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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Katie Bohlke

Middle Distance/Distance
NEWINGTON HS
NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
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Peak Performance

1st - 4:46.43

New England Outdoor Championships - 1600m

4:42.69

Trials of Miles - 1 Mile

1st - 6:25.93

New Balance Nationals Outdoors - 2000m Steeplechase
“Each year Katie has steadily improved her speed and strength as her times have gotten better, and this spring she’s taken it to a new level. She’s learned to race from the front of the pack and within the pack. She has the confidence in her strength and speed to run her race.”
Brian Collins
Head Coach - head coach of Glastonbury High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior distance talent set a meet and state record in the 1600-meter run at the New England Outdoor Championships this past season and her time of 4:46.43 ranked No. 30 nationally among prep competitors this spring. Bohlke also set a state record in the mile at Trials of Miles with a 4:42.69 clocking, which ranked No. 18 nationally. She added a national title in the 2000-meter steeplechase at New Balance Nationals Outdoors earlier this month with a time of 6:25.93, which ranked No. 1 nationally in 2024 and No. 5 in prep girls history.

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Academic Achievement

Bohlke has maintained a weighted 4.16 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Virginia Tech this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A former Level 9 gymnast, Bohlke has participated in multiple service-mission trips to West Virginia, where she helped repair homes through the Appalachia Service Project. She has volunteered locally as a peer math tutor and at Unified Sports track meets to benefit physically and intellectually challenged youth athletes.