TUCSON, Ariz. – Football's Malcolm Holland and Finton Connolly, along with volleyball's Kendra Dahlke, and gymnastics' Danielle Spencer-Bearham have been named the student-athletes of the month for the second session of the summer semester. These students were chosen because of their commitment to earning their respective degrees, their ability to maximize their academic potential and their dedication to academic improvement and growth.
 
The students were chosen by members of the C.A.T.S. Academics staff.
 
Holland is a redshirt freshman from Chandler, AZ, majoring in economics. He lettered in football and baseball at Hamilton High School, where he helped his team win a state title in 2011. Holland was also drafted out of high school by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and walked onto the football team prior the 2015 season.
 
Connolly was the No.15 recruit in the state of Arizona in 2015, according to Scout. com, and received an NCSA AthLeadership Grant in 2015. He also lettered in both football and wrestling at Campo Verde HS and is currently a redshirt freshman, majoring in Literacy, Learning and Leadership.
 
Dahlke, a sophomore, is an outside hitter from Bonsall, Calif., majoring in psychology. She led the Wildcats in kills, with a career high of 13, on the final game of the season against ASU last year, granting the Cats a four set win. She saw action in 76 sets in her first season. Already this year, Dahlke had two double-digit kill matches in Arizona's opening weekend at the Wahine Invitational, including posting 17 kills, a new career high, to lead Arizona against No. 2 Wisconsin.
 
Spencer-Bearham, a sophomore from Chaparral HS in Scottsdale, AZ., was a qualifier in the 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals and a bars and all-around state champion.  She is on track to complete a degree in biomedical engineering.
 
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