Olympian Hollis Conway to give motivational speech at Southeastern
Thursday, February 25, 2016 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
OLYMPIAN TO SPEAK AT SOUTHEASTERN - Southeastern Louisiana University will present Olympian Hollis Conway on Tuesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. The two-time Olympic medalist will give a presentation titled “Overcoming Obstacles: Reaching Your Maximum Potential.”
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will present Olympian Hollis Conway on
Tuesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre. The two-time Olympic medalist
will give a presentation titled “Overcoming Obstacles: Reaching Your Maximum Potential.”
Sponsored by the Department of Kenisology, the presentation is free and open
to the public, however attendees are asked to bring canned food or other items to
donate to the Southeastern Food Pantry.
Conway was one of the world’s most dominating athletes. A two-time Olympic medalist
in the high jump, his 1991 jump of 7 feet 10.5 inches still stands as the American
indoor record 25 years later.
Born in Chicago, Hollis was the last of seven children of parents who separated often
and moved frequently, eventually to Detroit and then to Shreveport. With instability
at home, Hollis sought success in the athletic arena. After trying basketball and
football, he found track and field and the high jump.
Conway grew from a skinny junior varsity kid to a college athlete at the University
of Louisiana-Lafayette, to the best high jumper in US history. Today Hollis is an
in-demand public speaker, as well as an author, husband and father.
