Ana Holland

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Centennial, Colo.
High School:
Regis Jesuit

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
60-meters: 7.46 (2016)
200-meters: 23.95 (2016)
OUTDOOR
100-meters: 11.33 (2013)
200-meters: 23.04 (2013)
400-meters: 52.49 (2013)

MPSF SCORING
2015 200 Meters, 5th (24.18)
2016 200 Meters, 7th (23.95)
2016 4x400 Meter Relay, 5th (3:42.52)

PAC-12 SCORING
2015 100 Meters, 8th (11.70)
2015 4x100 Meter Relay, 7th (45.39)
2015 4x400 Meter Relay, 7th (3:39.03)
2016 4x100 Meter Relay, 3rd (45.22)

HONORS
CU Outdoor 100-Meter Record Holder (11.61)
CU Outdoor 200-Meter Record Holder (23.45)
2015 World University Games participant

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2016)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2016)

CAREER UPDATE: Holland etched her name in CU’s record book as a redshirt freshman and has bettered her marks every season. Indoors, she ranks second in the 60 and 200. In 2016, she ran 7.46 in the 60 at the Don Kirby Invitational and two weeks later, she clocked a 23.95 200 at the MPSF Championships. Holland has really been leaving a mark on the outdoor record book as the 100 and 200 record holder. In 2016, she broke a 26-year-old 100 record (11.65) twice, first clocking 11.63 and then 11.61. Holland broke her own 200 record (23.54) during the 2016 season, racing to a 23.45 performance.

2016: Indoor: Holland continued to be CU’s strongest sprinter, running personal records in both the 60 and 200-meter dashes. She became the second fastest CU performer in the 60 after clocking a time of 7.46 in the prelims of the Don Kirby Invite (2/12). Already the second fastest in the 200, Holland improved her time to 23.95 at the MPSF Championships where she placed seventh overall. She also ran the 60 and placed 14^th (7.53). Holland was a member of the 4x400 at the championships that placed fifth (3:42.52) as the set the CU record. She also ran at the USA Indoor Championships (3/11) and placed 18^th in the 60 prelims (7.56).
Outdoor: Holland had another great season, setting two more individual records for the Buffs. In her outdoor debut at the CU Invite, she clocked a time of 11.63 at the CU Invite, breaking a 26-year-old record (11.65). Later that day, she was part of the school’s 4x100-meter relay which recorded the second fastest CU time (44.98). A month later, Holland cut time off the record, finishing in 11.61 at the Air Force Twilight. Already the 200-meter record holder (23.54), Holland lowered her mark to 23.45 at Mt. SAC Relays. She ran both the 100 and 200 at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 12^th in the 200 (24.23) and 14^th in the 100 (11.70). The 4x100 relay placed third at the meet with the third fastest time in school history (45.22). Holland went on to race the 200 at the NCAA West Preliminary round and was also on both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. She placed 40^th in the 200 and the 4x100 relay finished 18^th, while the 4x400 placed 22^nd.

2015: Indoor: Holland didn’t waste time entering the CU record book as a redshirt freshman. She became the third fastest CU performer in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.52 at the Air Force Invite in January. Holland won the 60, as well as the 200 in 24.46. She won the 60 at the Joe Davies Open (2/21) as well, finishing in 7.55. Holland didn’t stop there and became the second fastest 200-meter performer at CU when she clocked in at 24.18 to place fifth at the MPSF Championship. She was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed ninth at the conference meet (3:46.13).
Outdoor: Holland kept the fast times rolling into the outdoor season, and set the CU 200-meter record at 23.54 at the Tom Benich Invite (4/4), which also won the event. She has three of the top four times in the 200. Her mark of 23.80 from Mt. SAC Relays (4.17) tied the second best time in school history and 23.81 from NCAA West Prelims (5/29) is the fourth fastest in school history. Holland also ranks high in the 100 for the Buffs; she is tied for third overall with her 11.69 from the CU Invite (4/11). At the Pac-12 Championships, Holland placed eighth in the 100 (11.70) and was 10^th in the 200 (23.89). She also raced on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, which both placed seventh. Holland went on to race at NCAA West Prelims in the 200 where she finished 16^th in 23.81. The 4x400 relay also took 16^th after clocking in at 3:38.20. Holland was selected to compete for Team U.S.A. at the World University Games in South Korea. She tied for 17^th in the first round of the 200 (24.41) before placing 16^th in the semis (24.29). Holland also helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a second place finish (44.95).

2014: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Holland competed for the USA Junior National Team after graduating from RJHS in 2013. She earned gold at the Pan American Games as part of the 4x100-meter relay, and earlier in the summer, claimed the USA junior national championship in the 200 (23.04) and placed third in the 100 (11.78). While competing for the Raiders, Holland broke state records in 2013, including the 400 (52.49) and the 200 (23.29). The Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year lettered all four years and claimed all-state and all-city honors her senior and sophomore years.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 100-meters: 11.33; 200-meters: 23.04; 400-meters: 52.49.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Holland is majoring in journalism and owns a GPA greater than 3.00.

PERSONAL: Ana Monée Holland was born on February 16, 1995 in Omaha, Neb. She is the daughter of Jeff and Barb Holland, and has three siblings, Symonne, Blaize and Mia.