2017 Cross Country Roster

Julia Maxwell

  • Class Senior
  • High School The Branson School
  • Hometown Ross, Calif.
  • Major Science, technology and society

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

Personal bests (thru 2017):

  • 5,000: 16:18.05
  • 3,000: 9:29.86i
  • 1,500: 4:31.26
  • Mile: 4:55.91

As a senior (2017-18):
Cross country

  • Did not compete.

As a junior (2016-17):
Outdoors

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

Indoors

  • Set two personal bests in the 3,000 during the season.
  • Ran her fastest time by six seconds in recording a 9:23.10 to place eighth at the MPSF Championships.
  • Ran her personal 3,000 best of 9:29.86 at the UW Invitational.
  • MPSF All-Academic selection.

Cross country

  • Ran one race, at Pre-Nationals, placing 122nd.

As a sophomore (2015-16):
Outdoors

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.
Cross country
  • Earned 2015 All-West Region honors by placing 18th at regionals.
  • Stanford's No. 2 runner at NCAA West Regional.
  • Team's No. 3 at Pac-12 Championships, and No. 4 at NCAA's.

As a freshman (2014-15):
Outdoors

  • Sixth at the Big Meet in the 3,000 (9:47.29).

Indoors

  • Ran two races during the season.
  • Made her collegiate track debut at the UW Indoor Preview, placing seenth in the 3,000 in a personal best 9:40.23.
  • Placed 12th in her heat of the 5,000 at the Husky Classic (17:12.45).

Cross Country

  • Made collegiate debut at the Stanford Invitational, placing 19th.

 High School:

  • A 2014 graduate of The Branson School in Ross, Calif.
  • Captured three consecutive California state Division V cross country titles (2011-13), leading the Bulls to the 2013 team championship.
  • Won three consecutive North Coast Section Division V cross country titles as well.
  • Advanced to the 2012 Foot Locker nationals in San Diego, placing 20th.
  • Placed second at the 2012 Foot Locker West Regionals.
  • Placed sixth at the 2014 California state track and field championships in the 3,200, running 10:24.50.
  • Won the 3,200 at the 2014 North Coast Section Meet of Champions (10:31.44).

Personal:

  • Daughter of Brian and Jennifer Maxwell, who together founded PowerBar.
  • Father was a standout at Cal and ran a 2:14:43 marathon.
  • He later served as Cal's distance coach.
  • At age 13, finished fourth -- one spot ahead of future Stanford men's All-America Erik Olson -- and captured the female Best Time Award at the 2009 Dipsea Race, a legendary handicapped 7.4-mile trail run held in Marin County, Calif.
  • Was 11th overall and the top high school finisher at the 2012 Dipsea, earning her second coveted "Black Shirt" for finishing among the top 35.

Career results:

Year Season (meets) Event Season best Conf. Region NCAA
2017-18 Outdoors (2) 5,000 16:34.92 -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --
2016-17 Outdoors (2) 5,000 16:39.95 -- -- --
3,000 9:43.64 -- -- --
Indoors (3) 3,000 9:23.10 8 (9:23.10) -- --
Cross country (1) 6K 21:38.4 -- -- --
2015-16 Outdoors (3) 5,000 16:18.05 -- -- --
1,500 4:31.26 -- -- --
3,000 9:32.02 -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (5) 6K 20:20.3 19 (20:30.1) 18 (21:06.4) 129 (21:02.6)
2014-15 Outdoors (2) 3,000 9:47.29 -- -- --
1,500 4:38.65 -- -- --
Indoors (2) 5,000 17:12.45 -- -- --
3,000 9:40.23 -- -- --
Cross country (1) 6K 21:34 -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior