- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the location of the school and the people"
- Selected VWC over the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee and Wright State University
Career Highs
Goals: 1 – (6x, most recent, Shenandoah - 10/29/16)
Assists: 1 – (4x, most recent, vs. Allegheny - 9/2/16)
Points: 2 – (6x, most recent, Shenandoah - 10/29/16)
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2016): Played in 16 games as a senior, making four starts on the year... Posted an assist in the season opener against Allegheny on September 2... Scored a goal on Senior Day against Shenandoah University on October 29.
Junior (2015): Appeared in all 18 games for the Marlins as a junior, starting in 16… Registered an assist against Washington & Lee… Had the game winning goal against Roanoke… Scored the Marlins' lone goal in a draw against Guilford.
Sophomore (2014): Started in 11 of the 15 games he played as a sophomore… Made the most of his minutes, scoring three times and assisting on another score during the season… Two of his three goals came in league play… Lone goal at home was the game-winner against Eastern Mennonite University on September 13.
Freshman (2013): Made one start on the year, appearing in 19 contests… Posted his first collegiate goal at Methodist University on September 17… Assisted on the game-winning tally against Guilford College on October 5.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Helped his Pius XI soccer team to a 21-3 record and a Woodland Conference championship as a senior… Scored 40 goals and 19 assists as a senior… First Team All-Wisconsin as a senior… Conference Player of the Year as a senior… Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area first team honoree as a senior… First Team All-Conference as a junior, honorable mention as a sophomore and rookie.
Personal: Son of Rob and Vicki Holschuh… Parents attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where his father ran track… Has two sisters, Shannon and Samantha... Mathematics minor.
Get to Know Robert
- Enjoys listening to hip-hop and spending vacation time in Hawaii
- A fan of Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, any professional sports team from Wisconsin, and celebrity Scott "Lord" Disick
- Favorites include the book "The Black Book of Secrets," the movie "Hoodwinked," and the TV series "Arrested Development"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being in shape"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "winning the ball in the air"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to win the conference and earn All-American honors"
- If I could spend a day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jesus, because He's Jesus"
- People might be surprised to know: "I like to cook"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm on a yacht doing business"
- The most important advice I've received is: "stay true to yourself"
