Folkestad Earns MIAC Athlete Of The Week Honors
Concordia senior Cooper Folkestad made a successful return to the shot put circle as he was named the MIAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week after posting the top mark in the shot put in the MIAC at the NDSU Dakota Classic.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (12/12/23)---Concordia senior Cooper Folkestad (Wadena, Minn./Wadena Deer-Creek HS) made a successful return to the shot put circle as he was named the MIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week after posting the top mark in the shot put in the MIAC at the NDSU Dakota Classic.
Folkestad becomes the first Cobber field athlete to earn the MIAC weekly honor since Matt Bye received the award on Jan. 22, 2019.
Folkestad, who earned All-American honors in the shot put at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Meet but then took last year off, opened his 2024 campaign by unleashing a throw of 53-06.25 on his second attempt at NDSU to finish third among 25 DI, DII and NAIA competitors at the meet.
Folkestad's top mark on Saturday is the farthest by any MIAC athlete this year and the fifth-best in Division III. It is also almost a foot farther than his mark at the 2022 national indoor meet, where he placed sixth with a distance of 52-07.25.