Holley Dennis

Photo by: Christopher Mitchell

Photo by: Christopher Mitchell

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Mountain Vista HS
Hometown:
Denver, Colo.

Career Honors and Awards

Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at 2022 team banquet
2022 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
2022 Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2021-22 Sophomore Season: Winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet • won the 100 breast with a 'B' cut of 1:01.41 and the 200 breast (2:14.00) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in sixth in both the 100 breast (1:02.12) and 200 breast (2:15.90) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Iowa; also helped a 200 medley relay to sixth (1:42.33) • earned fourth in the 100 breast (1:03.83) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:18.82) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped a 200 medley relay team to third (1:41.19) • at the Minnesota Invite, claimed 13th in the 100 breast finals (1:02.42) and 16th in the 200 breast finals (2:15.44); also helped the 400 medley relay to a 12th-place finish (3:38.31) and the 200 medley relay to 18th (1:42.49) · came in fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:45.65) and seventh in the 100 breast (1:05.12) and 200 breast (2:23.06) against Wisconsin · versus St. Thomas, took second in the 100 breast (1:05.95), third in the 200 breast (2:24.47) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.87) · finished fifth against Nebraska in the 100 breast (1:05.46) and 200 medley relay (1:46.23) · placed second in the 200 medley relay (1:46.76) and fourth in the 100 breast (1:06.78) at Iowa • CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American • Academic All-Big Ten honoree

2020-21 Freshman Season: Finished 23rd in the 200 breast (2:16.00) and 24th in the 100 breast (1:02.37) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · touched fifth in the 100 breast (1:03.34) and 200 breast (2:18.76) during the Iowa/Nebraska tri-dual · placed sixth in the 100 breast (1:03.03) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:18.83) at the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Mountain Vista H.S. · four-time All-American from 2018-19 · four-time Academic All-American from 2017-2020 · Summer Juniors qualifier · touched third in the 100 breast at the 2019 5A Colorado State Championships · three-time All-Conference & All-State honoree · Summer Juniors qualifier, placing 27th in the 200 breast & fifth in the 400 medley relay · touched first in the 400 medley relay, fourth in the 200 free relay & 400 free relay, 13th in the 100 breast & 14th in the 200 breast at the 2019 Winter Juniors · 400 medley relay time from Winter Juniors was fastest in the country for 15-16 girls in 2019 · set school records in the 100 breast, 50 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay & 400 free relay · earned varsity letter for swimming.

Personal: Native of Denver, Colo. · swam for the University of Denver Hilltoppers club team (TOPS) · held six individual & seven relay Colorado state records with TOPS. · parents are Christine & Tim Dennis · mother, Christine, played collegiate Tennis at the University of Michigan · lists favorite sports memory as either Rebecca Soni’s 200 breast at the 2012 London Olympics, or 2008 men’s 400 free relay in Beijing · hobbies include hiking, reading & watching Disney movies with her family.