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California Institute of Technology

2025 Caltech Cross Country Roster

Carolina Jones (she/her)

  • Height 5-6
  • Year First-Year
  • Hometown Kinston, N.C.
  • High School Arendell Parrott Academy
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Research and STEM Activities
Participated in a research project with a professor from UNC Wilmington designing a low-cost bathymetric sensor for automated rip current detection.

Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: NHS... North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair 3rd Place Senior Engineering... AP Scholar with Distinction... National Merit Scholarship Awardee. 

Personal
Enjoys hiking and gardening... Chose Caltech for access to research and the small, collaborative environment.