Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: 2025 All-CAA Team selection … Has raced exclusively with the V8 in 12 events over two seasons … Part of two CAA Boat of the Week lineups.
 
2025-26: All-CAA Team selection … Raced in all six events for the Wildcats, mostly with the V8 … Part of two CAA Boat of the Week teams with the V8 … Part of two bronze-medal boats at the Head of the Schuylkill in the Championship 4s (13:53.013) and Championship 8s (12:45.156) … Saw a second-place Grand Final finish with the V8 at the Ram Invitational, posting a time of 8:31.2 … Helped the V8 to a ninth-place finish at the Knecht Cup in 6:58.57 … Finished as high as third-place with the V8 against nationally-ranked teams in a weekend of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, crossing just behind No. 15 Alabama and No. 22 North Carolina in that specific heat … Logged a fourth-place Grand Final finish at the CAA Championships in the V8’s best time of the season (6:39.809).
 
2024-25: Raced in all six events in her debut season for a total of 15 races, mostly with the V8 … Had a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Schuylkill in 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.

Brooks School: Earned varsity letters as a three-sport athletes, two in rowing, three in both volleyball and basketball … Rowed under coach Csilla Clark alongside Villanova teammate Sylvia Marks … Earned the Independent School League (ISL) Award of Excellence … Named an ISL All-Team selection for volleyball and All-Team Honorable Mention in basketball … Earned NEPSAC All-Team Honorable Mention honors in volleyball … Earned the Henry M. Buhl Photography Prize in 2024 and graduated Summa Cum Laude.
 
Personal: Native of Stoughton, Mass. born Sept. 21, 2004 … One of two children to Kristen and Edward Colon … Has a brother, Jayden … “I chose Villanova because I loved how together and connected the community was on top of the vigorous academics and high-level athletics. I knew that coming here would take me to the next level not only as an athlete but also as a student and overall person in society.”