Eleanor Holthaus

Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Rocori
Hometown:
Richmond, Minn.

Awards and Honors
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American (2022) ... AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year (2022) ... AVCA All-Midwest Region Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) ... All-Big 12 First Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) ... Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (2019: Nov. 18, 2022: Sept. 13) ... Cardinal and Gold Challenge MVP (2022) ... Cyclone Challenge All-Tournament Team (2021) ... Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team (2021) ... Cy-Hawk Series Tournament MVP (2019) ... Appalachian Invitational Co-MVP (2019) ... Cyclone Invitational All-Tournament Team (2019) ... Rebel Invitational All-Tournament Team (2019) ... NIVC All-Tournament Team (2018) ... Montana Invitational All-Tournament Team (2018) ... Iowa State Challenge Co-MVP (2018) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022) ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2019) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)

2022 (Senior)
Earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year, AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors … first in ISU history to become four-time All-Midwest Region Team and four-time All-Big 12 First Team selection … first Cyclone to be named Regional Player of the Year … led team with 25 double-figure kill matches and 398 kills, the highest season kill total of her career … moved up to fifth in Iowa State history with 1,516 kills, fifth in attack attempts with 3,947 and fourth with 1,760 career points … finalizes 80 career matches with 10-plus kills, the fifth highest program total … registered a career-high 25 kills at .377 hitting vs. Troy (Sept. 3) … had another 20-kill performance with 20 at a .410 efficiency in the victory over No. 13 Baylor (Sept. 28) … one of three to play in every match and only Cyclone to play in every set … performed to a team-leading 12 double-doubles while ending career with 32.

2021 (Senior)
Played in 90 sets across 25 matches, all of which she started … led Iowa State with 291 kills at 3.23 per set … recorded double figure kills in a team-high 15 matches, including a season-best 22 kills vs. Syracuse (Sept. 10) … had a stretch of five-straight matches with at least 10 kills at the end of September/beginning of October … after missing three matches due to Big 12 health and safety protocols, returned to the lineup with 17 kills at .364 hitting against Kansas State (Nov. 11) … finished the season with 15 kills and 12 digs in NCAA Championships First Round match vs. Stanford (Dec. 3) … posted 19 kills at .359 hitting vs. Ball State (Sept. 10) … hit over .300 in 11 matches, peaking with a .481 hitting percentage at Kansas (Oct. 2), recording 15 kills on just 27 swings … had 12 matches with at least 10 digs, posting eight double-doubles on the season … had a stretch of six-straight matches in double-figures for digs, a run that included five double-doubles … notched a season-best 20 digs at Texas Tech (Oct. 8) … recorded 15 digs vs. LSU (Sept. 3) … ranked second on the Cyclones with 68.0 total blocks on the season … notched season-best six total blocks (all block assists) at Texas Tech (Oct. 7) … had three other matches with five total blocks … recorded 12 service aces on the season, having three at UNI (Sept. 15) and vs. TCU (Sept. 24).

2020 (Junior)
Played in all 78 sets and started in all 20 matches for the Cyclones … was starting six-rotation right-side in the fall before transitioning to left-pin for six spring matches … led Iowa State with 251 kills at 3.22 per set at .261 hitting percentage, third-best hitting efficiency on the squad … finished in double figures in 15 matches, including two 22-kill matches at TCU (Nov. 21) and vs. Wayne State (March 26) … notched 19 kills vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 3 … had 17 kills to open season at Kansas State on Sept. 25 … had four matches hitting over .400, getting her 13 kills vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 2 at a season-best .650 hitting clip … was second on Iowa State with 157 digs, getting them at 2.01 per set … had eight double-doubles on the season … opened season with season-high 15 digs at Kansas State … had 14 digs at TCU on Nov. 20 … finished season with consecutive double-doubles against Wayne State … was second on ISU with 42 total blocks on the year (five solo, 37 assists) … recorded five total blocks vs. Kansas on Nov. 14 and at DePaul on March 13 … had two matches with three aces, vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 2 and at DePaul on March 13.

2019 (Sophomore)
Played in 27 matches, making 26 starts for Iowa State … missed final two regular season matches at Kansas and vs. Texas due to injury, and was limited to coming off the bench vs. Creighton in NCAA Tournament … earned AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors for the first time in her career … during non-conference schedule, was named to All-Tournament Team in all four non-conference tournaments, earning tournament MVP honors at Appalachian State and Iowa … led ISU with 308 kills at 3.18 kills per set, with her .254 hitting percentage ranking third on the team and best among pin hitters … led ISU with 16 matches with at least 10 kills … posted career-high 21 kills against Coastal Carolina … followed that up with 19 kills at season-best .395 hitting percentage at Iowa … prior to injury at end of regular season, had season-best run of six-straight matches with at least 10 kills … recorded 19 kills vs. Oklahoma, earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts … finished fourth on team in digs with 227 at 2.34 per set, finishing in double figures four times … had four double-doubles on the season, vs. LSU, vs. UNI, at Oklahoma and vs. Oklahoma … against the Panthers, recorded a career-high 21 digs … finished with 17 digs against LSU and at Oklahoma … ranked third on ISU with 81 total blocks (four solo, 77 assists) … posted season-best 6.0 total blocks at Ole Miss and vs. Lipscomb … recorded a pair of solo blocks in season opener vs. UCF … had nine matches with at least 5.0 total blocks … finished with 11 service aces, having two aces vs. UNI, vs. Western Carolina and vs. Kansas State.

2018 (Freshman)
Played in 29 matches and 113 sets for the Cyclones in her debut campaign, starting in every match she played in … was third on Iowa State with 268 kills at 2.37 per set at a .270 hitting percentage, the second-best on the team and the fourth-best by a Cyclone freshman in program history … notched season-best .722 hitting percentage with 13 kills and no errors on 18 swings vs. Kansas on Nov. 21 … in career debut vs. Ole Miss on Aug. 24, recorded 10 kills at .714 hitting … posted career-high 17 kills at .464 hitting percentage against Oklahoma on Oct. 3 … in road meeting vs. Sooners on Nov. 14, had 13 kills and no errors on 20 swings, a .650 hitting percentage … had four matches with no attack errors and four more with just one attack error … recorded 89 total blocks on the season … notched six total blocks against Oregon State (Aug. 25), at Creighton (Sept. 7) and vs. Syracuse (Sept. 16) … recorded 76 dig on the year, posting career-high seven against Syracuse … against North Texas on Dec. 8 in NIVC Quarterfinals, recorded three service aces after coming into the match with just two on the season … earned NIVC All-Tournament Team honors, finishing five matches with 43 kills at .294 hitting and 15 total blocks.

High School
Ranked as the No. 59 recruit in the Class of 2018 by PrepVolleyball.com … AVCA/Under Armour Honorable Mention High School All-American … finalist for the 2017 Ms. Bader Award, given to the best high school volleyball player in Minnesota … earned all-state three times and All-Central Lakes Conference four times … led Rocori to three conference titles and two sectional crowns … finished senior season with 539 kills, 311 digs and 55 blocks, her first season as a full-time hitter … her previous three seasons at Rocori, she played as a setter/hitter … finished high school career with 1,500 kills, 1,264 assists, 851 digs, 154 service aces and 95 blocks … also lettered in basketball and track and field in high school … played club volleyball for Mizuno Northern Lights.

Personal
Born on Apr. 5, 2000 … daughter of Tim and Angela Holthaus … has two sisters, older sister Morgan and younger sister Kate … Communications Studies major.