Holly Christensen, a senior at New Jersey’s Hunterdon Central Regional High School, has made a verbal commitment to the Harvard Crimson for 2015-16.* Christensen is a 5’9” sprinter from Somerset Valley YMCA who has Winter Nationals cuts in both the 50 and 100 free.
Christensen was New Jersey state champion in the 100 free and placed second in the 50 at the New Jersey Meet of Champions. She was selected to the All-State First Team for her performances.
In long course season, Christensen finished third in the 50m free and tenth in the 100m free at the 2014 YMCA National Long Course Championship.
Christensen’s top times include:
| 50y free: 22.99 | 50m free: 26.27 |
| 100y free: 50.81 | 100m free: 58.22 |
| 200y free: 1:54.00 | 200m free: 2:07.57 |
Christensen would have scored in the A-final at the 2014 Ivy League Championships in the 50 free, and the B-final in the 100 free. She will likely also be a welcomed addition to Harvard’s relays, as many of their highest-scoring sprinters will have graduated by the time she arrives in Cambridge.
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*DISCLAIMER: Christensen has not yet been officially accepted to Harvard. As is true with all Ivy League schools, Harvard’s Admissions Office will not send its acceptance letter until the beginning of December, along with those of all Early Action candidates. The procedure for a recruited athlete like Christensen is for Admissions to review her transcript and SAT scores, “support (her) application for admissions in the fall,” issue a Likely Letter, then offer her acceptance into the class of 2019.