Folkestad Named MIAC Field Athlete Of The Week
Cooper Folkestad was named the MIAC Field Athlete of the Week after posting NCAA Division III Top 15 marks in both the shot put and discus at the NDSU Tune-Up Meet.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/07/24)---Concordia senior Cooper Folkestad (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek HS) used his outstanding 2-event performance at the NDSU Tune-Up Meet to earn MIAC Field Athlete of the Week honors.
Folkestad put up season-best marks in both the shot put and discus to earn his second MIAC weekly award of the year. He was also named the MIAC Field Athlete of the Week on December 12 after he also posted marks at NDSU.
Folkestad opened the NDSU Tune-Up Meet on Friday by recording a distance of 54-04.00 feet on his second attempt. That mark was good for second place in the meet which featured athletes from NCAA Division I, II and NAIA.
Folkestad's impressive mark improved on his previous season-best distance of 54-02.00 which he posted at the Pacific Open on Mar. 30. Folkestad's mark at NDSU is the top distance in the MIAC this year and No.13 in NCAA Division III this year.
Folkestad took the momentum from the shot-put circle over to the discus cage where he unleashed a throw of 170-05 on his very first attempt. That distance was a career-best for Folkestad by over 20 feet.
Like the shot put, Folkestad is now on top of the leaderboard in the discus and he is also in line to qualify for the NCAA National Meet. He is currently No.10 in Division III this season.
Folkestad will look to continue his top-level performance when he competes in the MIAC Championship Meet on May 10-11 at Hamline University.