2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Julie Byrne
- Position:
- Back/IM/Fly
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cranford
- Hometown:
- Cranford, N.J.
Career: Three-time CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American ... 2019 All-Patriot League First Team ... 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team ... 2019 Academic All-Patriot League Team ... scored 125 points at the Patriot League Championships ... two-time Patriot League individual medalist, capturing silver in the 200 backstroke and bronze in the 200 IM in 2019 ... graduated with Bucknell's second-fastest 200 backstroke (1:57.11) mark and fourth-fastest 100 backstroke (54.76) and 200 IM (2:02.27) times ... was a member of the second-fastest 200 medley relay (1:42.56) and 400 medley relay (3:43.30) teams and sixth-fastest 200 freestyle relay (1:34.36) squad ... one-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Week ... one-time Bison Athlete of the Week ... 22 wins in individual events.
2018-19 (Senior): CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American ... All-Patriot League First Team ... Academic All-Patriot League Team ... scored 47 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for second among Bison and eighth among all swimmers ... captured a silver medal in the 200 backstroke, took bronze in the 200 IM and placed fifth in the 100 backstroke ... during the 200 backstroke preliminaries, clocked an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:57.11, the second fastest in school history ... was also a member of the third-place 400 medley relay and sixth-place 200 freestyle relay teams ... at the Bucknell Invitational, won the 200 backstroke and went third in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 200 IM ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (1/14) after winning five events to help the Bison top Loyola and Army West Point ... after winning the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke against the Greyhounds, touched the wall first in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 IM against the Black Knights ... scored 12 victories in individual events, including seven in the 200 backstroke, three in the 100 backstroke and one each in the 200 IM and 200 freestyle ... win total was two more than previous three seasons combined ... finished second six times and third four times in individual races ... presented Bucknell's Margaret L. Bryan-Albert E. Humphreys Award for exhibiting exceptional versatility and displaying outstanding achievement and selfless determination to help the team succeed by contributing in a variety of ways ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Junior): CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American ... scored 23 points at the Patriot League Championships by placing fifth in the 200 backstroke, 10th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the 200 IM ... scored victories in the 200 backstroke in duals against Bryant, Army/Boston College and Lehigh ... also posted five runner-up finishes in individual events over the course of the season ... placed third in the 200 backstroke and fifth in the 100 backstroke at the Bucknell Invite ... also member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay and seventh-place 200 medley relay teams ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Sophomore): CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American ... All-Patriot League Second Team ... scored 32 points at the Patriot League Championships, taking sixth in the 200 back, seventh in the 200 IM, and 10th in the 100 back ... was on the 200 medley relay that finished third ... swam eight events during the season (100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 200 back, 100 IM, 200 IM, 100 breast) ... five first-place finishes ... named the Patriot League Swimmer of the Week (10/4) after winning the 200 back and 100 IM against UMBC ... also won the 200 back in meets against NYU and Lehigh ... won the 100 back against Loyola ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Scored 23 points at the Patriot League Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 200 back and a ninth-place finish in the 100 back ... also took 21st in the 200 IM while posting season-best times in all three events ... competed at the ECAC Championships, where she took 17th in the 100 free and 22nd in the 100 fly with season-best times ... swam eight different events during the season (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 200 back, 100 IM, 200 IM) ... had six top-three finishes, including wins in the 200 back in meets against Boston University and Wagner ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Earned two letters in cross country and four in swimming at Cranford High School … two-year swim team captain … named Union County Rookie of the Year as a freshman … four-time first team all-county selection … junior year, named third-team all-state … named second-team all-state as a senior … won Union County swimmer of the year as a junior … named Cranford High School and Union County Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Julie Marie Byrne … born June 8, 1997 in Cranford, New Jersey … daughter of Jim and Mary-Beth Byrne … mother was a three-year varsity cross country runner at Clarion University … father played basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Madison … has one older sister, Megan, and one younger sister, Lauren … cousin, Jimmy Henkel, played hockey at RIT and played for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies … cousin Krystalyn Chritenesen played hockey at Neumann University … cousin, Jack Byrne, plays basketball at Skidmore College ... major was early childhood education.
