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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Julia Cunningham

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yardley, PA
  • Highschool Peddie School
  • Major Economics and Chinese

Biography

2014-15 NCAA All-American - 200 Butterfly (7th Place) 
2014-15 NCAA Qualifier - 200 Butterfly & 400 Individual Medley (Invited 100 Butterfly)
2014-15 ECAC Division III Upstate Swimmer of the Week - 1/19
2014-15 Liberty League Swimmer of the Week - 11/10, 11/24, 1/19, 2/23
2014-15 All-Liberty League Second Team - 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly & 200 Individual Medley
2014-15 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2013-14 All-Liberty League First Team - 400 Yard Individual Medley
2013-14 All-Liberty League Second Team - 100 Yard Butterfly, 200 Yard Butterfly & 200 Yard Individual Medley

2013-14 Liberty League Rookie of the Week - 2/24, 1/20, 11/18, 11/11

 
Event Time
100 Free 55.85
100 Fly 57.10
200 Fly 2:01.92
200 IM 2:08.84
400 IM 4:28.04

2016-17: the Brewer had an incredibly strong last season, chalking up twenty-four total wins...won every event she was entered in during dual meets against Skidmore, RPI, Trinity and Mount Holyoke, and Pace...earned second in the 200 Fly (2:07:21), 200 IM (2:10.90), and 400 IM (4:34.84) while earning fourth in the 100 Fly (58.77) at the Liberty League Championships...set personal records in the 50 Fly (28.26) and 100 Back (1:03.72) at the Skidmore Sprint Invitational...had a personal best in the 50 Back with a 28.75 and won the 200 Fly (2:06.67) at the UNYSCSA Championships...was CollegeSwimming Conference Swimmer-of-the-Week...named ECAC North Women’s Swimmer of the Week...nominated for 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year.

2015-16: Earned NCAA All-American honors, finishing in fifth place in the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships in the 200 fly with a time of 2:01.92...this was the finish in the NCAA Championships of any Vassar swimmer for all time...finalist in three events in the UNYSCSA Championships in 2016: 2nd place in the 100 fly (57.17), 2nd place in the 200 fly (2:04.50), and 4th place in the 400 IM (4:31.87)...in 2015 she was the CollegeSwimming Conference Swimmer-of-the-Week...swam a career best in the 200 breast (2:25.02) in the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships and placed 30th overall...set the Vassar record in the 50 fly in 2016 (26.83) and the Vassar record in the 200 fly (2:01.92)...set the VC record in the 200 breast with a time of 2:25.02...assisted in setting three relay records in 2016, in the 200 medley relay (1:50.81), the 400 medley relay (4:03.93), and the 800 free relay (7:50.11).

2014-2015: Compiled one of the greatest seasons in school history as a sophomore…finished seventh in the nation in the 200 butterfly to earn NCAA All-American honors…NCAA Qualifier in both the 200 butterfly and 400 IM…set individual school records in the 200 IM (2:08.84), 400 IM (4:28.04), 100 fly (57.10) and 200 fly (2:03.03)…co-owner of program records in the 200 medley relay (1:51.71) and 800 free relay (7:58.63) set at the New York State Championships…led the Liberty League with four selections as the conference’s Swimmer of the Week (11/10, 11/24, 1/19, 2/23)…ECAC Division III Upstate Swimmer of the Week (1/19)… broke Mount Holyoke pool record in 200 yard butterfly at Seven Sisters Championship (2:05.06)…set new meet record in 400 IM at Skidmore Spring Invitational with time of 4:36.92…finished first overall in 200 fly (2:10.22), 200 breast (2:30.02) and 100 fly (1:00.35) at Seven Sisters Championships…Liberty League all-Academic Team.  

2013-14: Owner of the school records in the 200 IM (2:10.45), 400 IM (4:31.89 – also an NCAA B-Cut qualification), 100 fly (57.84 – also an NCAA B-Cut qualification) and 200 fly (2:06.12 – also an NCAA B-Cut qualification) while teaming for records in the 200 medley (1:52.18), 400 medley (4:04.29) and 800 free (7:59.29) relays…finished second in the 200 fly (2:06.12) which was less than a second slower than the first place victor during the UNYSCSA Championships…finished third in the 400 IM (4:35.19), fourth in the 100 fly (57.84), sixth in the 400 medley relay (4:04.29), sixth in the 800 free relay (7:59.29), ninth in the 200 medley relay (1:52.18) and 11th in the 400 free relay (3:43.09) during the UNYSCSA Championships.

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Greg Wriede at Peddle School...Joel Ferrell Award AAU 2010...Womens' Eastern Champions.

PERSONAL: Parents James Wagenvoord and Linda Cunningham...involved in her high school Orchestra and high school Newspaper...chose Vassar because of "the liberal arts education."
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    5'3"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'3"
  • C

    2015-16Junior

    5'3"
    C
  • C

    2016-17Senior

    5'3"
    C