-
- Year:
- Jr.
-
- Hometown:
- Braintree, Mass.
-
- High School:
- Braintree
Bio
2013 graduate of Braintree High School who is majoring in both actuarial science and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives … minor in finance and business studies … Before Bentley: was the Wamps’ captain in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track as a senior … Bay State Conference honorable mention in cross country … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 20 … daughter of Pam and Ted Burke … has three brothers: Teddy (23), Matthew (15) and Johnny (13) … father received his Masters from Bentley … ranked in top five percent of high school class … Bentley Honors Program … involved in Colleges Against Cancer (secretary), Film Club (vice president) and Bentley Leadership Floor … SAAC representative.
CROSS COUNTRY
2014: was one of three Falcons to compete in all seven meets … 64th overall and fourth among Bentley runners in the Northeast-10 Championships (28:28) … was team’s number five runner in the NCAA Division II East Regional, placing 101st overall (24:44.76) … 247th overall at the New Englands with her 21:18.7 the team’s eighth best time … 2013: ran in five meets as a freshman … was ninth among Bentley runners and 88th overall in the Northeast-10 Championships (21:08) … had Falcons’ 12th best time at New Englands, placing 237th in the JV race with a time of 22:43.
TRACK
Rankings: 9th in outdoor 5,000 (18:38.42) … Indoor Bests: 5:28.57 mile (2014 BU Valentine’s), 10:58.24 3,000 (2015 Northeast-10 Championships), 20:27.37 5,000 (UMass-Boston Indoor Opener) … Outdoor Bests: 5:03.67 1500 (2015 MIT Sean Collier Invitational), 10:56.81 3,000 (2015 Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational), 18:38.82 5,000 (2015 Northeast-10 Championships) … 2014-15: finished fifth in the 3,000 at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships (10:58.24) … turned in a 10th-place showing in the 5,000 at the outdoor NE-10’s (18:38.82) … runner-up in 1500 at outdoor Corsair Classic (5:11.01) … 2013-14: at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships, was tenth in 3,000 (11:09.91) and eighth in 4x800 (10:37.17) … at the outdoor conference championships, was 16th in the 5,000 (20:30.47).
News Mentions
Morena & Dooley Lead Bentley Women to 2nd in Northeast-10 Championships
With junior Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) and All-America grad student Tara Dooley (Lee, Mass./Lee HS) posting top ten finishes,...
October 25, 2015
Morena Leads Bentley Women at New Englands
Just as was the case in her previous two races this season, Bentley University junior Julia Morena (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS) was the number one...
October 10, 2015
Morena Leads Bentley Women during Roy Griak Invitational
Junior Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) was the top finisher for the Bentley University women’s cross country team during the...
September 26, 2015
Morena & Burke Bentley’s Top Finishers in Season-Opening Dartmouth Invitational
Juniors Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) and Katie Burke (Braintree, Mass./Braintree HS) were the top two finishers for the Bentley...
September 12, 2015