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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Colton Folkers

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

Biography

2020: competed in three meets with one top 10 finish during indoor season.

2019: competed in nine meets (6 outdoor, 3 indoor); one top 10 finish.

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. 

Academic: Business Administration major; Economics / Entrepreneurship minor. Personal: son of Paul and Paula; brother to Brooke, Landon and Jasmine; also a member of the Red Raiders cross country team.

    Career Results | 
 
Indoor Personal Bests
Event Time / Place Year / Meet
Mile 4:48.8 (9th) 2020 Dennis Young
Long Jump 5.32m / 17'5.5" (14th) 2021 Dordt Open
 
Outdoor Personal Bests
Event Time / Place Year / Meet
1500m 4:26.0 (40th) 2019 Simpson
5000m 16:53.3 (13th) 2019 GPAC
Long Jump 5.24m (14th) 2021 Red Raider Open

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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