2022-2023 Track and Field Roster
Stuart Folkerts
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Valor Christian High School (TCU)
All-ASUN Honors (1)
2021 Indoor Weight Throw - 3rd
2021-22 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
• Was not part of the Liberty track & field team
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Placed fifth in the ASUN hammer throw final
• Reached a personal-best 174-8 to win the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic hammer competition
• ASUN All-Academic Team
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Earned his first All-ASUN honor with a third-place finish in the weight throw. His personal-best mark of 57-7 claimed a spot among Liberty's all-time top 10.
• ASUN All-Academic Team
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Threw the weight a season-best 51-11.25 for fourth place at the ASUN Championship
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
Previous School
• Attended TCU for the 2018-19 school year but did not compete in any meet for the Horned Frogs
Prep
• Graduated from Valor Christian High School
• Broke the Colorado state hammer record which had stood since 1928 with a 185-8 effort
• Also threw the shot put 50-1 and the discus 141-4, reaching the Colorado 4A state meet in both events
• Named an Academic All-American for track & field
Personal
• Son of Brian and Michelle Folkerts
• Birthday is Aug. 8
• Graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in psychology
• Working toward a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling
