Julia Benz

Class:
Senior
Position:
Diving
Hometown:
Superior, Colo.
High School:
Fairview High School

Why Brown Statement: “From the time I first started considering Brown, everything I heard and experienced kept getting better and better. I felt welcomed by the coaches and team, and truly at home when I first visited the campus even though I've never been more rained on in my life. I love the people, spirit, and choice at Brown, and I can't wait to spend my next four years here!”

Concentration: Environmental Science

Profile Questions:
Finals march-out song: Waves by Kanye
Favorite food: All the pasta
Favorite dessert: Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Favorite city: Rome
Favorite athlete: Simone Biles
Favorite pro team: Go Nuggets
Favorite movie or TV show: It's Always Sunny
Current favorite music artist: Big Wild
Last book you read: Game of Thrones
Favorite restaurant in Providence: Circe, Tallulahs
Favorite holiday: 4th of July
Favorite activity outside the pool: Hammock life
Who would star as you in a movie about your life: Jennifer Lawrence
Person you’d like to have dinner with: Mercedes Benz
Travel destination: New Zeland
Other sport you enjoy: Spikeball
Role model / someone you look up to: my bros
Something you cannot live without: my pillow
Favorite Brown building: Urban Environmental Laboratory (UEL)
Enjoyed this professor’s class: Kurt Teichert
Most memorable meet as a Brown Bear: Ivies 2019
Favorite quote: "And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually." - Jimi Hendrix

2019-20: Did not compete for the Bears.

2018-19: Appeared in five meets for the Bears ... Competed in the 1M and 3M at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished second in the 1M against Cornell ... Placed third in the 1M at Columbia.

2017-18: Competed in the 1M and 3M at the Ivy League Championships ... Participated in three meets on the season ... Finished first in the 1M and second in the 3M at Cornell ... Turned in a third place finish in the 3M at Columbia.

2016-17: Posted a score of 242.50 in the 3M against Yale and UMass ... Recorded the third best score in school history in the 1M (274.70) against Bryant and MIT to place first in the meet ... Also finished third in the 3M against Bryant and MIT.

Before Brown: Competed in diving at Fairview High School ... Recorded high scores of 503.35 in 11 dives and 272.65 in six dives ... State qualifier all four years ... Finished second at Colorado State 5A in 2016 ... IB Diploma recipient.

Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth and Samuel Benz ... Has two siblings, Paul and Martin ... Born on August 8, 1998.