ARIZONA
2010: Continued to steadily improve into her junior season...Won the conference title in the 60-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 8.27...Also earned All-Conference honors at the meet in finishing fourth in the 60-meter dash in 7.47...Ran the fifth fastest 100-meter hurdle time in school history at the UA-ASU-NAU Double Dual in 13.34...Earned All-Conference honors in the event, finishing sixth at the Pac-10 Championships in 13.50 and advancing to the first round of the NCAA Championships...Also ran the 10th fastest 100-meter time in school history in 11.78 which also qualified her for the first round at the NCAA meet...2009: One of Arizona's most vastly improved athletes during her sophomore year... Outdoors, she was an All- West Region athlete in the 100-meter hurdles aftersetting her career best time at the meet in 13.46...Was an All-Conference runner indoors in the 60-meter hurdles where she had a season's best time of 8.46 at the MPSF Championships...2008: Ran best time on the season of 12.06 in the 100-meter dash at the Jim Click Shootout where she finished third...Ran 13.95 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Sun Angel Classic...Indoors, Holden ran a 7.84 in 60-meter at the Blue and Orange Classic, claiming fourth place and second in the 60-meter hurdles at the same meet with her time of 8.70...Named a captain for the 2009 squad
HIGH SCHOOL
Barstow High School, Barstow, Calif.: Earned five letters in track & field (four) and basketball (one)...Won Barstow High School Athlete of the Year award, and MVP honors...Desert Sky League Champion...Earned Principal's Award, perfect attendance, and on school honor roll...Also played basketball and volleyball.
PERSONAL
LaTisha Machelle Holden ... Born 8-29-89 in Barstow, Calif. ... Daughter of Cheryl and Alvin Holden ...
Is an active member of S.A.A.C (Student- Athlete Advisory Committee) and P.A.L (Peer Athletic Leaders)... Enjoys giving back to the community through community service events and singing in her church choir...Majoring in Sociology and has a thematic minor in General Business and Spanish...
PERSONAL BESTS
100m: 11.78; 100m Hurdles: 13.34; 60m hurdles (i): 8.27
