeton, the 100 yard breaststroke (1:11.97) at La Salle and the 200 yard individual medley (2:14.70) at La Salle.
 
2018-19: Tallied top-eight finishes in all three of her individual events at the BIG EAST Championships and earned All-BIG EAST honors for a third place finish in the 500 yard freestyle … Registered season-best times in all five of her races at the conference meet … Her best finish was the third place result in the 500 free … Posted a time of 4:54.45 in the final to move up two spots and cut off more than four seconds from where she ranked in the preliminary heats … Came in sixth in the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 17:04.40 and placed eighth in the final of the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:51.46 … Her other top times during the year were 53.54 in the 100 yard freestyle at the Bruno Invitational, 10:34.76 in the 1000 yard freestyle versus Georgetown and 2:11.32 in the 200 yard individual medley against La Salle … Recorded third place finishes in both the 500 free and the 1000 free against Georgetown and was also third in the 1000 free against La Salle.
 
2017-18: Scored in all three of her individual events at the BIG EAST Championships … Top finish was a fourth place result in the 500 yard freestyle, in which she recorded a personal best time of 4:53.45 in the final … Came in sixth in the 1650 free with a personal best time of 16:56.89 … Posted a personal best time of 1:51.15 in the final of the 200 yard freestyle to notch a ninth place finish … Tied for eighth in the preliminary heats and qualified for the ‘B’ final after a swim-off … Her other top times of the season were 1:02.83 in the 100 yard backstroke and 1:10.24 in the 100 yard breaststroke versus Ursinus, 10:28.13 in the 1000 yard freestyle against Rutgers and 4:40.39 in the 400 yard individual medley against Penn … Runner-up in the 1650 free against Connecticut with a time of 17:26.99 … Finished second in the 500 free, third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 100 back in the Ursinus meet … Runner-up in the 200 free against La Salle … Placed third in the 1000 free versus Drexel and San Diego.
 
Moorestown High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming … Four-time qualifier for the New Jersey Meet of Champions … Three-time All-South Jersey honoree and a two-time first team SJISA All-Conference performer … Named the Burlington County Times Girls Swimmer of the Year as a senior … Three-time Burlington County Scholastic League All-Star … Named the Outstanding Swimmer at the BCSL Swim Open as a junior.
 
Personal: Born 7/30/99 in Mount Holly, N.J. … Younger of two children of Peter and Stephanie Fong … Has an older brother, Zach, who was a college swimmer at Virginia … Hobbies include shopping and spending time with family … Chose to attend Villanova for the welcoming atmosphere both on campus and within the swimming & diving program … Marketing major and International Business minor in the Villanova School of Business.