BALTIMORE – The Loyola University Maryland men's and women's rowing teams will welcome 12 recruited student-athletes to the Class of 2027 when the fall semester commences at the school.
Troy Guillen, Thomas O'Neill, Javier Roman, Brendan Shaw, Miles Steinberg, Gabe Wagner and Connor Williams will join the men's team at Loyola, while Mary Catherine Burger, Karina Leon, Josephine Lightner, Maddie McPhillips and Mikayla Smith are set to join the women's program.
Meet the new Greyhounds!
Troy Guillen • Miami, Fla. • MAST Academy
Competed for the Miami Rowing Club… Won a national championship in the Men's U23 Lightweight 8+ at the 2022 Summer Nationals… AP Scholar… Florida Bright Futures Scholarship… Community Service Award (500+ hours).
Thomas O'Neill • Alexandria, Va. • Gonzaga College H.S.
Spent time as the coxswain for both the 2V8 and the 1V4 at Gonzaga… Member of the 4+ that took 34
th at the Head of the Charles in the Youth Division.
Javier Roman • Miami, Fla. • Immaculata La Salle H.S.
Competed in the Central American Games for Puerto Rico and helped his boat finish fourth in the 4+…Was a two-time state champion in the lightweight four… Fifth lightweight single at the U23 Summer Nationals… Volunteered throughout the Miami-Dade County community in various activities… Competed for the Miami Rowing Club.
Brendan Shaw • Washington Township, N.J. • St. Joseph's Prep
Member of a boat that was second in the U17 Youth Nationals in the 8+… Was 12
th in the 4- at the same event… Two-time Stotesbury Cup Regatta winner and was a member of three winning crews at the Mid-Atlantic Championships.
Miles Steinberg • Centennial, Colo. • Cherry Creek H.S.
Was a 2022-23 team captain… Helped the 8+ boat finish second in the mixed youth event at the 2021 Head of the Oklahoma… Competed for Mile High Rowing Club… Eagle Scout.
Gabe Wagner • Hingham, Mass. • Hingham H.S.
Member of a silver-medal winning boat the the 2022 MPSRA… Member of the National Honor Society.
Connor Williams • Flourtown, Pa. • St. Joseph's Prep
Two-time All-Catholic School First Team honoree… Third in the JV8+ and second in the JV4+ at Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2022.
Mary Catherine Burger • Buffalo, N.Y. • Mount St. Mary Academy
Won the New York State Championship in the Junior 4… Rowed for the West Side Rowing Club.
Karina Leon • Miami, Fla. • MAST Academy
Placed sixth at nationals and second at the Head of the Hooch… Competed for the Miami Rowing Club… Volunteer coach for children at her rowing club.
Josephine Lightner • Vienna, Va. • James Madison H.S.
Member of the Virginia State Championship team in the 2021 junior 8… Novice Leadership Award… Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award.
Maddie McPhillips • Hingham, Mass. • Hingham H.S.
Two-year senior coxswain and V1 coxswain… Outstanding novice award… volunteered as a rowing coach at her town's maritime center… Four-year member of the honor roll.
Mikayla Smith • Narbeth, Pa. • Harriton H.S.
National Art Honor Society… College Board National Recognition… Member of the Harriton High School varsity program.
