Joe van Bolderen

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Medina, Ohio
High School:
Buckeye

2013: Academic All-MAC honorable mention ... Ran in all seven races for the Falcons … Set personal bests at 5,000 meters in both races run at that distance, finishing with a 16:24.3 at the EMU Fall Classic … Raced to a personal best time of 34:36 over 10,000 meters in the NCAA Regional Championships … Was the team’s second finisher in the Mel Brodt Intercollegiate Invitational and was fourth among Falcon finishers in four other races.

2012: Competed in all six of the Falcons' meets...Placed 13th overall at the Mel Brodt Invitational, finishing the 5K in a personal best 17:17.20...Set another career best at the UB Stampede Invitational (8K), completing the course in 26:34 for a 26th place finish...Ran a 27:43.86 (8K) at the All-Ohio Championships, finishing 57th overall...Placed 67th with a time of 27:14.5 at the MAC Championships...Earned a time of 35:36 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, his first collegiate 10K.

2011: Posted season-best time in open race at All-Ohio Championships with a 28:13 in the 8K ... Finished in 28:18 at Ball State Invitational ... Competed in the MAC Championships and ran the 8K in 29:25 ... Finished 5K at Toledo Opener in 18:29.

2010: Competed in four of the team’s seven races ... Ran a season-best 8K time of 28:43 at the All-Ohio Championships ... Earned a time of 29:34 at the Mel Brodt Invitational ... Also posted times of 29:41 (Spartan Invitational) and 30:18 (Falcon Invitational).

High School: Is a 2010 graduate of Buckeye High School ... Team captain ... Was the 2009 and 2010 Patriot Athletic Conference 3200 champion ... Helped lead his team to four straight PAC Track Championships and a 2008 and 2010 PAC Cross Country Championship.

Personal: Full name is Joe van Bolderen ... Born Sept. 28, 1992 ... Son of Carl van Bolderen and Teri Kersting ... Has one sister ... Majoring in supply chain management.

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 16:24.3, EMU Fall Classic (10/25/13)
8K: 26:34, UB Stampede Invitational (9/15/12)
10K: 34:36, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/15/13)