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2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Holly Krill

Holly Krill

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • High School:
    Portage Central
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

2016-17:  Received Deans' Award from the College of Education for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college ... GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Took ninth in the one-meter diving event posting a board mark of 145.25 and seventh in the three-meter diving event (369.10).  SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in seven meets … scored top board mark on the season in the three-meter diving event (six dives) with 283.65 against Ashland (11/5) … logged a season-high in the one meter diving event (six dives) with 245.90 versus Findlay (1/13) ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention Team ... 2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Participated in the NCAA Championship Diving Pre-qualification Meet (3/8). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Placed ninth in the three-meter diving event with a total score of 360.80 … finished 10th on the one-meter board (353.15).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in five meets … posted top scores on the three-meter board (six dive) with 275.40 points at Ashland (11/7) and in the one-meter (six dives) diving event with a score of 428.95 versus Findlay (1/15).

2014-15:  Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished 21st on the one-meter board and 18th on the three-meter board.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished eighth on the one-meter board (348.90) and seventh in the one-meter diving competition (368.25).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... dove in seven meets ... posted her top one-meter board mark of 265.80 versus Calvin (11/14) ... recorded a 237.30 against Eastern Michigan (1/17) on the three-meter board.

2013-14:  Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors on the three-meter board, placing 16th with a score of 402.65 ... also finished 23rd on the one-meter board (362.90).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Placed eighth on the three-meter board (355.07) and 11th on the one-meter board (347.35).  SEASON:  Competed in 10 meets ... won the three-meter competition at Findlay (1/17) with a season-best, six-dive score of 266.85 ... earned top six-dive score on one-meter board (236.90) vs. Ashland (11/16).

High School:  A 2013 graduate from Portage Central High School ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Mustangs and coaches Ollie Barnes and Jim Schafer ... squad's most valuable diver three straight seasons ... helped PCHS to back-to-back (Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference) SMAC West Conference titles ... placed ninth at the 2012 Division 2 state meet with a score of 355.05 on the one-meter board ... won first place at the 2012 SMAC meet with a score of 394.8 on the one-meter board to earn All-America accolades ... also competed in gymnastics qualifying for regionals on the bars in 2009 ... served as a team captain in swimming and diving ... three-year recipient of the Mustang Gold Award for having a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Personal:  Full name--Holly A. Krill ... born June 24, 1995, in Saginaw ... daughter of Joseph and Robyn Krill ... father played football at Western Michigan (1983-86) ... has an older brother, Ryan ... Ryan played baseball for four years at Michigan State (2012-15), before being drafted in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees ... as a senior in 2015, Ryan earned Second-Team All-Big Ten accolades and was voted the John Kobs Most Valuable Player, the Kirk Gibson Offensive Player of the Year and the Jerry Sutton Student-Athlete Award winner … he posted the best season of his career as he led the conference in Big Ten play in nearly every offensive category, including: batting average (.451), slugging percentage (.857), on-base percentage (.545), RBIs (36) and home runs (10) … his 57 RBIs tied for the ninth-highest single season total in program history ... is majoring in early childhood/elementary education ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016 (4.00) and Winter 2017.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Diving
    5'11"

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Diving
    5'11"

  • 2015-16Junior

    Diving
    5'11"

  • 2016-17Senior

    Diving
    5'11"