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2022 Men's Track and Field Roster

Cole Christoffersen

  • Position Throws
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lyons, Neb.
  • Highschool Lyons-Decatur Northeast HS

Biography

Cole Christoffersen Season/Career Stats

2022 Outdoor:  NCAA national qualifier in hammer throw, placing 17th with mark of 186' 0" on 5/26/22 in Allendale, Michigan...earned All-NSIC honors with second place finish in hammer throw at NSIC Track and Field Championships in Aberdeen with mark of 189' 6"...received USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors in hammer throw...threw over 180 feet at every meet this season...set NCAA provisional qualifying mark with career-best throw of 200' 7" at South Dakota Challenge (4/22/22)...placed second at the Sioux City Relays (195' 10") and at the Prairie Wolf Invite with mark of 191' 11".

2022 Indoor: Competed in six meets...placed fifth in the weight throw at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/25-26/22) with a season-best distance of 60' 8"...finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 56' 1 1/4" at the Lancer Last Chance (2/12/22)...had a sixth place finish in the weight throw posting a throw of 56' 2" at the Mark Schuck Open & Multi (1/28-29/22)...recorded top 10 finishes in the weight throw at the USD Alumni Track & Field Meet (2/5/22) and the SDSU D2 Open (1/21/22).

2021 Outdoor:  Placed fourth in the hammer throw at NSIC Outdoor Championships in Duluth, Minnesota with mark of 180' 3"...recorded NCAA provisional and personal-best mark of 194' 3" in hammer throw to place fifth at Sioux City Relays (4/16/21)...took second in hammer throw at Central Nebraska UNK Challenge (4/3/21) at 188' 0"...finished seventh or better in hammer throw at every event competed in and was over 185 feet in every regular season event.

2021 Indoor: Competed in weight throw in six events on the season...had a season-best mark of 63' 9.75" in the weight throw to place fourth at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/26/21)...was an NCAA Division II National Qualifier in the weight throw...placed a season-best second in the weight throw with marks of 62' 4" at the WSC Wildcat Invite (1/16/21) and 61' 2" at the Herschel Neil/Northwest Missouri State (1/30/21).

2020 Indoor: 
Sat out season as a redshirt.

2019 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2019 Indoor: Recorded season-best mark of 52' 0'' in the weight throw to place 10th at USD Dakota Realty Alumni Meet (2/2/19)...top mark in shot put was 47' 1'' at SDSU Holiday Invite (12/1/18)...finished seventh in shot put (42' 9 3/4'') and was ninth in weight throw (49 3 1/4'') at Ward Haylett Invite (1/12/19)...placed 14th in the weight throw (50' 4 3/4'') and 19th in shot put (43' 1 1/2'') at NSIC Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19).

2018 Outdoor:  Finished 13th in the hammer throw (166' 6") and 17th in the shot put (42' 11 1/2") at the NSIC Outdoor Championships...threw season-best marks of 46' 1/2" in the shot put to place seventh and 167' 1" in the hammer throw to finish ninth at Nebraska Invite (5/5/18).

2018 Indoor: Competed in shot put and weight throw during indoor season...had season best weight throw mark of 50' 5 1/4" to place 20th at NSIC Indoor Championships...top mark in shot put was 39' 8" at SDSU Division II Invitational (1/19/18).

High School: Graduate of Lyons-Decatur High School...was a three-year starter in football and basketball, a two-year starter in track and field and one in golf while also being a two-year state champion in power lifting and one year as state runner-up...In his two years of track, was a state qualifier in the shot put both years and qualified for the discus at Class C State as a senior...placed ninth in the Class C State shot put (49’ 2”) and was 18th in the discus (124’ 9”) during senior season...personal-best mark in the shot put was 54’ 4”.

Personal: Son of Larry and Mindy Christoffersen...born April 23, 1999...majoring in business accounting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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  • 2022Graduate Student

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