Biography
Career Notes: Was a six-time All-American, including a First Team relay honor in 2019 ... earned All-American honors in each season competed in ... won eight GLIAC titles (Six Relays and Two Individual) and earned All-GLIAC recognition 15 times (Six Individual and Nine Relays) ... recorded first-place finishes in the 50 free (2022) and 100 fly (2020).
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American ... placed 15th in both the 200 medley relay (1:44.25) and 200 free relay (1:34.14). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC honoree ... nabbed first in the 50 free (23.80), second in the 100 fly (55.79), fourth in the 100 free (52.17) and sixth in the 200 fly (2:06.26) ... helped the 200 free relay team finish first (1:34.09) and aided second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:42.53) and 400 medley relay (3:46.45). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... swam in eight regular-season meets ... took first in the 50 free (24.46) and 100 free (53.96), while anchoring the winning 400 medley relay team (4:00.64) against Davenport and Ashland (10/22) … placed second in the 25 fly (12.52), while also finishing third in both the 125 free relay (58.55) and 125-medley relay (1:04.11) against Northern Michigan (11/5) … finished second in the 100 fly (59.87) and 200 medley relay (1:48.29), while also taking third in the 50 free (24.98) at Northern Michigan (11/6) … helped the Warriors win two relays (400 medley and 200 medley), while also nabbing first in the 100 fly (55.83), second in the 100 free (51.66) and third in the 200 fly (2:07.55) and 50 free (23.95) at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) … helped the 200 free relay team place first (1:37.10), while also claiming second in the 400 medley relay (3:56.29) and third in the 200 fly (2:13.93) versus Oakland (1/22) … had third-place finishes in all four of her events (400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 50 free and 100 fly) at Oakland (1/23) … took first in all three of her events, which were the 200 medley relay (1:47.15), 200 free relay (1:37.14) and 200 free (1:56.46) against Calvin (1/28) … helped lead two relay teams to first-place finishes, while also taking second in the 50 fly (26.59) at Saginaw Valley State (1/29).
2020-21: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American ... assisted WSU to an 11th-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:42.33) ... advanced to the Thursday finals of the 200 free relay after finishing 12th in the prelims, but the remainder of the national meet was cancelled due to COVID-19 ... tied-for-21st in the 100 fly (55.68) ... finished 29th in the 50 free (23.67). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a six-time All-GLIAC swimmer (one First Team Individual, three First Team Relays, two Second Team Individual) ... notched a victory in the 100 fly with an NCAA B-cut time of 55.67 ... assisted WSU to first-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:42.56), the 200 free relay (1:33.68), and the 400 medley relay (3:46.04), meeting NCAA standards in each event ... earned second-place finishes in both the 50 free (23.57) and the 100 free (51.81), with NCAA B-cut times in both events ... finished sixth in the 200 fly (2:06.19). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 fly (2:15.45) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/18) and assisted WSU to a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay (4:05.44) ... competed in the second-place 200 free relay (1:38.65) versus Oakland (10/25) and finished fourth in the 400 medley relay (4:01.56), the 200 fly (2:16.66), and the 100 fly (1:00.23) ... notched victories in the 200 free (1:57.72), the 100 free (53.65), and the 200 free relay (1:38.62) at Ashland (11/8) ... tallied NCAA B-cuts in the 50 free (23.89), the 400 medley relay (3:46.43), the 200 medley relay (1:43.02) and the 200 free relay (time trial - 1:33.89) at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... swam in the first-place 200 medley relay (1:48.20) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) and served as the runner-up in both the 200 fly (2:14.48) and the 100 fly (1:00.05) ... helped the Warriors to second-place finishes in both the 200 medley relay (1:49.45) and the 200 free relay (1:39.47) versus Eastern Michigan (1/11) ... earned first-place finishes in the 100 fly (1:00.09), the 100 free (55.16), and the 200 free relay (1:38.25) at Findlay (1/17), while placing second in the 50 fly (26.79) ... notched victories in the 100 free (53.72) and the 400 medley relay (3:59.34) vs. Grand Valley State (1/25) and completed the 200 fly in third place (2:13.85) and the 100 fly in fourth place (1:00.38) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: A two-time All-American (First Team Relay and Honorable Mention Relay) ... assisted WSU to a fifth-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:44.48) ... led off the top quartet in the 200 free relay Consolation finals (1:33.17). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (two First Team and two Third Team) ... assisted WSU to a first-place finish in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:32.93) and in the 400 medley relay (B-cut time of 3:45.06), and a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 3:26.07) ... earned a third-place finish in the 50 free (B-cut time of 23.68) ... placed fourth in the 100 fly (56.47) and in the 100 free (B-cut time of 52.04) ... finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:07.00). SEASON: Earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition ... competed in all 10 meets ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 free (2:00.16) and in the 200 fly (2:15.53) against Davenport and Tiffin (10/19) ... placed second in the 200 fly (2:14.75) versus Ashland (11/10) ... helped notch a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:48.02) and the 200 free relay (1:39.51) vs. Calvin (11/16) ... finished second in the 200 free (1:58.23), the 200 fly (2:14.29) and the 100 fly (59.52) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) … claimed the top spot in the 200 free (1:57.23) versus Findlay (1/18), while finishing second in the 50 fly (27.00).
High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of St. Francis High School ... graduated with academic honors, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 4.0 ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Spanish III ... claimed All-State honors in the 100 fly (2016, 17) and named Most Valuable Player in 2014, 2016, and 2018 ... was a three-year letterwinner under coach Kelly Smith ... holds the team record in the 100 fly, 100 free, and 200 free ... was a 12-time all-conference champion ... holds a top personal performance in the 100 fly (57.01) ... voted team captain in 2017 ... also lettered in softball in 2016 ... named softball's Most Improved Player in 2016 ... trained with the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA Breakers under coach Kathy Coffin-Sheard.
Personal: Full name--Julia T. Brunner ... born on November 15, 1999, in Traverse City, Mich. ... daughter of Jeffrey and Michelle Brunner ... has one older brother, Andrew, and two older sisters, Amy and Sarah ... her sister, Amy, was on Grand Valley's rowing team (2009-13) ... her cousin, Sloane Brunner was a part of the 2013-15 track and field squads at Wayne State ... is majoring in Romance Languages ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
