Julia Shoemaker

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Eastern

2024-25: Competed in the Music City Head Race and the Head of the Hooch in the fall as well as the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, SIRA Championship Regatta and the Lake Wheeler Invitational in the spring… At the Music City Head Race, rowed in the No. 4 seat, helping the Novice 8+ boat to a second-place finish… At the Head of the Hooch, rowed at the No. 4 seat in the Varsity 8D boat that finished fourth in the Women’s Championship 8+ and at the No. 4 seat in the Novice boat that finished sixth out of 26 in the Women’s Collegiate Frosh/Novice 8+ race… At the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, rowed at the No. 4 seat, helping in the 3V8 boat to a third place finish on Saturday and Sunday… At the SIRA Championship Regatta, rowed at the No. 3 seat for the Novice 4 boat that finished first in the time trials and semifinals and captured gold in Saturday’s final… At the Lake Wheeler Invitational, rowed at the No. 3 seat, helping the 3V8 boat to a second-place finish in its heat and a third-place showing in Friday’s second round at the Lake Wheeler Invitational… Helped the 3V8 to a time of 7:28.280 to finish third in Saturday’s third round at Lake Wheeler… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Prior to UofL, Shoemaker played soccer for both Eastern HS and Falls City Soccer Club…With Eastern HS, she earned three All-District Tournament Team honors and three All-Region Team honors while captaining the team from 2021-2023…In 2023, Shoemaker helped lead Falls City Soccer Club to the state finals.

Personal: Born March 11…Parents are Scott and Maureen Shoemaker…Has one brother, Ryan, who plays soccer at Spalding… Major is finance.

jor is finance.