2020 Merrimack College Women's Cross Country Roster

Dave Silverman
Dave Silverman
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

Julia Dempsey

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cumberland, R.I.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Cumberland
  • Major Environmental Science

Biography

Records

  • School record in the 5k in 18:12 at the New England championships in indoor

2020-21

  • Placed 2nd (team’s best) at the Bryant & Sacred Heart 5k (18:34)
  • Placed 4th (team’s best) at the NEC Championship 5k (18:02). Also named NEC All-Conference for the effort
  • Named 2020-21 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

2019-20

  • 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

2018-19

Cross Country

  • Competed in eight 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)

2017-18

Cross Country

  • USTFCCCA All-Region honoree
  • NE10 All-Conference Third Team
  • 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)

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at 6 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
Outdoor Track & Field
  • 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)

Before Merrimack

  • Attended Cumberland High School
  • Third Team All Class (freshman)
  • Second Team All Division, Third Team All Class (sophomore)
  • First Team All Division, Second Team All Class (junior)
  • First Team All Division, First Team All Class (senior)

Personal

  • Born on July 20, 1999
  • Daughter of Julie and Scott Dempsey
  • Sister to Joshua
  • Health Science major

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior