Julia Merton
Julia Merton
Height: 5-3
Year: Jr
Hometown: East Longmeadow, Mass.
High School: East Longmeadow

Getting to Know Julia

  • Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I wanted to attend a liberal arts college that had a strong English Department. Mount Holyoke is close to home, I am the third generation in my family to attend Mount Holyoke. I love the professors and I like the atmosphere.
  • What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I like the close relationship between professors and students. I also enjoy being able to run on the Cross Country team with a great group of women.
  • Favorite Sports Movie - Any Given Sunday
  • Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - NBA All Start Game 2011
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - New York Knicks
  • Favorite TV Show - Sex and the City
  • Hobbies - Singing, Horseback riding, Sailing, Frisbee, Badminton
  • Best Concert You Ever Attended - Taylor Swift
  • Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Time Magazine 
  • Biggest Fear - Shark attack 
  • Most Famous Person Ever Met - Ken Jeong 
  • Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Beyonce 
  • Place You'd Like to Visit - Scotland 
  • First Memory of Your Sport - First high school summer practice with my now best friends 
  • Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Coming in first for Mount Holyoke at the 2009 New England Championships at Franklin Park 
  • Pre-Game Rituals - Listen to pump up music on my iPod       
  • If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Buy a house and open a Roth IRA 
  • Career Aspirations - Political advisor for corporate business 

2011 Statistics

 Event  Team Finish  Individual Finish
Smith College Invitational 6th / 16 53rd place - 22:24.80
Maine Invitational 7th / 7 96th place - 25:40.06
Wesleyan University Invitational 4th / 6 -----
New England Championship 36th / 39 -----
Seven Sisters Championship 7th / 7 52nd place - 21:32.11
NEWMAC Championship 7th/10
73rd place - 21:28 
NCAA Regional Championship 27th/51
223rd place - 25:43.33
 

2009 Statistics

 Event  Team Finish  Individual Finish
Smith College Invitational 5th/10 29th place - 22:11.31
UMass Dartmouth Invitational 27th/42 176th place - 21:36
Williams College Purple Valley Classic 10th/12 106th place - 26:37
New England Championship 46th/49 274th place - 21:59
Seven Sisters Championship 6th/6 39th place - 21:18.0
NEWMAC Championship 9th/10
46th place - 21:38
NCAA Regional Championship 28th/47
167th place - 25:47.5