Skip To Main Content

California University of Pennsylvania Athletics

California University of Pennsylvania Athletics, go to homepage

Schedule

Events

Schedule
All Events

2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Don Wright
David Bracetty
Don Wright
Mike Schnelle
Don Wright
Emilee Andrews
Don Wright
Don Wright
Mike Schnelle
Don Wright

Julie Friend

Julie Friend

  • Year:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Markleysburg, Pa.
  • High School:
    Uniontown

Summary

Biography


TFRRS Performance List

2017 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Earned NCAA All-America status … tabbed USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year … voted PSAC Athlete of the Year … named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team … received USTFCCCA all-region laurels … selected to All-PSAC First-Team … captured individual regional title … won individual title at league championships … named PSAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 5) … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors … competed in all seven races … recorded five top-five finishes … earned four individual titles … posted a team-best finish in six events … won the Marty Uher Invitational by nearly three minutes with a time of 23:40.8 … placed second overall with a time of 23:33 at the Bethany Invitational … led team and finished in 24th place at the Stegemoller Classic with a time of 18:54.2 … captured the individual title with a time of 24:04.92 at the Eden Hall Invitational … won the individual crown at the PSAC Championships by nearly one minute with a time of 22:07.8 … claimed the individual title by over 40 seconds with a time of 20:36.7 at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships … led team and placed 22nd overall at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 21:29.8 … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2017-18) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

2016 (SENIOR)
Redshirted … selected a CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American … voted to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2016-17) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)

2015 (JUNIOR)
Earned USTFCCCA all-region honors … received All-PSAC First-Team laurels … garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors … ran in seven of eight events … posted team-best finish in seven races … registered six top-10 finishes with a pair of individual titles … claimed the individual victory with a time of 12:10 at the Marty Uher Invitational … placed second overall with a time of 18:56.4 at the Saint Vincent Invitational … recorded the individual title with a time of 22:26.79 at the Osprey Open … finished in second place with a time of 22:28.9 at the Mack Cooper Invitational … placed fourth overall with a time of 22:01.4 at the PSAC Championships … posted a time of 20:45.8 to finish in third place at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships … registered a time of 21:52.60 to place 67th overall at the NCAA National Championships … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2015-16) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)

2014 (SOPHOMORE)
Qualified as an individual for the NCAA National Championships … received USTFCCCA all-region status … earned All-PSAC First-Team honors … garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic laurels … named PSAC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 6) … ran in eight events … captured four individual titles … recorded team’s best finish at each race … finished first overall with a time of 18:51.03 at the Fordham Ed Joyce Memorial … ran a time 11:21.8 to win the Vulcan Invitational … claimed the individual title with a time of 21:27 at the Lehigh Paul Short Run … finished second overall with a time of 22:48.8 at the Slippery Rock Mack Cooper Invitational … won the individual title with a time of 21:47.74 at the Lock Haven Go Fast River Run … placed 13th overall with a time of 22:09.9 at the PSAC Championships … ran a time of 22:51.8 to finish in seventh place at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships … posted a time of 23:04 to finish 119th overall at the NCAA National Championships … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2014-15) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)

2013 (FRESHMAN)
Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic status … ran in four of six races … finished third overall with a time of 17:54.9 at the Ohio Valley Challenge … placed second on the team and fifth overall with a time of 22:42.0 at the Kutztown Division II Challenge … finished second on the team and 27th overall with a time of 21:52.0 at the NCAA Atlantic Regional … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2013-14) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Uniontown … four-year letter winner, four-time county champion, three-year district medalist, district champion, three-year state medalist … Track & Field … FCA, National Honor Society, Science Olympiad

PERSONAL
Daughter of Douglas and Regina Friend … earned NCAA All-America status four times in track & field (steeplechase: 2014, 2016, 2018; 3K: 2018) … named the 2017 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year … tabbed the 2016 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year … selected the 2014 PSAC Outdoor Freshman of the Year … competed in 3K steeplechase at 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships … holds the all-time PSAC record in the steeplechase … holds five individual school records (indoor: 3K, 5K; outdoor: 5K, 10K, steeplechase) … majoring in exercise science and health promotion (rehabilitation science) (master's) … completed undergraduate degree in biology (pre-medicine) with a minor in chemistry in spring 2017

Media Highlights

There is no related content available.

Videos Snapshot
  • snapshot video snapshot video

Headlines Snapshot
  • snapshot stories
Photos Snapshot

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2014Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2015Junior

    5'5"
  • 2016Senior

    5'5"
  • 2017Redshirt Senior

    5'5"