Career Highlights
- Pac-12 Champion- Team (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion- Third Varsity Eight (2023)
- NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
As a Senior (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Third Varsity Eight)
- Rowed to a second-place finish in the 2 seat with the third varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
- Helped the third varsity eight (Fri AM, Sat AM) in the 7 seat and the second varsity four (Fri PM) boats in the stroke seat to top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
- Led the third varsity eight boat to a first-place finish over Cal in the 7 seat
- Helped third varsity eight top SMU at the Pac-12 Challenge in the 7 seat
- Aided team and third varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships as the 2 seat
- Spare at the 2023 NCAA Championships
As a Junior (2021-22)
- Did not race
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
As a Freshman (2019-20)
- Most of season canceled
International Competition
- Took bronze at the 2018 World Rowing Indoor Championships
Prior to Stanford
- First at Mid-Atlantic Regional championship in the varsity coxed four in 2018 and varsity double in 2019
- Placed fifth in the varsity double at the 2019 Youth National Championships
- New Jersey swimming Group 2 state champions in 2019
Personal
- Parents are Brian and Cindy McDonnell
- Siblings are John and Molly
- Father, Brian, played lacrosse at Boston College
Why Regan McDonnell Chose Stanford:
- "Because it rocks."