Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-American indoor in 3000 and 5000 (2020). ... USTFCCCA All-American 2nd team outdoor in 1500 (2021). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor in 3000 and 5000 (2020). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region outdoor in 1500 and 5000 (2021). ... All-GNAC indoor in 3000, mile and distance medley relay (2020). All-GNAC outdoor in 1500 (2021) and 5000 (2019, 2021). ... CoSIDA Academic All-America (2020, 2021). ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020, 2021). ... GNAC All-Academic (2019, 2020, 2021). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019, 2020, 2021). ... D2CCCA West Region Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021).

Senior (2021);  INDOOR – Season canceled.  OUTDOOR – Capped her career with a 9th-place finish in the 1500 at the NCAA Championships, clocking a career-best time of 4 minutes, 25.74 seconds, good for 2nd team All-American recognition. ... Won the 1500 and the 5000 at GNAC, going a then-PR 4:27.31 in the former and 17:43.57 in the latter. ... Broke the 4:30 mark for the first time in her career with a 4:29.73 in a runaway victory at the Buc Scoring Invite on April 30 in Spokane. ... Up to and including the GNAC meet, ran 10 races and won nine of them: the 1500 five times, the 5000 three times, and the 800 once. She was second in the 800 at the Ed Boitano Invitational on March 27. However, her time that day of 2:17.78 was a personal best by nearly 11 seconds from her previous best of 2:28.65 from her 2019 sophomore season.

Junior (2020):  INDOOR – Ran in four meets. … Made the NCAA meet in the 5000 meters at the No. 9 seed and in the 3000 as the No. 12, and was at the venue in Birmingham, Ala., along with Falcon long jumper Peace Igbonagwam, when the meet was canceled because of the coronavirus. … Placed 2^nd behind teammate Kate Lilly in he 3000 at the GNAC Championships with a then-PR and an NCAA provisional time of 9 minutes, 47.95 seconds – her first sub-10. … Also placed 3^rd in the mile in 5:03.30, and ran the 1600-meter anchor leg on the 2^nd-place distance medley relay. … The Saturday after GNAC at the SPU Final Qualifier, Holmberg won the 3000 in a blistering time of 9:38.98. That took her from No. 23 in Division II to No. 11 and above the cutoff line for nationals. … Ran the 5000 just once during the season, but her PR time of 16:49.07 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 31 was an NCAA provisional time and ultimately got her into the national meet. … In the season opener on Jan. 18 at the UW Indoor Preview, ran her first indoor race since 2018 and won her heat of the mile in 4:58.90. That was her first sub-5, and she outsprinted UCLA’s Paige Carter to the finish line by exactly four-tenths of a second. … Later that same day, ran the 3000 for the first time, clocking 10:00.46.  OUTDOOR – Did not race at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus

Sophomore (2019): INDOOR – Did not compete.  OUTDOOR – Ran in both the 1500 and 5000 at the NCAA Championships, placing 18th in both (4:46.26 in the 15 and 17:54.06 in the 5K). ... Placed 3rd in the 5000 at the GNAC Championships (17:12.52), thereby earning her first All-GNAC honor. ... Set a pair of PRs at the Bryan Clay Invitational, including her first sub-17 in the 5000, as she came across in 16:55.05. Also PR'd in the 1500 with a 4:31.45. That capped a string of three straight 1500 PRs. It began with a 4:39.13 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival (her first sub-4:40), then 4:34.90 to win the race at the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet, and finally the 4:31.45 at the Clay, putting her onto the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... In addition to the Jay Hammer victory, won the 1500 at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational, clocking 4:46.70. ... Made NCAA provisional in the 5000 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic with a 17:06.47, then moved up the list with her 16:55 at the Bryan Clay.

Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Placed 10th in the mile at GNAC in 5:17.62. Ran in just one other meet, missing most of the season with an injury.  OUTDOOR – Placed 10th in the 5000 meters at GNAC in 17:54.62. ... Ran in nine regular-season meets, focusing primarily on the 1500. ... Won the 1500 on March 10 at the PLU Open in a then-PR of 4:49.38. ... Consistently lowered that PR through the rest of the season, capped by a 4:44.37 at the Ken Shannon Invitational on May 5 at Husky Track. ... Ran the 5000 twice during the regular season, with a best of 17:37.61 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 19. ... Picked up a win in her college outdoor debut by teaming up with freshman Renick Meyer, senior Hailey Kettel, and freshman Elizabeth Thompson to take the 4x400 relay at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational at UPS in Tacoma on March 3. 

Eagle High School: As a senior in 2017, saved her best races for last, breaking a pair of time barriers at the Class 5A (large school) Idaho state meet. In the 1600 meters, ran her first sub-5, taking 2nd place in 4:59.03. In the 3200, beat 11 minutes for the first time, coming across 3rd in 10:54.53. ... Made it to state three straight years in those two races. As a sophomore in 2015, placed 9th in the 1600 and 11th in the 3200. Moved up to 4th in the 3200 and 7th in the 1600 the following year as a junior.

Personal: Dania Ruth Holmberg. ... Psychology major.

Fun facts: Started running with the Girls on the Run program as a 5th-grader in 2009, then started cross country in middle school. ... If not for running, would play basketball, which she participated in through middle school. ... Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Books she just couldn't put down were in the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite junk food is pizza.... Favorite healthy food is raspberries. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Jenny Simpson. ... Easiest subject in school is English. ... Toughest subject is math. ... Her pre-race ritual is a team prayer on the starting line. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her great-grandparents "because they always had such incredible stories." She would serve chicken noodle soup. ... In 10 years, plans to still be running, having an enjoyable job, and living somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. ... In summer 2017, went on a church mission trip to Guatemala, visiting orphanages and feeding centers. "It was really special and impactful to see all of their faces and hear their stories."


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Mile:     4:58.90 (1/18/2020)
3000:    9:38.98 (2/29/2020) 
5000:  16:49.07 (1/31/2020)

OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800:      2:17.78 (3/27/2021)
1500:    4:25.74 (5/29/2021)
Mile:     5:14.45 (3/30/2019)
5000:  16:55.05 (4/18/2019)


CAREER RESULTS