| Adam Holiday |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Newbury Park, Calif.
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| High School:
Santa Paula
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| Last College:
Moorpark College
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 230
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| Position:
Kicker
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| Birthdate:
04/26/1981
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| Experience:
1V
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HOLIDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from Santa Paula High in June, 1999…during prep career earned varsity letters in soccer (3), volleyball (2), football (1) and track (1)…captained all four teams…as a FRESHMAN attended Camarillo High and played JV soccer…transferred to Newbury Park High for his SOPHOMORE year, playing varsity soccer…scored 20 goals in Miramonte League competition…also played JV football as a defensive end and receiver…attended Santa Paula High for two years…as a JUNIOR scored 22 goals as soccer team reached State semi-finals…also played volleyball…SENIOR year received all-league first team honors in football as a tight end and punter…team made it to the CIF playoffs…selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game…in soccer named the Tri-Valley Player of the Year while earning all-league honors as a forward…league's most valuable offensive player…team was 32-3-1 overall and 12-0 in league play…team reached the CIF semi-finals…earned MVP honors and received the Cobra Award in volleyball…anchored 4x100 relay team to the league title…also competed in the league meet in the long jump and high jump, finishing second in the latter at 6-6.
HOLIDAY'S JUNIOR COLLEGE CAREER
Attended Moorpark Junior College, earning two letters in football…as a FRESHMAN (1999-2000) was used as a kickoff specialist…19 of his kickoffs went into the endzone…during SOPHOMORE season (fall 2000) averaged eight yards deep into the endzone and was credited with 29 touchbacks (80 percent touchback average)…several of his kickoffs went through the goal post uprights.
HOLIDAY'S WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 12…Starts - 12…walk-on…enrolled in January 2001…WSU's kickoff specialist, sending 52 of his 80 kickoffs into the endzone…35 of his kickoffs were not returned…one successful on-side kickoff at Arizona…only 28 of his 80 kickoffs failed to reach the endzone…earned the following weekly team awards: California/Specialist of the Week; Arizona/Specialist of the Week/Special Team Big Play.
PERSONAL
Adam Holiday…born 4-26-81 at Tustin, Calif….parents Leon Holiday and Mary Jo Fischer…three younger brothers, Justin, Coby and Neah…mother played tennis and field hockey at Berea College in Kentucky…an aunt Carol Weheisit did her undergraduate studies at WSU while her husband Ralph Weheisit taught criminal justice classes at WSU…enjoys surfing, dancing, golfing and going to the movies…as a high school senior received the Army's scholar-athlete All-America awards in both football and soccer while finishing with a 3.47 prep GPA……attended the Olympic Development Program for soccer for two years…will pursue a pre-law and political science degree.
KICKOFFS G/GS KO TB EZ*
2001 12/12 80 35 17
* - Kickoffs retuned from the endzone
