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McKenna Jule Season 2018-19

PositionFREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE
YearFreshman
HometownPendleton, Ind.
2021-2022 / AS A SENIOR
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
• Did not compete due to injury

2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (4.0 GPA)
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints
Raced in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships
Season-best times included: 24.15 in 50 free at the intrasquad time trials, 52.83 at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin, and 58.15 in the 100 fly at Big Tens

2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed primarily in the 50 and 100 freestyle
Posted career-best times in the 50 free (23.71) and 100 fly (56.18) at the Big Ten Championships
Registered a career best of 51.69 in the 100 free at the Purdue Invitational
Broke 52 seconds again with a time of 51.88 at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet
Qualified for the C finals of the 100 free and 100 fly at the Purdue Invite
Also helped her 400 free relay team win heat 2 at the Purdue Invite
Raced in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 100 fly in the dual meet at Indiana

2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
Competed in the freestyle sprints and 100 butterfly
Posted season-best times in the 100 free (53.60) and 100 fly (57.91) at the IU Invitational
Registered her season best in the 50 free (24.74) at the Ohio State Winter Invite
Scored in the C final of the 100 fly at the IU Invitational
B finalist in all three of her events at Ohio State, posting a time of 53.66 in the 100 free

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year team MVP for coaches Jeff Maydak, Mindy Hertzler and Jake Childress at Pendleton Heights High School in Central Indiana
Indiana state qualifier in each of her upperclassman seasons, including a 100 free finalist as a senior
Hoosier Heritage Conference champion in the 50 free as a freshman, sophomore and senior
Also won conference titles in the 100 free as a sophomore and senior
Set school records in the 50, 100 and 200 free as well as the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior
Six-time conference champion in relays, including the 200 and 400 free relays as sophomore and senior
Helped PHHS win conference titles in 2015 and 2018
Sectional finalist in multiple events all four years
Three-year academic all-conference honoree also earned All-American honors for her academic excellence as a senior
National Honor Society and team captain
Qualified for USA Swimming Futures Championships as well as Arena and TYR Pro Swim Series meets

PERSONAL
Major: Health Science Pre-Professional
Full name is McKenna Ashlyn Jule
Born in Anderson, Indiana
Parents are Bob and Kim Jule
Family also includes older sister Kylie Lowery
Mother and sister are Purdue alumnae
Father was part of the track & field team at the University of Cincinnati

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Senior
2021-22

FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
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Junior
2020-21

FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
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Sophomore
2019-20

FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY