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JMU Sports Leadership Podcast - Oct. 5, 2020
Personal Records:
15:29.5 Cross Country 4K (Bridgewater Invitational, 8/30/19)
18:51 Cross Country 5K (Queen City Invitational, 9/27/19)
22:23.0 Cross Country 6KÂ (CAA Championship, 11/2/19)
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1:22.85 in the indoor 500m race (Father Diamond, 1/5/19)
1:39.47 in the indoor 600m race (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/15-2/16/19)
2:20.52 in the indoor 800m race (Sykes-Sabock Challenge, 2/8/20)
3:02.15 in the indoor 1000m race (Darius Dixon Memorial, 2/14-2/15/20)
5:17.26 in the indoor mile (VMI Winter Relays, 1/29-1/30/21)
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2:17.17 in the outdoor 800m (JMU Invitational, 4/17/21)
4:46.06 in the outdoor 1500m (Colonial relays, 4/2-4/3/21)
Career Highlights:
- 4th on the JMU all-time top 10 list in the indoor 4x800 relay (8:58.56)
2021-22 as a Graduate Student:
Cross Country
- Finished 31st at the Spider Alumni Open 2M with a time of 12:05.5 (9/4)
Indoor Track and Field
- Finished eighth in the mile at the VMI Team Challenge with a time of 5:35.04 (1/15)
- Finished eighth in the 1000m with her time of 3:12.72 at the VMI Winter Relays (1/28-1/29)
Outdoor Track and Field
- Member of eighth-place 4x400m relay squad at the Fred Hardy Invite (3/18)
- Ran the third leg of the eighth-place DMR team at the Colonial Relays (3/31-4/2)
- Helped lead the 4x400m relay team to a fourth-place finish at the JMU Invite (4/16)
In the Classroom
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall '21, Spring '22)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall '21, Spring '22)
2020-21 as a Senior:
Indoor Track & FieldÂ
- Finished fourth at the Liberty Elite Invitational 1000m with a time of 3:04.49 (1/21-1/23)
- Finished fifth at the VMI Winter Relays mile with a time of 5:17.26 (1/29-1/30)
- Finished second at the George Mason Winter Fiesta 1000m with a time of 3:03.96 (2/27)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished 21st at the Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial in the 1500m with a time of 4:58.67 (3/19-3/20)
- Finished 11th at the 2021 Colonial Relays in the 1500m with a time of 4:46.06 (4/2)
- Part of Distance Medley Relay team that finished first at the 2021 Colonial Relays with a time of 11:58.56 (4/30)
- Finished 19th at the George Mason University Spring Invitational in the 1500m with a time of 4:48.10 (4/11)
- Finished 13th at the JMU Invitational in the 800m with a time of 2:17.17 (4/17)
- Finished 14th at the CAA Championships in the 800m prelims with a time of 2:21.24 (4/30)
In the Classroom
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall '20, Spring '21)
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall ’20, Spring '21)
2019-20 as a Junior:
Cross Country
- 12th out of 78 at the Bridgewater Invitational (8/30)
- Part of the team that won the Bridgewater Invitational (8/30)
- 25th out of 60 at the JMU Invitational (9/14)
- 26th out of 312 at the Queen City Invitational (9/27)
- Part of the team that won the Queen City Invitational (9/27)
- 90th out of 159 at the Penn State Open (10/18)
- 42nd out of 84 at the CAA Championship (11/2)
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished third in the 800m at the Marshall Women’s Only Meet with a time of 2:21.79 (1/11)
- Finished first as a member of the 4x800 relay team at the VMI Keydet Invitational with a time of 9:10.94 (1/17-1/18)
- Finished 16th in the 800m race at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time of 2:20.52. (2/8)
- Finished ninth in the 1000m with a time of 3:02.15 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite (2/14-2/15)
- Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished fifth in the ECAC Championship with a time of 9:03.05 (3/8)
- Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished second in the ECAC Championship prelims with a time of 9:01.48 (3/7)
In the Classroom
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall '19, Spring '20)
2018-19 as a Sophomore:
Cross Country
- Competed in her first collegiate 6K race at the Paul Short Invitational (9/29)
- Set a personal record in the 6K at the CAA Championship with a time of 22:44.0 (10/26)
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 7th out of 18 in the 4x400m relay at the ECAC Championship (3/2)
- Finished fifth out of nine in the 4x800m relay at the ECAC Championship - fourth fastest time in JMU history (3/2)
- All-ECAC (4x800m)
- Qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 4x800m relay at the Keydet Invitational
- Finished 11th out of 18 in the 800m run at the Matshall Women's Only Meet (1/12)
- Took 11th out of 15 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge in the 600m (2/2)
- Finished 85th out of 196 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite in the 800m (2/8)
- Took fourth out of six in the 600m race at the Virginia Tech Challenge
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished fifth out of seven at the JMU invitational in the 800m race with a time of 2:24.38 (4/20)
- Finished 13th of 14 at the CAA Championship in the 800m preliminaries with a time of 2:20.97 (5/3)
In the Classroom
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring '19)
2017-18 as a Freshman:
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished 12th out of 15 runners at the Navy Lid Lifter in the 800m race with a time of 2:25.87 (12/5)
- Finished 17th out of 44 runners at the Liberty Kickoff in the 800m dash with a time of 2:26.74 (1/27)
- Finished ninth out of 42 runners at the VMI Winter Relays in the 800m dash with a time of 2:23.66 (2/10)
- Part of the 4x800 relay team that finished 16th out of 19 teams at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:16.04 (3/3)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Finished fifth out of 12 runners at the VCU Ram Invite in the 800m race with a time of 2:23.53 (3/17)
- Part of the 4x800m relays team that finished third out of 13 runners at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 9:05.29 (3/31)
- Finished 53rd out of 85 runners at the Colonial Relays in the 800m race with a time of 2:21:22 (4/6)
- Part of the 4x800m relays team that finished eighth out of 15 teams at the Colonial Relays with a time of 9:36.75 (4/7)
In the Classroom
- Dean’s List (Fall ’17, Spring '18)
- JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall '17, Spring '18)
High School:
- Ann Infield Girls' Track and Field Memorial Award, PIAA District 6 Sportsmanship Award, William Jeffrey Award and United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award Recipient
- Ran 400, 800 and 4x800m racesÂ
Personal:
- Sophia Alyse Bollinger
- Daughter of J Martin Bollinger Jr. and Wendy Bollinger
- Majoring in Kinesiology (pre-physical therapy) with a concentration in exercise science