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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Caroline Beiting

Distance
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HS
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class AA state meet - 800m

1st

Class AA state meet - 1600m

8th

HOKA Festival of Miles - elite mile
“Caroline has had a phenomenal season this spring. She is, without a doubt, one of the best distance runners the state has seen in a really long time. What really makes her special is how she goes out and takes control of her races early on. Whether she is going for a record-breaking run or another state title, she always seems to be in control of what her plan is.”
Mike Wicker
Head Coach - Calloway County High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior distance talent captured gold medals in the 800- and 1600-meter runs at the Class AA state meet this past season and also anchored a winning 4x800-meter relay quartet, leading the Knights to the team title. Beiting took eighth in the elite mile race at the national HOKA Festival of Miles and her time of 4:47.69 ranked No. 42 nationally among girls prep competitors this spring. Her personal-best clocking of 4:37.07 in the 1500-meter run ranked No. 65 nationally and her season-best 4:48.66 mark in the 1600 ranked No. 67.

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Academic Achievement

Beiting has maintained a weighted 4.51 GPA in the classroom and graduated as her class valedictorian. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete at the University of Michigan this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Beiting has donated her time to benefit the DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Kentucky Children's Hospital. She has also volunteered locally at a food bank and homeless shelter and as a teacher for a middle school Bible Study group.