2008-09 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Caroline King
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Scotia-Glenville/Scotia, N.Y.
AS A SENIOR (2010-11)
XC: All-American ... All-Northeast Region ... All-ACC ... ACC Performer of the Week (9/13) ... earned All-American status with a 30th place finish at the NCAA Championship (11/22), coming in at 20:53 (6K) in harsh conditions and scoring first for the Eagles ... led BC at the NCAA Northeast Regional Qualifier (11/12), taking seventh place overall with a PR of 20:17.6 (6K), earning All-Region honors ... earned All-ACC honors with a seventh place finish at the ACC Championship (10/30), delivering a strong kick to finish in 20:31.6 (6k) and lower her PR by 53 seconds ... crossed the line in 17:26 at the New England Championship (10/9), taking third overall and finishing second for BC ... finished second for the Eagles at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/25) in 21:34 (6K), 18th overall position ... won the Boston College Invitational (9/11) in a personal record time of 17:14...All-ACC Academic Team.
Indoor T&F: All-American in the mile...ACC 800m Champion...ACC DMR Silver Medalist...ACC Performer of the Week (2/16)...Set BC records in the 1,000-meters (2:44.60) and the mile (4:36.00)...Times in the 800-meter (2:06.28) and DMR (11:16.68) rank third and fourth on BC's all-time lists...Nationally ranked as high as 5th in the mile (4:37.04) and 32nd in the 800-meters (2:07.60)...Regionally rated as high as first in the DMR (11:28.27), first in the mile and third in the 800-meter...at the NCAA Championships (3/11-12), finished seventh in a school record of 4:36.00 to earn All-American status after qualifying out of heat one in 4:39.51...at the ACC Championship (2/25), won the 800-meters in an indoor PR of 2:06.28, after being the top qualifier in 2:08.43 and ran the lead-off (1200m) leg for the DMR that took second in 11:16.68...won the mile race in a school record of 4:37.04 at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/12)...won the Battle of Beantown (2/4) 1,000-meter competition in a meet and BC school record time of 2:44.60 - also the fastest time in the country that weekend - and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed second in 3:57.21...ran the lead-off (1,200-meter) leg of the Distance Medley that won the at the BU Terrier Classic (1/29) with a NCAA provisional mark of 11:28.27...won the 800-meter completion in a NCAA provisional qualifier of 2:07.60 at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1/28)...ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter Relay, which finished second at the BU Tri-Meet (1/20) in 4:01.72...All-ACC Academic Team.
Outdoor T&F: Honorable Mention 800m All-American...ACC 800m Champion...ACC Performer of the Week (3/29)... 2011 Penn Relay College Women's 4x1500 Championship of America winner...2011 Penn Relay College Women's Athlete of the Meet for Relay Events...National 800m semifinal qualifier...ran a 2:06.38 half mile to take sixth place in heat one of the NCAA semifinal round in Des Moines (6/8)...at the NCAA East Regional (5/26-27), won heat the second section of the opening 800-meter round in 2:06.32, before qualifying for nationals with a win in the second national quarterfinal with a PR of 2:04.79...ran the top 1,500-meter qualifying time (4:24.96) at the ECAC Championship (5/13-15), but withdrew from the final...anchored the 4x1500-meter relay (4:12.2) that won BC's first-ever women's title at the Penn Relay Carnival (4/28), taking the College Women's Championship of America in a school record of 17:25.19...won the ACC 800m Championship (4/22-23) with a personal record of 2:04.88, after turning in the top qualifying time of 2:05.81, and anchored the 4x400-meter relay that finished in 3:51.75...at the UMass Invitational (4/9), won the 800-meter run in a PR of 2:05.43, the fifth fastest time in the nation to date...ran the nation's fastest 1,500-meter time (4:17.48) of the weekend to take first at the Stanford Invitational (3/25-26) and returned to finish sixth in the half mile (2:08.25) ...recipient of the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement...ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2009-10)
XC: Took fourth place at the ECAC Championship Meet (11/21) with a time of 17:26.4 ... ran 23:38 (6K) at the NCAA Regional Meet (11/14) ... finished in 32nd at the ACC Championship (10/31) with a time of 21:34.7 ... ran 21:48 at the Penn State 6K National Invite (10/16) to finish in 27th place ... won the UMass Invitational (9/19) in a time of 17:19.00.
