Oakland University Athletics

2012-13:
▪ Earned all-league honors at The Summit League Championships
▪ Finished third in the 200 butterfly
▪ Earned fifth-place finish in the 100 fly
▪ Finished seventh in the 200 IM

2011-12:
▪ Finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a career-best time
▪ Earned fifth-place finish in the 100-fly with career-best mark
▪ Finished runner-up in the consolation final of the 200-yard individual medley

ACADEMIC HONORS
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)

HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned four letters for coach Kenwin Cholk
• Scored at the Division I state championships as a junior and senior
• Holds the school records in the 100-yard butterfly and 200 individual medley

Academic Achievements
•National Honor Society
• Youth in Government

Top Athletic Performance
• Setting the school record in the 200 IM (2:12.68) at the Division I State Championships

Personal
Full Name: Julia Antionette Vela
Parents: Marie and Jaime Vela
Sisters: Alyssa, Natalie
• Her sister Alyssa swam for Oakland and was a five-time Summit League Champion

Vela's Career Bests
100 Fly - 56.39, The Summit League Championships, 11/30/12
200 Fly - 2:05.08, The Summit League Championships, 2/20/13
200 IM - 2:06.86, The Summit League Championships, 2/20/13
400 IM - 4:35.24, The Summit League Championships, 2/16/11