Holy Cross Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
Second Team All-Patriot League (2020)
CoSIDA Academic All-District I (2020, 2021)
Rick Carter Memorial Award (2021)
Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (2021)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Team Captain (2020, 2021)

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR IN 2021: 

• CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. 
• Received Rick Carter Memorial Award, presented to the senior whose sportsmanship and dedication to the game of football represent the highest ideals of athletics.
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
• Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar.
• Team captain. 
• Played in eight games, with seven starts at strong safety. 
• Totaled 39 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, an interception and a quarterback hurry. 
• Tallied nine tackles in win at UConn (9/4).
• Made nine tackles and forced a fumble against Merrimack (9/11).
• Recorded six tackles and an interception against Harvard (10/2).

AS A SENIOR IN 2020: 

• Team captain.
• Named to All-Patriot League second team.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District I selection.
• Appeared in all four games on defense and special teams, with three starts at safety. 
• Totaled 14 tackles on the season.
• Recorded a tackle and had a quarterback hurry against Lehigh (3/13).
• Made eight tackles and recorded a pass breakup against Fordham (3/27). 
• Made four tackles and intercepted a pass in Patriot League Championship Game against Bucknell (4/17). 
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019:

• Saw action in all 13 games at cornerback, earning a start at Syracuse.
• Totaled 26 tackles on the year, including 24 solo stops, a sack and two tackles for loss.
• Also recorded one interception and three pass breakups.
• Made a season-high five tackles and broke up a pass at Yale.
• Posted two tackles and an interception in the Syracuse game.
• Recorded four solo tackles and a pass breakup in the win at Brown.
• Had two tackles for loss and a sack in the victory at Fordham.
• Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018:

• Appeared in all 11 games at cornerback, starting twice.
• Recorded 33 tackles on the season, including 25 solo stops.
• Led the team with a season-best 10 total tackles at New Hampshire.
• Made a tackle and recovered a fumble during the win over Lehigh.
• Tallied four tackles against Boston College, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Harvard.
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017:

• Saw action in 10 games, as a backup cornerback and on special teams.
• Totaled 18 tackles on the season.
• Made four tackles and forced a fumble in the victory over No. 9 New Hampshire.
• Recorded four solo tackles in the win over Georgetown.
• Made three tackles in the Colgate game.
• Had two tackles against both Fordham and Yale.
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Played for head coach Paul Standard at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Ga.
• Served as team captain during his senior season.
• Received All-State honors from the Georgia High School Football Coaches Association as a junior.
• A two-time All-County selection.
• Helped lead team to two region championships (2014 and 2015), as a state runner-up finish (2014).
• Team also made four straight playoff appearances.

PERSONAL:

• Son of Deborah Holloman-Gooding and Brad Gooding.
• Step-father, Brad, played football at North Carolina.
• Has two brothers (T.J. and Julian).
• Brother, T.J., played football at South Carolina.
• Majoring in Political Science.