Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2011-12: INDOOR – Pole vaulted in four meets during the indoor season…finished second at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28) with a school-record vault of 4.90m…competed at the NAIA Indoor Championships (Mar. 1), placing ninth with a height of 4.70m. OUTDOOR – Competed in six meets…took second at The Sun Conference Championships (Apr. 23) with a mark of 4.80m…recorded season-best height of 4.81m at the Bob Pollock Invitational (May 5)…finished seventh at the NAIA Outdoor Championships (May 24) with a vault of 4.75m.
 
2010-11: INDOOR – Pole vaulted in four meets…won the ERAU Indoor Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 22) pole vault with a 4.25m mark…placed second at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11) with a 4.63m pole vault…earned second with a “A” standard pole vault of 4.75m at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 18). OUTDOOR – Competed in eight meets as a pole vaulter…won the ERAU Spikes Classic (Mar. 18) pole vault with a “B” standard 4.75m mark…claimed the conference championship (Apr. 17) in the pole vault with an “A” standard 4.80m mark…pole vaulted 4.75m at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 26), finishing 11th.

2009-10: INDOOR – Pole vaulted in one meet as a freshman…placed third with a 4.25m at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 19). OUTDOOR – Participated in seven meets…placed sixth with a pole vault of 4.25m at the ERAU Spikes Classic (Apr. 2)…finished sixth with a mark of 4.45m in the pole vault at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (Apr. 10)…earned a silver medal at the conference meet (Apr. 18) with a 4.50m pole vault…placed third at the FSU Seminole Twilight (May 7) with a pole vault of 4.43m.
 
PREP: 2008 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School...holds the school record for the pole vault...was state pole vault champion in 2008.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Canton, Ohio on Feb. 24, 1990...son of Randy and Janice Holdsworth...is a semi-professional wakeboarder...majoring in Aeronautical Engineering.