Caroline Beard

Class:
Freshman
High School:
James W. Robinson
Hometown:
Fairfax, VA

High School: Ran cross country and track & field at James W. Robinson High School… shaved two minutes off of her 5K personal record time between junior and senior cross country seasons, 20:50 to 18:50… named First Team All-District and All-Region for cross country during her senior season… took home second place at the regional cross country meet to lead her team to qualifying for the State meet as a senior… posted a ninth place finish at the Harry Grove’s Spiked Shoe Invite as a senior… named First Team All-District and First Team All-Region in indoor track & field in the 3200m run during her senior campaign… as a senior, she took home fourth place in the 3200m run at the regional meet as she helped her team earn the regional championship… earned First Team All-District and First Team All-Region in the 4x800m relay during her junior outdoor season while also being named First Team All-Region in the 1000m and 4x800m relay and All-State in the 4x800m relay… led her cross country team to a second place finish at the District Championship and Regional Championship meets and a fourth place finish at the State Championship meet.

Personal: Born on October 18, 2001… daughter of Colleen and Kirby Beard… has one sister, Sarah… her other hobbies are hiking, traveling, cooking and reading… two of her favorite athletes are Scott Jurek and Carli Lloyd… enjoys country music and her favorite artists are Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay and Brett Young… majoring in nursing at Pitt.