Duke of Hazard: The Many Layers of Mairead Durkin

Mairead Durkin is a talented athlete and a creative person. She is quiet and introverted, but also warm and funny. Her basketball and lacrosse coaches describe her as talented and warm. She was an enforcer in the paint in basketball, and set the program record for goals in lacross.

Mairead Durkin is a defensive midfielder for James Madison. She is also a good athlete, having played basketball, soccer, swimming and volleyball. Her father played Gaelic football in Ireland. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. She's well-rounded and a team player. The team finished 11th in the nation last year. They made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Durlin's team had a program-record 52 caused turnovers. In the zone, she's the backer at X calling the shots. When the team plays a zone she eliminates the opponent’s top option.