2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Bolen, Caroline

Caroline Bolen
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Loudoun Valley
- Hometown:
- Purcellville, VA
Bio
Career Results
2022 Outdoor: Competed in two meets for the Panthers. Raced in two events at the WVU Stan Romanoski Open (Mar. 18-19) placing first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:10.23 and took third in the 1500m race of 4:51.87…Placed 101st in the 800m dash in the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 25-26).
2021-22 Indoor: Competed in six meets during her redshirt sophomore indoor season … Finished first in the 800m (2:19.41) dash and second in the mile run (5:16.10) at the YSU Icebreaker (Dec. 3) … Was part of the team that took third place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 12:05.41 (Jan. 15) … Helped the Distance Medley Relay team to a second-place finish at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 11:39.07 (Feb. 12) … Took first place as part of the Distance Medley Relay team with a 11:28.29 time at the Bucknell Tune Up (Feb. 18) … Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning a ninth-place finish on the Distance Medley Relay team with a time of 11:31.81 (Feb. 26).
2021 Outdoor: Competed in four outdoor meets during her redshirt freshman campaign…Ran a career best time of 2:13.67 in the 800m at the Mountaineer Twilight meet (May 1), placing fifth in the process… During the Virginia Challenge (April 17) she competed in the 1500m while posting a career best time of 4:42.18, and finished 46th… Ran the 800m for the Panthers in the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15), finishing with a time of 2:14.58 and placing 23rd… Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll for the second consecutive year.
2020-2021 Indoor: Ran in five meets for the Panthers during her redshirt freshman indoor season… Posted her career best mile time during the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27), placing 22nd with a time of 5:02.72… Placed fourth in the 1000m at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb. 20), running a career best time of 2:55.40… Finished seventh in the 400m at the same meet (Feb. 20) with another career best finishing time of 1:00.02… Helped the Panther Distance Medley Relay team place eighth at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27), crossing the line at 11:36.22… Placed sixth in her first meet of the season at the Notre Dame Invitational, finished the 800m with a time of 2:18.50
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
High School: Ran cross country and track and field at Loudoun Valley High School for head coach Marc and Joan Hunter… led her team to a cross country Virginia State championship during her senior season… was indoor regional champion in the 500m run as a senior… was a part of the 4x800m relay squad that was runner up at the outdoor championships during her senior year… took fourth place at the State Championships in the 1000m during her senior indoor season… helped her team secure a 4x400m relay state title as a junior.
Personal: Born on June 22, 2001… daughter of Matt and Kathy Bolen… has one brother, Matt Jr…. her favorite musician is Thomas Rhett… lists her favorite TV shows as The Office, Friends and Parks and Rec… undecided major at Pitt.
2022 Outdoor: Competed in two meets for the Panthers. Raced in two events at the WVU Stan Romanoski Open (Mar. 18-19) placing first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:10.23 and took third in the 1500m race of 4:51.87…Placed 101st in the 800m dash in the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 25-26).
2021-22 Indoor: Competed in six meets during her redshirt sophomore indoor season … Finished first in the 800m (2:19.41) dash and second in the mile run (5:16.10) at the YSU Icebreaker (Dec. 3) … Was part of the team that took third place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 12:05.41 (Jan. 15) … Helped the Distance Medley Relay team to a second-place finish at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 11:39.07 (Feb. 12) … Took first place as part of the Distance Medley Relay team with a 11:28.29 time at the Bucknell Tune Up (Feb. 18) … Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships, earning a ninth-place finish on the Distance Medley Relay team with a time of 11:31.81 (Feb. 26).
2021 Outdoor: Competed in four outdoor meets during her redshirt freshman campaign…Ran a career best time of 2:13.67 in the 800m at the Mountaineer Twilight meet (May 1), placing fifth in the process… During the Virginia Challenge (April 17) she competed in the 1500m while posting a career best time of 4:42.18, and finished 46th… Ran the 800m for the Panthers in the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15), finishing with a time of 2:14.58 and placing 23rd… Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll for the second consecutive year.
2020-2021 Indoor: Ran in five meets for the Panthers during her redshirt freshman indoor season… Posted her career best mile time during the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27), placing 22nd with a time of 5:02.72… Placed fourth in the 1000m at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb. 20), running a career best time of 2:55.40… Finished seventh in the 400m at the same meet (Feb. 20) with another career best finishing time of 1:00.02… Helped the Panther Distance Medley Relay team place eighth at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27), crossing the line at 11:36.22… Placed sixth in her first meet of the season at the Notre Dame Invitational, finished the 800m with a time of 2:18.50
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
High School: Ran cross country and track and field at Loudoun Valley High School for head coach Marc and Joan Hunter… led her team to a cross country Virginia State championship during her senior season… was indoor regional champion in the 500m run as a senior… was a part of the 4x800m relay squad that was runner up at the outdoor championships during her senior year… took fourth place at the State Championships in the 1000m during her senior indoor season… helped her team secure a 4x400m relay state title as a junior.
Personal: Born on June 22, 2001… daughter of Matt and Kathy Bolen… has one brother, Matt Jr…. her favorite musician is Thomas Rhett… lists her favorite TV shows as The Office, Friends and Parks and Rec… undecided major at Pitt.
Pitt Athletics | 2024 Hall of Fame Class | Steve Lewis
Wednesday, September 18
Pitt: Beyond the Script | Season 3, Episode 18 | Track & Field ACC Award Winners
Sunday, January 14
Pitt Track & Field | ACC Indoor Championships | Day 3 Recap
Sunday, January 14
Pitt Track & Field | ACC Indoor Championships | Day 2 Recap
Sunday, January 14