Cooper Folkestad

Cooper Folkestad

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/14/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    Concordia College
  • Year
    Fourth-Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Wadena, Minn.
  • High School
    Wadena-Deer Creek
Cooper Folkestad recorded the third-farthest distance in the shot put in NCAA Division III history as he won the event at the NDSU Spring Classic on 4/11 with a mark of 19.26 meters (63' 2.25"). That distance is the tops in D-III this season, and would rank No.11 on the Division I performance list and No. 2 on the Division II list. Folkestad's winning distance broke his own program record by two feet.