Mika Folstad

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
Fifth Year
Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
High School:
St. Paul Central

CAREER NOTES
Academic: Academic All-GLIAC (2022, 2023, 2024)
Athletic: GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (11/04/24)

2024 | Senior Season: Started in all 18 games while logging 919 minutes....had a breakout year where he scored 13 points from four goals and five assists...totaled 13 shots with seven landing on goal...scored his first career goal on September 7 against St. Thomas while also tallying an assist...notched a streak of three consecutive games recording an assist which is the longest streak in program history...scored the game-winning goal Purdue Northwest on September 29...named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a key goal in the Huskies comeback 2-2 tie against Wisconsin-Parkside on November and then assisted on the game-winning goal on November 3 against Purdue Northwest...finished his career as the all-time leader in games played (64), eighth in career minutes (2766), sixth in career points (14), seventh in career goals (4), and fifth in career assists (6)

2023 | JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in 15 matches, making eight starts...logged 660 minutes...recorded his first collegiate point with an assist against Purdue Northwest...attempted seven shots with four of them landing on goal

2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Appeared in 16 games and made eight starts...logged 644 minutes…attempted seven shots with four on goal...played a season-high 75 minutes against Davenport on October 9...earned Academic All-GLIAC honors...

2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Appeared in 15 games and made one start, logging 543 minutes...attempted five shots with three on goal...played a career-high 84 minutes in the season finale against Upper Iowa on November 4...

Prep: A 2020 graduate of St. Paul Central High School...scored eight goals and added four assists while leading team to a third-place finish at the 2019 MSHSL State Tournament as a senior...served as a team captain...played his club soccer with Joy of the People…

Personal: The son of Noel and Kristen Folstad…Computer Science major…enjoys playing video games, hiking and reading…