Brayden Carlson
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- East Grand Forks, Minn.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- East Grand Forks
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- Major:
- Healthcare Leadership
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- Minor:
- Business Management
Bio
Why did you pick Concordia: It felt like home and I loved the track program
Post Graduation plans: Getting a job tailored to my major
Volunteer activities: Feed my starving children, HOPE Inc.
The CARLSON File
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite restaurant: Pizza ranch
Favorite Movie: Whiplash
Favorite TV/ Streaming Series: Breaking Bad
Favorite musical group: Foo Fighters
Go-to Karaoke song: Mr. Brightside
The place in the world I most want to visit: Rome
If I could have a super power it would be: Speed
If I were famous it would be for: My good looks
Favorite professional sports team: MN Vikings
Favorite professional athlete growing up: Noah Lyles
My dream job is: Pro track athlete
If I could play another sport (other than Track and Field) I would play: Cross country
News mentions
Cooper Folkestad was named the MIAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year it was announced by the conference office. Folkestad earned the award for his record-setting performance in the shot put at the MIAC Indoor Championship Meet last weekend.
Sophomore Eli Hegland led Concordia on the first full day of the MIAC Indoor Championship Meet. Hegland pulled off the upset in the high jump and won the event to give the Cobbers 10 teams points on Friday.
It was another record-setting Saturday for the Cobbers. For the second consecutive meet, Concordia had a field athlete break a long-standing school record. Tyler Evans cleared the bar in the pole vault at 15-02.75 which broke the old mark set in 2017.
Cooper Folkestad broke one of the "unbreakable" school records when he brought down the thunder in the shot put with a distance of 60-11.25 which broke Aaron Brank's record set in 1996 by over a foot.
Concordia officially got into the grind of the indoor season when they competed at the UND Open. CC delivered several season-best performances at the second of seven events in the season.
Concordia sophomore Brayden Carlson (East Grand Forks, Minn.) was named the MIAC Men’s Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week for his outstanding performance at the season-opening NDSU Alumni Classic last week.
Senior Cooper Folkestad started his quest for a natty title by posting the second farthest distance in DIII in the shot put at the season-opening NDSU Alumni Classic.