Bates College

Results

2024: Team captain.... Placed third at the Maine State Championship with a time of 23:19.4 (Sept. 21).

2023: Competed at the NCAA Championships and placed 249th with a time of 23:32.9 (Nov. 18).... Placed 18th at the NCAA East Region Championships with a time of 22:30.7 (Nov. 11).... Finished 30th at the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 22:25.5 (Oct. 14).... Won the Maine State Championship with a season-best time 6K time of 22:21.2 (Sept. 30).... Placed second at the Bates Invitational with a 5K time of 19:07.6 (Sept. 16).

2022: USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.... Competed at the NCAA Championships and placed second on the team and 97th overall with a time of 23:25.4 (Nov. 19).... Took 14th place at the NCAA East Regional in 22:59 (Nov. 12).... Became the second Bates women's cross country runner to earn NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors in program history.... The NESCAC Rookie of the Year is given to the top finisher among first-years at the NESCAC Championships, where Holcombe took seventh place out of 145 competitors, with her season-best 6K time of 21:59.6.... The top seven finishers at the NESCAC Championships earn first team All-NESCAC honors, so Holcombe is the first Bobcat to pull off the Rookie of the Year and first team All-NESCAC sweep (Oct. 29).... Runner-up at the Maine State Meet with a 5K time of 18:16.4 (Oct. 1).

Minor: Spanish

Personal: 2022 high school graduate ... attended both Lowell High School (Calif.) and Howard High School (Md.) ... competed in both cross country and track & field.

Favorite food(s): burritos, bánh mì 

Why Bates? Healthy balance and approach to sports, as well as social life