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2020 Men's Cross Country Roster

Colton Folkers

Colton Folkers

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Blair, Neb.
  • Highschool:
    Fort Calhoun H.S.

Summary

Biography

2019: competed in four races; one top 25 finish.

2018: ran in two races.

Academic: Business Administration major; Economics / Entrepreneurship minor. Personal: son of Paul and Paula; brother to Brooke, Landon and Jasmine; also runs track for the Red Raiders.

Best 8K Time: 28:10 - @ Mount Marty (2019); Best Finish: 25th - @ Mount Marty (2019)

High School: earned four letters running for the Fort Calhoun High School cross country and track and field teams; three-time state qualifier in cross country; finished in the top 15 all three years, including a ninth place finish as a senior; helped lead his team to a runner-up finish; qualified for the state track and field meet as a junior and has personal bests of 4:59 in the 1600m, 10:32 in the 3200m and 16:24 in the 5K. 

Season Results:
2020: Morningside (8K) - 99th: 30:18 (120 runners)
          Briar Cliff (8K) - 108th: 28:18.77 (186 runners)
          Mount Marty (8K) - 98th: 29:07.61 (144 runners)

2019: Auggie Twilight (4 miles) - 213th: 22:29 (321 runners)
          SDSU Classic (8K) - 58th: 29:27 (91 runners)
          Dordt Invite (8K) - 71st: 28:34 (95 runners)
          *Mount Marty (8K) - 25th: 28:10 (92 runners)

2018: Auggie Twilight (7K) - 207th: 26:51 (266 runners)
          Defender Classic - 42nd: 30:49 (54 runners)

*denotes personal best
bold - top 25 finish

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