Hampden-Sydney College

2023: Fourth-year team member ... returning starter on the defensive line ... has started 12 of 15 career games ... has 49 total career tackles, including 23 solo and 26 assists, 9.5 career tackles for loss, four career sacks, one career interception and two career forced fumbles ... All-ODAC (2021).

2022: Started one (first) game as a junior ... suffered a season-ending injury.

2021: Third Team All-ODAC ... started nine of 10 games as a sophomore ... had 39 total tackles, including 19 solo and 20 assists, eight tackles for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles (Shenandoah, September 18 / Apprentice School, October 30).

2020 (Spring 2021): Started two of four games as a freshman ... had 10 total tackles, including four solo and six assists, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception (Shenandoah, March 5) and one pass breakup.

High School: 2020 graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Ashland … team captain earned First Team All-State and Region Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior … National Honor Society, BETA Club and Hanover Scholar.

Personal: Son of Dean and Kim Gholson … has one brother (Brad) and one sister (Lindsey) … father played football at Randolph-Macon … brother (Brad '21) played football at H-SC (2017-21) … majoring in economics and business … favorite TV show is Parks and Recreation … favorite professional sports team is the Washington Football Team … favorite sports figure is Serena Williams … greatest sports moment was defeating Louisa County in high school … hobbies include fishing.

Why H-SC: “It felt like home”