Julie DeBrita

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Scotia Glenville HS
Hometown:
Scotia, N.Y.

as a Junior (2007-08): Set a school record withan outstanding air rifle tally of 588, firing a perfect 100 and athen a 99 in her last two targets, against Rose Hulman Institute ofTechnology on Dec. 8 ... named All-Mid-Atlantic ConferenceHonorable Mention in the smallbore ... also earned All-WIRCSmallbore First Team honors ... fired a 571 in the smallbore for athird-place finish at the MAC Championships ... took third place(564) in the smallbore at the Zips’ NCAA qualifier inColumbus ... finished second (566) in the smallbore against PennState (Feb. 9) ... took sixth in the air rifle division at MoreheadState (Jan. 29) with a score of 570 ... placed fourth with ateam-leading mark of 572 in the smallbore against West Virginia(Jan. 20) ... helped to lead the Zips to a record-setting day atthe Palmyra Invite with a team-high score of 582 in the air rifle... took third place in the smallbore (563) against Rose Hulman(Dec. 8) ... placed third (568) in the smallbore competitionagainst the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia ... earned apair of second-place finishes in the air rifle and smallboredivisions in a tournament (Nov. 3) versus Virginia MilitaryInstitute, John Jay College and Indiana University of Pennsylvania... fired a match-best 578 to take top gun in the smallbore versusIndiana University of Pennsylvania (Oct. 27).

as a Sophomore (2006-07): Placed 15th in thenation with a two-day score of 1,130 points out of a possible 2,000in the smallbore division at the at the National Junior OlympicRifle Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. in March ... named tothe All-MAC smallbore team ... earned first team All-WIRC smallboreand second team All-WIRC air rifle honors ... finished in athree-way tie for first place in the smallbore division beforesettling into the second slot at the WIRC Championships (Feb. 25)... captured the NRA’s gold sectional medal with a top-gunfinish in the smallbore (572) at the NCAA sectional qualifier inColumbus (Feb. 11) ... finished second in the air rifle witha 580 in a win against Virginia Military Institute (Jan. 27) ...also fired a perfect 100 en route to top gun honors in thesmallbore (579) against VMI ... captured top gun honors in thesmallbore (579) versus University of the Sciences in Philadelphiaand John Jay College (Nov. 12) ... earned the top slot in thesmallbore (578) and the second slot in the air rifle (against OhioState (Nov. 4) ...

as a Freshman (2005-06): Enjoyed an exceptionalfirst year of collegiate competition ... named to All-Mid AtlanticConference smallbore rifle team and All-Western IntercollegiateRifle Conference smallbore first team ... took top honors in thesmallbore three times ... set and then tied her own school recordwith a score of 192 out of 200 in the standing position of thesmallbore in back-to-back weeks against the U.S. Coast Guard (Oct.29) and in a tri-match with Ohio State and John Jay College (Nov.5) ... also recorded a perfect 200 in the prone position in thetri-match ... set a career-high score of 385 out of 400 for secondplace at the WIRC Championship (Feb. 28).

Prior to UA: Was a member of the SchenectadyCounty junior rifle club for five years ... N.Y. State champion inthe outdoor prone event in 2002 and 2004 ... was a member of theEmpire State Games gold medalist in the prone team events for theScholastic Division in 2001, 2002 and 2004 ... set a new record inthe Empire State Games and received the gold medal in the proneopen division in 2005 ... was the New York Regional champion inmetric prone in 2005.

Personal: Born on July 1, 1987 in Scotia, NewYork ... daughter of John and Linda DeBrita ... has one sister,Jessica (26) and two brothers, Greg (29) and Nick (24) ... Majoringin music education.