Student Athlete Of The Month: Cayman Holmes

When opponents scout Broadneck girls athletics, Cayman Holmes doesn’t feature prominently on the list of players to fret over.

The Broadneck senior doesn’t mind. She kind of prefers it, actually. It allows her to quietly go about her business and then pop up in big moments.

Whether scoring big goals in lacrosse season or doing a bunch of the “dirty work” in field hockey, Holmes thrives on making her biggest mark behind the scenes.

“I’m really quiet out there. I just try to help the team however I can, whatever that means,” Holmes said. “I learn a lot from watching our film and seeing what we’re doing, and I just try to put myself in spots where I can be helpful.”

Broadneck coach Shannon Hanratty called Holmes a key player in the midfield, saying that she “does consistent work when nobody is looking. (Holmes is) reliable, consistent, fit — not looking for the spotlight but playing a key role in our midfield.”

Holmes is a three-sport athlete at Broadneck, competing in field hockey, indoor track and field, and lacrosse. She recently committed to play college lacrosse at Flagler College, a NCAA Division II school in St. Augustine, Florida.

“From the moment I got to visit the campus and the team, I watched them and the coaching staff, and I just knew it was the type of place I wanted to be at and keep playing lacrosse,” Holmes said.

Before she leaves Broadneck, though, Holmes intends to use her platform as an athlete to give back to future athletes through two different avenues, both of which are close to her heart.

One of those is Morgan’s Message, a national nonprofit whose goal is “to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics.” Broadneck offers a Morgan’s Message club for students, in which Holmes participates, and the school also dedicates select athletic events to awareness for both the organization and the issue.

The other is the Broadneck High School-sponsored youth sports camps that take place every summer, something that she uses to give back to “5-year-old Cayman.”

“I really love helping at those camps, because I remember going to those camps when I was little,” Holmes said. “It’s exciting to see what the next generation of Broadneck athletes is going to look like, and to show them the way.”