Holly Spears

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
Position:
Freestyle

SENIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Part of the 400 freestyle relay that placed 19^th at the NCAA Championships with a school record time of 3:15.59 … member of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed 20^th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:29.29 … swam on the 400 medley relay team that placed fourth at the Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 1:29.08 … part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth at the Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 3:15.76 … took 12^th in the 100 freestyle at Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 49.36 … placed 15^th in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 53.78 … finished 18^th in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 22.78.

JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … member of the 200 relay team that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:35.26 ... part of the 400 medley relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:28.89 ... member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:30.41 ... part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:17.69 at the Big Ten Championships ... placed 13^th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championship with a time of 49.81 ... placed 17^th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.02 at the Big Ten Championships ... notched a 23^rd place finish in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 23.15.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
Member of the 400 freestyle relay team that finished 24^th overall at NCAA Championships with a mark of 3:17.67 …placed eighth in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 49.77 … finished 21^st in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:48.69 … also placed 21^st in the 50 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 23.10 … set personal-best in prelims with 23.06 … member of 400 freestyle relay team that placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:18.68 … member of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:30.20.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15)
Posted a career best in the prelims of the 100 freestyle with a 50.04, finished 22^nd in the conference with a 50.25… swam a career best 23.42 in a 51^st place finish at the Big Ten’s 50 freestyle … finished in 35^th with a career best swim of 1:49.44 in the conference’s 200 freestyle … set record at the 2015 NC AP National Black Heritage Meet in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, and 200 IM, won the Moore-Boone award for her 200 IM.

PREP/PERSONAL
Finished in the top-16 at the state meet in the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay ... seventh at the IHSAA meet in the 200 free relay ... school record holder in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle ... earned varsity letters all four seasons ... parents are Holly and Michael Spears ... has two sisters (Savanna, Michaela) ... born March 24, 1996.