Virginia Commonwealth University

Just the Facts
Full Name: Meaghan Catherine Neylon
Birthdate: March 5, 1991
Birthplace: Pensecola, Fla.
Parents: Jay and Katie Neylon
Siblings: Sisters Kelsey (15) and Mackenzie (13)
Major: Undecided
High School Coach: Jim Larkin

While with the Rams

• Appeared in 14 matches, including 10 starts, as a freshman.
• A talented back row player, she helped the Rams hold their opponents to fewer than two goals a game in 2009, VCU’s best mark since 2002.
• Played in 13 games her sophomore season.

Prior to VCU

• Four-year varsity standout at Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Va.
• 2008 Battlefield District Player of the Year.
• Named First Team All-District as a senior, as well as second team as a sophomore and junior. 
• 2008 NFHCA High School All-Region South.
• First Team All-State selection as a senior.
• A member of Chancellor’s 2006 AA/A State Championship squad. 
• Helped the Chargers to two Region I Tournament Championships (2005, 2006). 
• Lifted CHS to Battlefield District Tourney titles in 2006 and 2007, as well as regular season championships in 2005 and 2008.

Getting to Know Meaghan Neylon

• Also played four years of soccer and swam to seasons in high school.
• Has also lived in Irvine, Calif., New River, N.C. and Doylestown, Pa.