Colorado College Athletics

Fred Holmes was named the associate athletic director for compliance, student-athlete success & operations at Colorado College in September of 2026. Holmes joins the CC administrative staff with extensive experience in NCAA governance and compliance at the college levels.
 
He comes to Colorado Springs after most recently serving as the associate athletic director for compliance & student success at Division II Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.

Holmes managed day-to-day operations of the athletic compliance office at Lincoln University, including conducting athletic eligibility certification for all student-athletes and monitoring completion of mandatory coaches certification. In addition, he oversaw sports medicine, strength and conditioning, football and men's and women's basketball.    
 
Prior to joining the staff at Lincoln, Holmes served as the assistant athletic director for academics and compliance at Metropolitan State University, a Division II institution in Denver, Colo. In addition to ensuring that the Roadrunners maintained compliance with all NCAA by-laws, Holmes collaborated with coaches and academic advisors to track MSU student-athletes' progress in the classroom to help them achieve their academic goals.
 
Holmes spent three years working as an administrator at the NCAA Division I level. In 2018-19, Holmes was the coordinator for student-athlete development at Northern Arizona University, working with all of the school's freshmen student-athletes while serving as the main support contact for the football and women's swimming & diving programs. From 2019-21, he was the assistant director of academic services at North Texas, where he served as the primary academic advisor for the university's football and softball teams.

Holmes began his career in athletic administration in 2016 as the coordinator of student-athlete services at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He moderated study hall and tutoring services for the school's Division II student-athletes and created opportunities to enrich the student-athlete experience through community engagement projects and campus involvement activities.

A 2008 graduate of UCLA and four-year linebacker for the Bruins, Holmes was invited to attend the 2023 NCAA Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute. He is a member of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals as well as the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association. Holmes holds a graduate certificate in athletic administration and a master's degree in sports management, both from Southern New Hampshire University.