Julia Ayres
Julia Ayres
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • 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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Cross Country Competes at NCAA Regionals

LOWELL, MA- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams competed over the weekend at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, hosted by...

November 15, 2021

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Cross Country Teams Finish Top-Five at NEC's

NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams placed fourth and fifth, respectively, at the NEC Championships,...

October 30, 2021

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XC Heads to NEC Championships This Weekend

NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Connecticut on Saturday to compete at the NEC Champions...

October 28, 2021

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Bittrich, Ayres Pace Cross Country Teams at CCSU

NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant cross country teams competed at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet on Friday, their last tune-up before the NEC...

October 23, 2021

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Bittrich, Freeman Lead XC at Fall Foliage Invite

ST. ALBAN’S, VT- The Bryant cross country teams competed at the Vermont Fall Foliage Invite on Saturday. The men came third and the women...

October 17, 2021

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Men's XC Has Best Ever Result at New England Meet

BOSTON, MA- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams placed 13th and 20th at the NEICAAA New England Championships on...

October 11, 2021

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Cross Country Teams Finish Top Five in Connecticut

NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant cross country teams both placed in the top five in the Central Connecticut Ted Owens Invitational on Saturday, with...

September 25, 2021

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Bryant Men Finish 5th, Women 7th in Nassaney Race

SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in the 20th Shawn...

September 11, 2021

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Women’s Cross Country picked fifth in NEC preseason poll

SOMERSET, N.J.: The Bryant University women’s cross country team has been ranked fifth in the NEC preseason poll. The results were announced...

August 16, 2021