Joey Holder was a major part of seven state champion teams, encompassing soccer, basketball and track; as a senior, he was a captain for his teams in all three sports. During his time at Latin, Joey played and started on the Varsity Soccer team all four years for Coach Lee Horton. According to Coach Horton, Joey was instrumental in the team’s state championship titles in 1989, 1990 and 1992. In both the ’89 and ’92 championship matches, Joey scored the game-winning goals. Joey was given the accolades of All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. During Joey’s senior year at Latin, he was on the All-South team and voted MVP by the NCISAA. Overall, he had 69 career goals and 38 career assists as a soccer player.
Joey also was a member of the Varsity Basketball team for three years at Charlotte Latin for Coach Jerry Faulkner, and a member of the 1991 and 1993 state championship teams. Joey was voted the team’s “Best Defensive Player” all three years. In his senior year, he served as team captain, started as point guard, was voted All-Conference, and led the team to the state title. His junior year, the Varsity Basketball team won the 1992 conference championship.
In track & field, Joey helped the Hawks win the state title in 1991 and 1993 under Coach Larry McNulty. As a senior, he placed first in the state in the 200m, the 400m, and the mile relay (where he was the anchor).
In his senior year, Joey won the Male Athlete of the Year Award for Charlotte Latin and was ranked as being in the top 3 male athletes for all of Mecklenburg County by The Charlotte Observer.
After graduating from Charlotte Latin in 1993, Joey attended Wofford College on a soccer scholarship. In 1994, he transferred to Hampden-Sydney College. Over three seasons as a Hampden-Sydney Tiger, Joey played in 56 soccer matches, scored 27 goals, and had 23 assists. He was first-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference and All-Region at Hampden-Sydney during his sophomore and senior seasons. Joey also played basketball for Hampden-Sydney his senior year as a walk-on.
Joey now works as a Regional Vice President of Sales and Business Operations for CarMax. He has two children currently attending Charlotte Latin.
