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Cecilia Holmes
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02/27/2013 Holmes Given MVC Leadership & Service AwardSophomore swimmer Cecilia Holmes recipient of MVC Leadership & Service Award for the Redbirds. 02/16/2013 Redbirds Finish 2nd, Breaking Fifteen School RecordsIllinois State swimming and diving finish in second-place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships 02/15/2013 Redbirds Remain in Second While Breaking MVC RecordsIllinois State swimming and diving remain in second place during the Missouri Valley Conference Championships 02/14/2013 Redbirds in 2nd Place After First Day at MVC ChampionshipsRedbirds finish first day of competition at MVC Championships in second-place. 01/27/2013 Redbirds Finish First at Butler InvitationalRedbirds finish first at Butler Invitational with 947 points. 2011-12: Received 2011-12 Missouri Valley Conference First-Team All-Conference honors ... broke the ISU school record in the 400-yard IM at the MVC Championships to earn a personal-best time (4:26.45) ... member of the MVC and ISU record-breaking 800-yard freestyle relay team (7:30.10) ... earned a personal-best time in the 200-yard IM at the MVC Championships (2:08.04) ... named Most Valuable Swimmer and Newcomer-of-the-Year at the 2012 awards banquet ... competed in the Notre Dame Relays ... earned personal-best times at the Zippy Invite in the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.16) and 1650-yard freestyle (17:28.08) ... received first-place in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:35.89) at a conference meet against Evansville ... first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.60) against Nebraska-Omaha ... earned a personal-best time in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:25.89) at a dual meet against Illinois ... earned a first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:32.91), 400-yard IM (4:36.23) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.32) at a meet against UIC and Valparasio ... first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.17) against UNI ... competed at the Copa Coqui Invite in San Juan, Puerto Rico Normal Community West HS: Competed varsity for both swimming and track & field senior year...holds the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM, and 500-yard freestyle...member of the record-holding 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, and the 200-yard freestyle relay...competed at Zones and earned a top-ten spot for 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM, and 200 & 500-yard freestyle... named WBNQ's Athlete of the Week...swimming All-Conference in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM Personal: Born 5-16-93...daughter of Kevin and Tammy Holmes...sister Samantha Holmes swims at Western Kentucky...undecided major ... holds a cumulative GPA of 3.21. Personal Best: 200-yard freestyle- 1:56.17, 500-yard freestyle- 5:06.16, 1000-yard freestyle- 10:25.24, 1650-yard freestyle- 17:24.50, 200-yard breaststroke- 2:27.76, 200-yard IM- 2:08.04, 400-yard IM- 4:26.45 |