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
• 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