North Carolina State University Athletics
Holt A Semifinalist For Thorpe Award
11/7/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 7, 2002
NC State safety Terrence Holt, who holds the ACC career record for blocked kicks (12), is among 14 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given each year to the nation's top defensive back. Three finalists will be selected Nov. 25, with the winner to be announced Dec. 12.
With 72 stops the season, Holt is NC State's third leading tackler. The senior from Gibsonville, N.C. is also tied for the team lead in interceptions with three. Holt is the only player in the league to have earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors on three separate occasions this season.
Other Seminalists for the Jim Thorpe Award:
Andre Woolfolk, Oklahoma
Brandon Everage, Oklahoma
Rod Babers, Texas
Troy Polamalu, Southern California
Sammy Davis, Texas A&M
Etric Pruitt, Southern Mississippi
Mike Doss, Ohio State
Stuart Schweigert, Purdue
Shane Walton, Notre Dame
Terence Newman, Kansas State
Dennis Weathersby, Oregon State
Willie Pile, Virginia Tech
Eugene Wilson, Illinois
Last year's winner was Roy Williams of Oklahoma.
