Honors
- FCS All-America: 2024 (Phil Steele, Stats Perform, AFCA)
- All-MVFC: 2022 (honorable mention), 2023 (honorable mention), 2024 (1st team)
- Preseason All-MVFC: 2023 (1st team), 2024 (honorable mention)
- MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award: 2022, 2023, 2024
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
2024
FCS All-America first-team selection by Phil Steele and Stats Perform and second-team All-America honoree by AFCA ... First-team All-MVFC long snapper ... Played in all 12 games to break club record for career games played (56), along with punter Grant Burkett ... Earned Special Teams Grinder honors for win at UT Martin (9/21/24) and game at national champion North Dakota State (11/23/24) ... Named Special Teams Showtime honoree for win vs. Southern Illinois (11/2/24) Â ... Had a key special teams tackle at Montana (8/31/24) in season opener ... Also assisted on stops at North Dakota State (11/16/24) and vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) on senior day ... Was perfect on 112 punt, field goal and extra-point snaps which helped MoState rank in top 20 nationally in net punting and field goal percentage ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC first-team all-conference list ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll distinction ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 semester.
2023
Honorable Mention All-MVFC selection ... Was perfect on 93 long-snap opportunities, including 43 extra point tries, 37 punts and 13 field goal attempts in his fourth season as MoState's primary long snapper ... Extended streak to 44 consecutive games played in season finale at No. 1 South Dakota State (11/18/23) … Was a Phil Stele Preseason All-America fourth-team honoree as well as a Preseason All-MVFC first-team selection by the league and Phil Steele ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll status ...Â
... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
2022
Earned All-MVFC honorable mention distinction in his third season as MSU long snapper ... Handled 98 total special teams snaps on punt, PAT and field goals with no kicks blocked ... Was a huge contributor to success of consensus All-American punter Grant Burkett and All-American kicker Jose Pizano while leading Bears to 16th nationally in net punting (36.7) ... Had a solo tackle at North Dakota (10/1/22) and assisted tackle vs. UT Martin (9/8/22) on punt coverage ... Phil Steele named Bolz to his MVFC second-team list ... Earned MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021
Was the team's primary long snapper for all 12 games ... Named to Phil Steele Freshman All-America team in 2021 ... Was instrumental in Bears special teams success as key supporting personnel for All-American punter and holder Grant Burkett and All-American kicker Jose Pizano ... Perfect on all 111 special teams snaps – 45 punts, 43 PAT’s and 23 field goals ... Earned spot on MVFC Honor Roll ... Also named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21
Squad's long-snapper for the entire 2020-21 season ... Redshirt freshman season was highlighted by a pair of special teams tackles at No. 11 Central Arkansas (9/26/20) ... Helped Bears produce one of the best net punting squads (35.83) in the league with a perfect PAT conversion rate (19-for-19) and 12-of-14 field goals.
2019
Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll distinction for the Spring 2020 semester.
High School
A dynamic long snapper and offensive lineman, Bolz was a four-year starter at Blue Valley West High in Overland Park, Kan. … Was team captain for coach Josh Koerkenmeyer's Jaguars as a senior in 2018 … Earned honorable mention All-EKL honors as a senior, while also earning Special Teams Player of the Year … Set school squat record at 555 pounds … Also wrestled and threw discus and shot put at Blue Valley West.
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Personal
Caden Gale Bolz was born 6/28/01 in Lawrence, Kan. … Son of Dan and Paula Bolz of Overland Park, Kan. … Completed undergraduate degree (General Studies) in May 2023 ... Currently in the M.S. program for Kinesiology.
