Julia Ayres
Julia Ayres
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Collegeville, Pa.
  • High School:
    Villa Maria Academy

Bio

As a junior (2021)
Competed in both meets during the shortened 2021 season as one of Bryant’s top runners … Finished 11th overall out of 45 runners at the Bryant Invitational with a time of 19:18.3 … Earned All-NEC honors for finishing in the top-14 at the NEC Championship (12th place) with a PR of 18:44.5.

As a sophomore (2019)
Competed in all seven races and was the top female finisher for the Black and Gold in every meet but one … Set a personal-best in the 5K at the NEC Championship with a time of 18:36.6 finishing 13th overall which placed her on the All-NEC squad … Also set a new PR in the 3K at the CCSU Mini Meet with a time of 10:50.9 … NEC Fall Commissioner and Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman (2018)
Competed in all seven races during the 2018 season ... Quickly became a top runner for the Bulldogs finishing amongst the top two Bryant runners in all but one race ... Her first top finish came at the CCSU Mini-Meet where she finished 67th overall in the 3K with a time of 11:29.6 ... Was the top female Bryant finisher at the NEC Championship finishing in 48th place with a time of 20:42.6 ... Top female finisher for the Black and Gold at the NCAA Northeast Regionals finishing 218th with a time of 26:28.0.

Before Bryant: A varsity letterwinner in indoor/outdoor track and cross country ... Helped her track team became league champions ... Also helped her cross country team place second in PIAA District 1 ... Named AACA league honorable mention ... Earned distinguished honors as a freshman and sophomore and then first honors junior and senior year ... Was a National Merit Commended Student ... Member of Mock Trial, National Honor Society, math and latin Honor Society, and was an altar server.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Kathy Ayres ... Has one brother, Christopher ... Uncle, Jeff Aponik played soccer at Moravian College. 

News Mentions

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Bulldogs enjoy a successful NEC Championship

PLAINVILLE, Mass. – Juniors Jason Dolan, Julia Ayres, and Sarah Freeman led the men’s and women’s Bryant University cross...

February 28, 2021

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Dolan leads Bryant to first-place finish

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Jason Dolan earned finished first out of 28 male runners to kick off the 2021 season and bring home a first-place...

February 14, 2021

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Bryant opens season in Smithfield on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s and women’s cross country team host both Sacred Heart and Merrimack to open the...

February 12, 2021

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Women selected fifth in NEC preseason poll

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s cross country team was selected to finish fifth by the Northeast Conference head...

February 8, 2021