Bolas attended Chapel Hill High School in his hometown, where he competed in track and cross country.
In his senior year of high school, he broke into the national tier when he won the 2005 North Carolina 4A Boys' Cross Country Championships ahead of Sandy Roberts.
[2] He placed sixth overall at the 2005 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, and was the fastest runner in the competition who was from the South Regional class.
[4] After graduating, Bolas joined coach Frank Gagliano at New Jersey New York Track Club.
[7] On September 9, 2015, Bolas competed at the Hoka One One's Long Island Mile in New York in a time of 3:59.91, placing seventh overall.