2024
• Saw action in seven games and started versus both Toledo (10/19) and Ball State (10/26) as a redshirt freshman
• Made his third start versus Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/23).
• Also played versus Western Illinois (8/31), UMass (10/5), Bowling Green (10/12) and at Miami (11/19).
• Finished season 65-of-111 passing, a 58.6 percent completion rate, for 593 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Rushed 49 times for 230 yards, a 4.7-yard average.
• Second on the team I total offense with 823 yards on 160 plays and ranked fourth on the team in rushing.
• Named MVP of the Huskies’ double overtime bowl win after completing 18-of-30 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns.
• Also caught a two-point conversion pass in the second overtime and ran for 65 yards on 16 carries.
• Threw for 210 yards on 22-of-46 passing in his first career start against Toledo; carried the ball 14 times for 48 yards.
• Completed 6-of-8 passes at Miami for 31 yards and rushed for 15 yards on three carries.
• Went 7-of-10 passing for 64 yards at Ball State, adding 27 yards rushing.
• Totaled 89 passing yards on 10-of-14 completions in relief of Ethan Hampton in win at Bowling Green; ran for 47 yards including a 22-yard touchdown that put the Huskies up 14-7 in the fourth quarter.
• Score was the first of his career and his longest run of the year.

2023
• Spent the season as the compete team quarterback against the NIU defense

HIGH SCHOOL

Honors and Awards

Four-year varsity letterwinner.
Served as team captain both junior and senior year.
Named team MVP his sophomore, junior, and senior years.
Earned first-team All-Conference each of his final three seasons.
Collected All-County, All-Region, and All-State honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior.

Individual Stats

Accounted for 38 total touchdowns in 2022 for Marengo.
Responsible for eight touchdowns in senior season win over Johnsburg.
Helped lead Marengo to a playoff appearance in 2022.

Team Results/Record

Team went 8-3 his freshman year and made it to the second round of the playoffs.
The Indians qualified for the playoffs in 2021 and 2022.

Academics & Club/Sport Involvement

Intends to major in Kinesiology.
Earned high honor roll freshman year and was on honor roll his final three years of high school.
Volunteered for Gavers Foundation.
Also played baseball, basketball, and ran track.

PERSONAL
• A biological sciences major.

Josh Holst