2021-22 Women's Track/Cross Country Roster
Roster
Dempsey, Julia

Julia Dempsey
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Cumberland
- Hometown:
- Cumberland, RI
- Major:
- Environmental Health Science & Policy
Bio
Personal Records
Event | Time | Date | Meet |
XC 5K | 18:08.5 | 10/15/21 | UVA XC23 Invitational |
XC 6K | 21:26.8 | 10/1/21 | Paul Short Run |
Indoor 1 Mile | 4:59.24 | 2/5/22 | Scarlett & White Invitational |
Indoor 1000m | 3:02.07 | 1/28/22 | Patriot Games |
Indoor 3000m | 9:56.00 | 2/11/22 | BU Valentine's Invitational |
Indoor 5000m | 18:12.89 | 1/31/20 | NEICAAA Championships |
Outdoor 1500m | 4:42.44 | 4/9/22 | Mason Relays |
Outdoor 3000m | 10:50.98 | 4/27/19 | Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational |
Outdoor 3000m Steeplechase | 12:19.93 | 4/6/19 | SNHU Spring Invitational |
Outdoor 5000m | 17:37.92 | 5/14/21 | NEICAAA Championships |
2021-22
Cross Country
9/3 - Mount St. Mary's Duals (5K): 19:00.28, 4th place
9/17 - JMU Invitational (5K): 19:52.2, 8th place
10/1 - Paul Short Run (6K): 21:26.8, 75th place
10/15 - UVA XC23 Invitational (5K): 18:08.5, 16th place
10/30 - A-10 Championship (5K): 18:30.5, 17th place
11/12 - NCAA Regionals (6K): 21:59.5, 56th place
Indoor Track
Top Performances
Valentine Invitational - 3000m - 9:56.00 (PR)
Scarlett & White Invitational - 1 mile - 4:59.24
Patriot Games - 1000m - 3:02.07 (Event Debut)
Outdoor Track
Top Performances
Virginia Challenge - 5000m - 17:53.63
Mason Relays - 1500m - 4:42.44
Prior to GW (at Merrimack):
Records: Holds school records in the 5k for cross country, indoor and outdoor and the 3k indoor
2019-20: During XC season, ran in all five events during the 2019 cross country season ... Had three top-25 finished during the season ... Finished a season-best 2nd place at the Codfish Bowl (20:00.2) ... Finished a season-best 10:43.7 at the CCSU Mini-Meet ... Finished in 21st place at the NEC Championship Meet ... Ran in nine events as a distance runner during the indoor season ... Set two personal records and had one top-five finish placing second in the 3000m (10:52.52) at the Bowdoin Invitational ... Set a PR in the mile (5:12.61) at the BU Invitational ... Also set a PR in the 3000m (10:16.30) in the NEC Championship
2018-19: Competed in eight cross country events as a sophomore, had two top-10 finishes ... Placed 10th at the Shacklette (9/1) ... Was the individual runner-up at the Codfish Bowl (9/22) ... Ran a season-best time of 19:43.00 at the Kirsh Cup (10/20) ... Placed 24th out of 144 runners at the NE10 Championship, narrowly missing all-conference honors (11/4) ... Placed 31st at the NCAA East Regional to help team qualify for nationals (11/17) ... In indoor season, saw her name appear in five meets for the Warriors during the indoor season ... Placed inside the top ten in four different meets ... Finished eighth in the Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in the mile, running a time of 5:17.25 (2/16) ... Set a personal record in the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/24), running the mile in 5:16.00 ... During outdoor, earned USTFCCCA All-Region Team in the 5,000 meter ... Only had one result outside the top ten, placing ninth or better in eight events ... Finished third at the SNHU Spring Invitational (4/6), running the 3,000 Steeplechase in a personal-best time of 12:19.93 ... Set a personal record in the 1,500 meter, placing second at the Merrimack Invitational (4/18) with a time of 4:53.10 ... Placed third in the 5,000 meter in the Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the line in a personal-best time of 18:07.53
2017-18: Was a USTFCCCA All-Region honoree and NE10 All-Conference Third Team in cross country ... Enjoyed breakout rookie campaign by leading the team at every single race ... Finished 20th at both the NE10 Championship (22:54.28) and again at the NCAA Regionals (25:54.3) to garner all-conference and all-region accolades ... Had a season-best third-place effort at the Bowdoin Invitational (19:18.9) ... Crossed the finish line in another top-10 finish at the Codfish Bowl, placing sixth (19:50) ... Competed at six indoor meets as a freshman ... Placed 1st at her first meet in the 3000m (10:50.58) (UMass Boston Winter Open 12/2) ... Recorded 5 top-10 finishes over the course of the season ... Competed in six meets during the outdoor season ... Had four top-10 finishes ... Placed fifth in the 5K race at the NE10 Outdoor Championships (5/4-5/5) and was on the fifth place 4x800 relay team at the same meet ... Set a personal-record in the 1500m race (4:55.56) at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21), while placing third ... Had a fourth-place finish in the 5K at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4-14)
High School/Prep: Attended Cumberland High School ... Third Team All Class (freshman) ... Second Team All Division and Third Team All Class (sophomore) ... First Team All Division and Second Team All Class (junior) ... First Team All Division and First Team All Class (senior)
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