Bo Bolen

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
100
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Aurora, Colorado
High School:
Grandview

Bo finished his long career at Weber State in 2014, a career that spanned seven years. He finished his career as one of the top running backs and special teams players in school history. He played in 45 career games with the Wildcats and finished his career ranking sixth in Weber State history in career rushing yards. Had 477 career rushing attempts for 2,210 yards and 15 touchdowns. Averaged 49.1 yards per game for his career. Also finished his career as Weber State’s and the Big Sky Conference’s career leader in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards. Had 107 career kickoff returns for 2,665 yards and two touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return. Also finished his career ranking second in Weber State history in career all-purpose yards with 5,735 yards.

Earned All-American honors as a freshman and was named the Weber State Big Sky Scholar Athlete in 2015 and earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors four times.

2014 (Senior)
Earned Big Sky All-Conference Third Team honors as a senior...Served as a team captain for the second-straight season and played in 10 games during the season...Had 113 rushing attempts for 515 yards and four touchdowns...Had season-highs of 143 yards against Northern Colorado and 137 yards against Idaho State in the final two games of the season...Had a rushing touchdown in three of the last four games of the year...Also earned Big Sky Honorable Mention honors as a return specialist...Finished fourth in the conference and 18th in the country in kickoff returns with an average of 25.8 yards per return...Had 22 kickoff returns for 568 yards...Had a 94-yard kickoff return against Cal Poly, which ranks as the ninth longest return in school history...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors.

2013 (Junior)
Returned to the Wildcats prior to the season after serving an LDS Church mission to the Philippines...Served as one of the team captains for the Wildcats during the season...Played in all 12 games and was WSU’s top running back...Led the team in rushing with 123 attempts for 549 yards and five touchdowns...Averaged 45.8 rushing yards per game...Opened the season with 20 carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin...Also had 20 carries against Montana State and Idaho State...Recorded a season-high of 124 yards against Montana State and had 106 yards against Idaho State, with one touchdown in each game...Also had 27 receptions for 203 yards...Had 11 kickoff returns for 292 yards and one touchdown...In his first kickoff return since coming back from a mission, he broke out for a 100-yard return for a touchdown in the season-opening win over Stephen F. Austin...It marked just the sixth 100-yard kickoff return in Weber State history... Also had 10 punt returns for 43 yards...Finished the season with 1,087 all-purpose yards, the most of any Wildcat with an average of 90.6 yards per game...Also led the Wildcats in scoring and was second in total offense...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Electronic Engineering.

2010 (Sophomore)
Was not expected to play for the Wildcats during the 2010 season due to serving an LDS Church mission...Received his mission call to the Philippines and was not assigned to leave until Dec. 8 so he returned to play the 2010 season with the Wildcats...Earned Second Team Big Sky All-Conference honors on special teams...Played in all 11 games and started eight games for the Wildcats...Finished eighth in the Big Sky in rushing at 64 yards per game...Had 153 carries for 704 yards and three touchdowns...Had a season-high 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a home win over Portland State...Also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown in WSU’s four overtime home win over Northern Colorado on Sept. 11... Finished third in the Big Sky in all-purpose yards at 163.8 per game...Totaled 1,802 all-purpose yards on the season...Was fourth in the conference in kick return average at 24.2 per kick...Returned 35 kicks for 847 yards...Had over 110 yards on kick returns in four games during the season...Also had 32 receptions for 256 yards and one touchdown.

2009 (Freshman)
Earned Second Team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a fullback, and was named Second Team All-American by The Sports Network...Rushed 88 times for 442 yards and three touchdowns, and had 27 catches for 269 yards and three more touchdowns...Had a huge game at Northern Colorado, filling in for Trevyn Smith as the starter...Carried a career high 37 times for a career high 207 yards and scored one touchdown...Also had three catches for 43 yards and three kickoff returns for 45 yards...Had 39 kickoff returns for 958 yards (24.6 ypr) with a long of 67 yards at Eastern Washington...Had seven kickoff returns for 168 yards in the NCAA Division I FCS playoff game at William & Mary...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Physics.

2008
Sat out the 2008 season as a red shirt.

Grandview High School
Ran for 4,284 yards and scored 53 touchdowns during his career at Grandview High School for Coach John Schultz...Led the Colorado 5A schools in rushing both in 2006 (1,910 yds) and 2007 (2,374 yards)...Led Grandview HS to the 2007 state 5A championship and was named the game’s offensive MVP...Named the 2007 Colorado 5A Player of the Year...A two-time member of the All-State Academic Team as well.

Personal
Full name is Bo Taimalelagi-Craig Bolen...Was born Sept. 10, 1990...Is majoring in Electronic Engineering at Weber State.