MIAC Athletes of the Week – May 6, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Athlete of the Week award winners for golf and outdoor track & field on Tuesday. Student-athletes from Bethel, Carleton, Concordia, Gustavus, Saint John’s, and St. Schoalstica claimed the Conference’s weekly honors.

The MIAC Athlete of the Week awards are nominated by the Conference’s sports information directors and selected by MIAC staff. Throughout the spring season, team sports (baseball, softball, and tennis) Athletes of the Week will be recognized on Monday afternoons, with individual sports (golf and outdoor track & field) announced on Tuesday afternoons. The winners of the latest Athlete of the Week awards are listed below, along with details on their outstanding performances.

The MIAC Athlete of the Week archive has complete details on each week’s selections and winners.

MIAC Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Tim Fultz
Saint John’s University
Jr.
Stillwater, Minn.

Tim Fultz recorded his second consecutive medalist honor with a 1-under par 71 to lead the Johnnies to a dual victory over Carleton on 5/3. The below-par round was the sixth at par or better this season for Fultz, who finished second on the team with a 74.0 average in 24 rounds, including a 73.0 average in eight rounds this spring.

MIAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week
Carter Sichol
Carleton College
Jr.
Winnetka, Ill. New Trier

Carter Sichol closed out the regular season with medalist honors at the St. Kate’s/Carleton Final Fling on 5/3-4. Carter finished at a career-best 2-under par (74-70=144) for a one-shot victory. This was her first victory of the season and the ninth first-place finish of her career.

MIAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Calvin Boone
The College of St. Scholastica
Gr.
St. Paul, Minn. | Highland Park

Calvin Boone ran the top 1500 time in the MIAC this season, clocking in at 3:49.84 at the Meet of the UnSaintly on 4/30. Boone’s time ranks 15th in NCAA Division III this season.

MIAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Cooper Folkestad
Concordia College
Sr.
Wadena, Minn. | Wadena-Deer Park

Cooper Folkestad broke his own program record in the shot put at the Cobber Open on 5/3, posting a distance of 18.62 meters (61′ 1.25″). The throw leads all of NCAA Division III this season. Folkestad is the first MIAC athlete in at least three decades to record a shot put distance greater than 61 feet. 

MIAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Shalom Sulungaine
Bethel University
So.
Blaine, Minn.

Shalom Sulungaine broke her own program record in the 400-meter dash at the Meet of the UnSaintly on 4/30 with a time of 55.03. Sulungaine finished just 0.02 out of first place, giving her the sixth-fastest time in Division III this spring.

MIAC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Megan Geraets
Gustavus Adolphus College
Sr.
Mankato, Minn. | East

Megan Geraets set program records in both the 200-meter and long jump at the Ole Open on 5/3. Geraets won the 200-meter with a lifetime best 23.96, which ranks first in the MIAC, second in the region, and sixth in Division III this season. Geraets also won the long jump with a wind-legal lifetime best mark of 5.82 meters (19′ 1.25″), which ranks first in the MIAC, second in the region, and 18th in the country.