Bentley University

Paul Bolick was one of the top student-athletes at Bentley College in the mid-1980s, both on the track as well as in the classroom.
 
Paul was named to the GTE Academic All-America® men's at-large second-team following his junior and senior seasons by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
"Out of any award that I won, I am most proud of the Academic All-America award because it combines both athletics and academics," said the Ellington, Conn. native. "It shows that you're equivalent to an All-America in the classroom as well as the sport."
 
As a sophomore in 1984, Paul was named as the Northeast-8 Conference Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Year. He also named to the AII-Northeast-8 team and won the team's Coach's Award.
 
"Winning the Rookie of the Year award meant a lot to me because I had never run cross country before," Paul said. "I was strictly a track runner in high school."
 
Paul was also an All-Conference honoree as a junior and senior. He was the team's captain in 1986 and the Falcons' MVP in 1985 and 1986.
 
During the track season of 1984, Paul, then a freshman, competed in the NCAA Division II Championships, competing in the steeplechase and finishing eighth. He also finished eighth at the National TAC Juniors championship, and earned All-New England honors in the steeplechase in 1984 and 1986.
 
Paul set four school records in track, two of which still stand today. He ran the indoor 5,000 meters in 14:55.1 at the 1985 New England TAC Championships and is also the standard bearer in the steeplechase, a time of 9:04.87 set at the 1984 New Englands.
 
Paul was elected to the Bentley College Falcon Society, an honor which comes from the Office of the Vice President and the Dean of Student Affairs.
 
Paul’s son, Tim, followed in his father’s footsteps, running track and cross country at Bentley, and earning Academic All-America honors in 2017