Indoor T&F: Anchor leg of the distant medley relay that finished 11th in the nation with a time of 11:23.83 at the NCAA Championship (3/12-13)...part of the ECAC Championship distance medley relay team, that won in 11:05.69...at the ACC Championship (2/25-27), was fourth in the mile at 4:47.56, after qualifying in 5:01.05, and eighth in the 800m with a time of 2:08.89, after qualifying in 2:10.70....won the mile competition at the BU Terrier Invitational (1/29-30) with a time of 4:50.80 and was part of the 4x800m relay team, which took second in 9:14.25...won the 1,000m run at the Rhode Island Invitational (1/23) in a time of 2:49.28...All-ACC Academic Team.
Outdoor T&F: All-ACC in the 800m... New England 1,500m Champion...ACC Performer of the Week (3/30)...set school record in the 4x800m Relay (8:33.85)...placed second in the 800m at the ACC Championship (4/17) with a time of 2:06.19 - three thousandths shy of first... took second in the 800m at the ECAC Championship (5/14-16) with a time of 2:06.08, qualified for the finals with a win in heat three at 2:05.45...led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 1,500m run at the New England Championship in 4:20.91...ran the anchor leg (2:05.75) for the BC record setting 4x800m Relay team that took fifth at Penn Relays (4/24) in 8:33.85...placed sixth in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational (3/26-27) with a time of 2:07.49...recipient of the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement...All-ACC Academic Team...ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
XC: Ran the NCAA Championship course in 22:00.0 ... finished 30th at the Northeast Regional Championship with a time of 22:29.5 ... took 36th at the ACC Championship by clocking a 21:51.0 ... ran a 22:12.26 at the Chile Pepper Festival ... finished 13th at the New England Championship with a time of 18:20 ... ran the course at the Notre Dame Invitational in 17:41.
T&F: Did not compete in any meets due to injury.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
XC: Completed the NCAA Championship course in 23:22 ... at the NCAA New England Regional Championship, marked a 22:31.10 in the 6k race ... ran a 17:44 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed 11th at the BC invite, completing the 5k course in 17:45 ... clocked a 21:24 in her first collegiate 6k race at the Pre-Nationals meet.
Indoor T&F: Seventh in the 800m at the ACC Championships (2:16.08) ... fifth in the mile at the ACC Championships (4:49.37) ... won her first three races of the season in the mile at the Beanpot (4:45.30), the 1000m at the Reebok Indoor Games (2:46.89) and the 800m vs. Sacred Heart and Boston University (2:12.28)...All-ACC Academic Team.
Outdoor T&F: Second in the 800m at the New England Championships (2:08.89) and the ECAC Championships (2:07.98) ... 19th in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational (4:28.88) ... 18th in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational (2:10.54).
BEFORE BC
Served as team captain as a senior...won the state championship in the 1000m...also was a member of the swim team...member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born September 21, 1988...enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...the middle of John and Mary-Beth King's three children.
PERSONAL RECORDS (PR)
800m
2010-11: 2:04.79 - NCAA Regional (5/27)
2009-10: 2:05.45 - ECAC (5/14-16)
2007-08: 2:08.89 - New England
1000m
2010-11: 2:44.60 - Beanpot (2/4)!
2009-10: 2:49.28 - URI Invite (1/23)
2007-08: 2:36.89 - Reebok Indoor
1500m
2010-11: 4:17.48 - Stanford Invite(3/25)
2009-10: 4:20.91 - New England
2007-08: 4:28.88 - Stanford Invite
Mile
2010-11: 4:37.04 - BU Valentine (2/12)!
2009-10: 4:50.80 - BU Invite (1/29-30)
5K
2010-11: 17:14 - BC Invite (9/11)
2009-10: 17:19 - UMass Invite (9/19)
2008-09: 17:41 - Notre Dame Invite
2007-08: 17:44 - Notre Dame Invite
6K
2010-11: 20:17.6 - NCAA NE Regions (11/12)
2009-10: 21:34.7 - ACC (10/31)
2008-09: 21:51.0 - ACC
2007-08: 21:24.0 - Pre-National Meet
