2025-26
• Part of the Second Varsity Eight that finished third at the NCAA Championship
• Helped the Second Varsity Eight to a runner-up finish at the ACC Championship
• Raced for Team Ireland in the women’s eight with coxswain and women’s four at the Home International Regatta in the United Kingdom. O’Neil and Team Ireland finished fourth in both events
2024-25
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Honor Roll
• Helped the Varsity Four to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championship
• Part of the Second Varsity Four that finished fourth at the ACC Championship
• Lettered
Background
• Graduated from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine in 2024
• Member of Kenmare Rowing and Boating Club
• Placed 9th in the quad at the 2022 Junior World Championship in Varese
• Placed fourth at the 2023 Junior World Championship in Paris
• Won the U23 Irish Indoor Rowing Championship
Personal
• Ayla O’Neill
• Born in Cork, Ireland
• Daughter of Michael and Maria O’Neill
• Has three siblings, Pádraig, Doireann and Noel
• Enjoys singing, hiking mountains, and cycling
• Chose UVA for the sense of community amongst the team and the greater UVA body