Julia Calvin

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Class Senior
Hometown Melbourne, Australia
Highschool  Finance

2020-21 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Competed at eight meets during her final season as a Redbird…Earned All-Valley honors in the hammer throw, placing third with a mark of 60.33 meters (197-11 ft.)…Also took fifth in the shot put at the MVC Championships, scoring points toward ISU’s championship winning team…Won the hammer throw at the Redbird Invite and the ISU Invite, throwing a season-best 60.83 meters (199-7 ft.) at the ISU Invite…Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the hammer throw.

2020-21 INDOOR (Sr.): Competed at all five meets for the ‘Birds, including the MVC Indoor Championships…Recorded a personal-best throw of 17.99 meters (59-0.25 ft.) to place second in the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Invite…Placed first in the shot put at the Jack Jennett Invite with a best throw of 14.55 meters (47-9 ft.)…Earned All-Valley honors in the shot put at the MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing third with a season-best throw of 14.78 meters (48-6 ft.)…Member of ISU’s MVC Championship winning team.

2019-20 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 INDOOR (Jr.): Competed in seven meets during her junior indoor season…Recorded a personal-best mark of 17.83 meters (58-6 ft.) in the weight throw at the adidas Classic, which is the 10th-best mark in ISU track & field history…Finished in the top-3 five times this season across her two events (shot put and weight throw)…Opened the season with a win in the shot put at the EIU Early Bird, throwing 14.99 meters (49-2.25 ft.)…Competed in both the shot put and the weight throw at the MVC championships, finishing ninth in the weight throw and 13th in the shot put.

2018-19 OUTDOOR (So.): Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims (5/23-25) in both the shot put where she finished 48th in the prelims and the hammer throw where she finished 16th in the prelims with a mark of 60.19 meters (197-6 ft.)…Finished fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.34 meters (181-7 ft.) and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 15.04 meters (49-4.25 ft.) at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)…Moved into fifth in the shot put in Redbird track & field history with a personal-best mark of 15.58 meters (51-1.5 ft.) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3) to finish second…Also won the hammer throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic, posting a mark of 62.10 meters (203-9 ft.)…Earned the silver in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 62.96 meters (206-7 ft.) to become the No. 3 performer in the hammer throw in Redbird track & field history at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/6-7)…Posted two top-three finishes at the Redbird Invitational (4/6), winning the hammer throw with a mark of 55.83 meters (183-2 ft.) and placing third in the shot put with a mark of 14.62 meters (47-11.75 ft.)…Opened the season with two top-five performances at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30), finishing fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 59.98 meters (196-9 ft.) and fifth in the shot put with a throw of 14.78 meters (48-6 ft.).

2018-19 INDOOR (So.): Posted the No. 5 mark in Redbird track & field history at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24), placing third in the shot put with a new personal-best mark of 15.91 meters (52-2.5 ft.)…Finished fifth in the shot put with a distance of 14.70 meters (48-2.75 ft.) at the Badger Red & White Classic (2/15)…Had the fourth-best mark in the shot put at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26), finishing with a best throw of 15.06 meters (49-5 ft.)…Notched a personal-best mark of 17.82 meters (58-5.75 ft.) to move into ninth in the weight throw in Redbird track & field history, finishing seventh at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)…Earned the silver in the shot put with a mark of 15.32 meters (50-3.25 ft.) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)…Posted a fourth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.15 meters (46-5.25 ft.) and a fifth place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 16.02 meters (52-6.75 ft.) at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12)…Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the shot put and a seventh place finish in the weight throw at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8), ending with a mark of 14.24 meters (46-8.75 ft.) in the shot put and 16.87 meters (55-4.25 ft.) in the weight throw.

2017-18 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Earned her first All-Valley accolade at the MVC Outdoor Championships, finishing third in the shot put with a throw of 14.91m (48-11.00)…also competed in the hammer throw at the Valley Championships, placing fifth with a heave of 57.72m (189-04.00)…landed herself on ISU’s top-10 list in both the shot put and hammer throw during freshman season…personal-best shot put mark of 14.97m (49-01.50) that she recorded at the Virginia Challenge sits eighth all-time in ISU history…personal-record hammer throw distance of 60.26m (197-08.00) that she captured at the Wisconsin Twilight ranks third all-time…won the hammer throw competition at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite and Black & Gold Invite…qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the hammer throw, placing 35th with a mark of 55.37m (181-08.00).

2017-18 INDOOR (Fr.): Cracked ISU’s top-10 list in the shot put and weight throw during her first season as a Redbird…posted a personal-record heave of 14.84m (48-08.25) in the shot put at the Notre Dame Invitational to finish third…mark currently ranks seventh in Redbird Track & Field history…also at the Notre Dame Invitational, captured a personal-best distance of 17.45m (57-03.00) in the weight throw to place eighth…mark stands as the eighth-furthest throw in ISU history…named the MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23 for these performances…recorded four top-three finishes in shot put over the course of the season…competed in both the shot put and weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships…scored points for the ‘Birds in the shot put, placing eighth with a throw of 13.96m (45-09.75)…finished 11th in the weight throw with a distance of 16.10m (52-10.00).

BACCHUS MARSH GRAMMAR SCHOOL: Won the Women’s Open Shot Put, Women’s Under-20 Shot Put, and Women’s Under-20 Hammer Throw competitions at the 2017 Victorian State Championships…2017 Australian National Champion in hammer throw…Victorian State Champion in Women’s Under-18 shot put in 2015 and Women’s Under-17 Shot Put in 2014.

PERSONAL: Born 05/23/1998…daughter of John and Georgina Bourke…has one younger sister, Suzannah…plans to major in nursing.