Westminster College Athletics

Career Highs
· Rushes: 10 at Grove City, 10/22/22
· Rushing Yards: 49 at Grove City, 10/22/22
· Rushing Touchdowns: 2 at Allegheny, 09/21/24
· Long Rush: 19 at Grove City, 10/22/22
· Pass Completions: 28 vs. Carnegie Mellon, 11/04/23
· Pass Attempts: 54 vs. Carnegie Mellon, 11/04/23
· Completion Percentage: 89.5% (17-29) vs. Waynesburg, 09/14/24
· Passing Yards: 240 at Allegheny, 09/21/24
· Passing Touchdowns: 4 (two times)--vs. Saint Vincent, 10/19/24; vs. Bethany, 10/07/23
· Long Pass: 65 vs. Case Western Reserve, 10/26/24

Honors and Awards
2024-25: Honorable Mention All-PAC.
2023-24: Honorable Mention All-PAC.

2025 · Senior
Fourth year with program.

2024 · Junior
Third year with program... Appeared in 10 games, starting all 10... Missed Westminster’s 56-7 win at Geneva on Nov. 9 with a lower leg contusion... Went 17-of-19 for 213 yards and a touchdown in a 23-10 opening-day win over Waynesburg on Sept. 14... Threw for career-high 240 yards in a 42-7 victory at Allegheny on Sept. 21.

2023 · Sophomore
Second year with program... Appeared in nine games, starting all nine... Missed Westminster’s 22-20 win at Saint Vincent on Oct. 28 with a concussion... Connected on 28-of-54 passes for 228 yards and a touchdown in a 21-7 home loss to Carnegie Mellon on Nov. 4... The 28 completions and 54 attempts were career highs... Completed at least one pass to nine different receivers against the Tartans... Threw for 230 yards in the Titans’ 35-14 Senior Recognition Day win over Geneva on Nov. 11. 

2022 · Freshman
First year with program... Played in six games, starting against Thiel, Grove City and Waynesburg to end the season... McGowan replaced Cole Konieczka in Westminster’s 17-14 loss to W&J on Oct. 8 after the senior suffered a broken ankle scrambling for a first down... Capped an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Gomes with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter against the Presidents, trimming the deficit to three... It was the first touchdown pass of his career... Scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown in 24-17 win at Grove City on Oct. 22... Finished with 10 carries for 49 yards against the Wolverines... It was the first rushing touchdown of his career. 

Prior to Westminster
Part of the football and basketball programs at Moon... Captain of the football program his senior year... First Team All-Conference in 2019 and 2021... Holds the program career record in passing yards... Team went undefeated (10-0) for the first time in school history in 2021... WPIAL runner-up in 2021... Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club.

Personal
Son of Nicole and John McGowan... Has two siblings: Larissa McGowan and Alexandra Mazurek.