2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ray Holmes
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Campbell, N.Y.
- High School:
- Campbell-Savona Central
**Ranks third at Bucknell in indoor (49-5 ¾) and outdoor (49-4 ¼) triple jump.**
2012-13: [Indoors] Won first career Patriot League title in the triple jump with a mark of 48-9, earning First Team All-Patriot League honors … also placed eighth in the long jump (22-1 ½) at the league meet … earned All-East honors with a second-place finish in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships … cleared a career-best 49-5 ¾ at IC4As, giving him the third-best mark in program annals … set program top-10 marks in the triple jump in four of seven meets … placed first or second in the triple jump in six of seven meets … won the event at the Bison Opener, Youngstown State Invitational and PL Championships … took eighth at the Penn State National Invitational with a then-career-best 48-4 ½ … never placed lower than eighth in the long jump … posted a season-best 22-2 ¼ in the long jump for fifth place at the Gulden Invitational … [Outdoors] Won second league title of the year in the triple jump, taking gold and First Team honors at the Patriot League Championships … title came with a career-best-tying 49-4 ¼, which ranks third in program history … also cleared a personal-record 23-0 ¾ in the long jump, placing third at the league meet … finished second in the triple jump at the Colonial Relays, also with a mark of 49-4 ¼ … earned All-East honors in the triple jump, placing eighth at the IC4A Championships (48-6 ¼) … totaled five victories on the season, including four in the triple jump (UMBC Invite, Bison Outdoor Classic, Bucknell Team Challenge, PL Championships) and one in the long jump (Maroon & Gold Invite) … 2011-12: [Indoors] Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Patriot League Championships with a mark of 46-9 … competed in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships, finishing 22nd (45-10 ½) … set a then-career best in the event at the Bison Open & Multi … distance of 47-0 ¾ was third in program history and earned him second at the meet … recorded a season-best 22-7 ¼ in the long jump at the Youngstown State Invitational to place sixth at the meet … also took third in the triple jump (46-6 ¾) at Youngstown State … won the triple jump at the Bucknell Mini meet (46-8 ¾) … [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships took third in the triple jump (48-5 ½) … placed 16th in the event at the IC4A Championships (47-4 ¼) … season-best of 48-8 in the triple jump came at the Bison Outdoor Classic … mark ranked third all-time at Bucknell and was nearly two feet better than his previous personal best of 46-8 ¾, which came a week earlier at the Colonial Relays … finished fourth in the university division of the triple jump at the Colonial Relays … won both the long jump and the triple jump to open the season at the Towson Invitational … competed in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships, placing 16th (47-4 ¼) … 2010-11: [Indoors] Placed fifth in the triple jump at the Patriot League Championships (46-6 ¼) … recorded a season-best 46-6 ¾ the previous week to win the Bucknell Winter Classic … mark ranked 10th all-time at Bucknell … recorded a season-best 20-7 in the long jump at the Gulden Relays, placing fifth … also took sixth in the triple jump (44-4 ¾) at the home meet … [Outdoors] Competed in just two meets in the spring … placed fourth in the triple jump (43-7) at the Bloomsburg Open … also took 10th in the long jump (20-2 ¼) at the Bucknell Team Challenge … Personal: Son of Carl and Carol Holmes … lettered six times in track & field … also lettered four times in cross country and basketball … named track team’s MVP three times … won the New York State Championship title in the triple jump in 2009 … earned 12 New York State Scholar-Athlete awards … mathematics major … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
