Central’s Bohlen back on CSC Academic All-America® team

PELLA – For the second year in a row, Central College women’s track and field junior Olivia Bohlen (junior, Belle Plaine) was selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team Tuesday.

To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a starter or key reserve and carry a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and have reached sophomore standing. The elite squad is selected by the CSC membership from a ballot including all CSC Academic All-District honorees. The Division III program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure. Selections were made based on accolades from the cross country and track and field seasons.

Bohlen was a first-team All-American at the 2025 indoor national meet by finishing eighth in the pentathlon. She was ninth and a second-team honoree in the heptathlon during the outdoor national meet. She won an American Rivers Conference title during the indoor season in the 4×400-meter relay. She also finished second in the 60-meter hurdles (indoor) and 100-meter hurdles (outdoor).