2023 Cross Country Roster
Holden Spencer
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Portland, OR
- High School:
- Central Catholic HS
- Major:
- Art & Design: Game Design and Development
UC Santa Cruz Success
Track and Field- 2024:
- Champion in the 1500 (4:01.39) at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
- Placed 4th in the 800 (1:54.50) at the Payton Jordan Invitational
- PR in the 1500 (3:52.85) and placed 3rd at the Chico Invitational
- PR in the 800 (1:52.44) at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Champion in the Distance Medley Relay (10:30.38) at the C2C Indoor Conference Championships
- Placed 4th in the Mile (4:24.47) at the C2C Indoor Conference Championships
- 2023:
- Won the 800m race at the Portland Indoor Track Meet with a time of 1:56
- Set a new 800m PR of 1:53.02 at the Bryan Clay Invitational,
- Placed 3rd in the 800m at both the Indoor (1:57) and Outdoor (1:54) C2C Conference Championships
- 2022:
- PR and second fastest 800m runner in program history with a time of 1:53.66 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- PR in the 1500 at Mike Fanelli Track Classic with a time of 3:57.84
- Part of runner-up quartet in Distance Medley Relay at Seattle Pacific Final Qualifier earning All West Region honors.
- 1st Place in the mile at the Coast-to-Coast Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 4:21.47
- Placed 4th in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championships outdoor 1500 (4:01).
- 2021:
- Scored 5th place points in the 1500m at the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championships running a PR of 4:07.74.
- Ended his freshman year running a lifetime best of 1:58.83 in the 800m at Moorpark Invitational.
- 2022
- Competed at the C2C XC Conference Championships where the men won there second consecutive team title
- 2021
- Competed at the C2C XC Conference Championships where the men won there first of two consecutive team title
- 8k PR (25:31.8) at the Kim Duyst Twilight XC Invitational.
High School/Club Success:
- Competed in Cross Country and Track & Field for the Central Catholic High School Rams.
- 1st place at PIL/MHC Crossover
- 1st Place Wilsonville Night Meet
- Part of the 2019 State Team, Team placed 4th
Personal:
- Cowell College
- Favorite thing about UCSC: I really like the campus.
- Favorite Athlete: Donavan Brazier, Galen Rupp, or Craig Engels
- Favorite Superhero: WordGirl
- Favorite Color: Miami Blue.
- Hobbies: Running, Drawing, Playing Drums, Playing the Guitar, Playing Sports in General.
