2017-2018 Track and Field Roster

Holly Arey
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Hanover, Pa.
- Prev School:
- South Western High School
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
SP - 44-11 (13.69m)
DISC - 156-4 (47.65m)
JAV - 121-10 (37.15m)
HAM - 175-11 (53.61m)
WT - 57-7.25 (17.55m) (Indoor)
All-Big South Honors (3)
2017 Indoor Shot Put - 3rd
2017 Outdoor Discus - 2nd
2018 Indoor Weight Throw - 3rd
2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Scored 14 points at the Big South meet, placing second in the discus, sixth in the hammer, seventh in the shot put and eighth in the javelin
• Enjoyed a successful month of April, including a discus personal best (156-4 at the VertKlasse Meeting – April 1), an outdoor shot put best (41-2.25 at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational – April 7) and a hammer personal best (169-0 at the Duke Invitational – April 21)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Earned her first All-Big South honor with a third-place shot put finish (personal-best 42-11.25), while placing fourth in the weight throw (personal-best 55-11.25). Her Big South weight throw effort moved her into fourth place all-time at Liberty.
• Made her ECAC debut, competing in the weight throw
2016 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Scored points in all four throwing events at the Big South meet, finishing fourth in the discus, sixth in the shot put (outdoor-best 41-1.5), seventh in the javelin and eighth in the hammer
• Threw well at High Point, including a personal-best discus mark of 151-11 at the VertKlasse Meeting and a personal-best 163-5 hammer at the Big South Triangular
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Placed eighth in the Big South shot put final and 11th in the weight throw (season-best 51-11.25)
2015 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Posted a pair of eighth-place finishes (discus and javelin) and two 10th-place showings (shot put and hammer) at the Big South Championship
• Moved into Liberty’s all-time top 10 for the discus (135-1 at Liberty Twilight Qualifier) and hammer (153-1 at Liberty Collegiate Invitational)
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed eighth in the Big South shot put and 12th in the weight throw
• Made significant improvement, pushing her shot put mark from 38-6 to 41-9.25 and her weight throw best from 36-0.25 to 48-8.75
Prep
• Graduated from South Western High School
• Placed fourth in the discus at the Pennsylvania AAA state meet as a junior and eighth as a senior
• Finished 10th in the 2014 Penn Relays discus competition
• Set a school record in the discus (135-6) while throwing 38-11.75 in the shot put and 113-10 in the javelin
• Also played volleyball and basketball for four years, while participating in competitive cheerleading between ninth and 11th grades
Personal
• Daughter of Ken and Angie Arey
• Business finance major
• Birthday is Dec. 7




