High School: Four-year member and three-year starter for swimming team… swims 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle … team captain as a senior...
PERSONAL: Born Courtney M. Holzer February 21, 1994… Mother: Jill… Father: Charles... Residence: Cromwell, CT…
COURTNEY... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: Everything is easily accessible
Favorite athlete of all time: Ryan Lochte
Favorite professional sports team: Swimming
The hardest class you’ve ever taken at Eastern: Principles of Management
Favorite subject in school: English
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: FYI 100
Most beneficial aspect of college life: Being on your own
The funniest comedian: Dane Cook
Greatest coach of all time in any sport, at any level: Jim Calhoun
The greatest sports moment of all time:
Michael Phelps’ touchout in his 100 meter butterfly at the 2008 Olympics
Favorite Smart Phone application: Instagram
Most famous American: George Washington
Most recognizable world figure: Buddha
Most important invention in last 100 years: The internet
Most important advancement in medicine in last 50 years:
Vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, etc.
Biggest problem facing the world: War/ miscommunication
Choice for a last meal: Steamers
Should student-athletes receive an annual stipend for their service to their school?: Yes, $1,000
Favorite college sports team, other than your own: Football
If you could go to any sporting event in the world, which would it be?: A swimming event at the Olympics
Last movie you’ve seen: One Missed Call
Favorite musical artist: Drake
Favorite actor: Matt Bomer
Favorite book: The Hunger Games
Favorite sporting event you’ve ever attended: Football
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Swimming
Favorite human interest story revealed by Olympic coverage:
Oscar Pistorius with artificial legs was able to reach the Olympic level rather than running at the Paralympics
Olympic sport which should be dropped: Curling
Olympic sport which you know nothing about: Judo
Best advice you’ve ever received: Fight through the pain and agony and go all out
Person with the most difficult job in the world: Firefighter
Area which you consider yourself to be an authority: Being a swim instructor
Area which you know virtually nothing about: Astronomy
Eastern’s biggest rival: Keene State
Your biggest rival: I don’t have one yet
Pet peeve: Ignorance
Biggest waste of time: Naps
Your goals for the upcoming season:
Reaching a 1:15 in the 100 yard breastroke and get under a minute in the 100 yard freestyle
If you could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: England
Most dangerous animal: Shark
Favorite pizza topping: Buffalo chicken
What would you like to see as the University’s mascot?: A scarier looking warrior
2012/13
100 Back
1:15.17 25th (48) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
50 Breast
37.70 14th (23) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
37.47 3rd (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
36.90 Ex. KSC/Jan. 12
100 Breast
1:20.64 9th (37) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
1:20.73 Ex. WConn./Nov. 3
1:18.81 16th (27) Little East/Dec. 1
1:19.97 3rd (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
1.18.97 3rd (5) WNEU/ Jan 30
1.19.25 2nd (5) RIC/ Feb 2
200 Breast
2:57.63 Ex. USJ/Nov. 17
2:50.30 13th (19) Little East/Dec. 1
2.54.07 3rd (5) WNEU/ Jan 30
50 Fly
34.91 Ex. WConn./Nov. 3
100 Fly
1:24.31 27th (36) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
100 Free
1:06.27 20th (49) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
200 Free
2:17.57 2nd (5) WConn./Nov. 3
2:16.00 3rd (4) St. Joe (CT)/Jan. 18
500 Free
6:05.48 12th (24) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
5:55.77 14th (30) Little East/Dec. 1
6:01.43 6th (6) KSC/Jan. 12
6.11.37 5th (5) RWU/Jan 26
6.04.97 Ex. RIC/ Feb 2
5:45.77 Prelims NEISDA/Feb. 8
5:44.78 20th (26) NEISDA/Feb. 8
1000 Free
12:40.22 2nd (4) USJ/Nov. 17
12.11.55 3rd (4) RWU/Jan 26
11:46.14 15th (20) NEISDA/Feb. 9
1650 Free
20:39.96 4th (5) UM Dart/Jan. 19
20:04.90 12th (23) NEISDA/Feb. 10
100 IM
1:15.75 18th (42) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
200 IM
2:38.81 12th (15) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
2:33.31 3rd (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
