Marquette University Athletics
2026-27 Track & Field Roster

Tessa Hollander
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Lynden, WA
- High School:
- Lynden Christian
TFRRS ProfileÂ
Honors/Awards
2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic TeamÂ
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic TeamÂ
2025-26 (Jr.)
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in six meets ... Won the javelin throw (43.74 meters) at the Marquette Invitational ... Threw a personal-best 43.74 meters in the javelin at the Marquette Invitational.
2024-25 (So.)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Competed in eight events ⌠Recorded second-best throw in program history at 42.32m at the Badger Challenge (May 2) ⌠Finished fifth at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 17).
2023-24 (Fr.)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Competed in six events in the javelin throw ... Had eighth-longest throw in program history (39.14m) at Gibson Invitational (April 20) ... Two first-place finishes in Houston and UW-Whitewater ... Finished fourth at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 11) at 37.33m.
Prior to Marquette: A four-year letterwinner in track & field at Lynden Christian High School under coach Dick BedlingtonâŚA three-year letterwinner in cross countryâŚTeam co-captain for track& field during her senior year. Track and Field Womenâs Bi-district champion for both the 2022 and 2023 seasons⌠Womenâs javelin district champion for her senior season⌠She holds the womenâs javelin record of 121â0 for her high school.
Personal: Hollander was born in Bellingham, Washington to Mark and Kristen Hollander...Her mother and father played basketball for Dordt University. She has three older siblings Haley and Tara⌠Courtney played basketball at Seattle Pacific UniversityâŚHaley played soccer for California Baptist UniversityâŚMajoring in Civil Engineering
Honors/Awards
2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic TeamÂ
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic TeamÂ
2025-26 (Jr.)
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Competed in six meets ... Won the javelin throw (43.74 meters) at the Marquette Invitational ... Threw a personal-best 43.74 meters in the javelin at the Marquette Invitational.
2024-25 (So.)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Competed in eight events ⌠Recorded second-best throw in program history at 42.32m at the Badger Challenge (May 2) ⌠Finished fifth at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 17).
2023-24 (Fr.)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor: Competed in six events in the javelin throw ... Had eighth-longest throw in program history (39.14m) at Gibson Invitational (April 20) ... Two first-place finishes in Houston and UW-Whitewater ... Finished fourth at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 11) at 37.33m.
Prior to Marquette: A four-year letterwinner in track & field at Lynden Christian High School under coach Dick BedlingtonâŚA three-year letterwinner in cross countryâŚTeam co-captain for track& field during her senior year. Track and Field Womenâs Bi-district champion for both the 2022 and 2023 seasons⌠Womenâs javelin district champion for her senior season⌠She holds the womenâs javelin record of 121â0 for her high school.
Personal: Hollander was born in Bellingham, Washington to Mark and Kristen Hollander...Her mother and father played basketball for Dordt University. She has three older siblings Haley and Tara⌠Courtney played basketball at Seattle Pacific UniversityâŚHaley played soccer for California Baptist UniversityâŚMajoring in Civil Engineering
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