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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Bjorn Franke

Jake Weigel

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-9 / 160
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Eau Claire, Wis.
  • High School:
    Memorial HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Football Career:
2024:
Competed in one game for the Golden Bears against UMD (11/9) ... used a redshirt season. 

Memorial High School:
Has earned four letters as a two-sport athlete for the Old Abes, competing in football (2) and track & field (soon to be 3) ... a senior captain ... named All-Big Rivers Conference Honorable Mention as a specialist ... had 15-171 and two rushing touchdowns, averaging 11.4 per carry ... had 13 catches for 132 yards and one receiving score, averaging 10.2 yards per catch ... had 19 kickoff returns for 419 yards and a return touchdown, averaging 22.1 per return ... compiled 774 all-purpose yards and four combined touchdowns ... added 10 total tackles (5 solo) ... also involved with band, earning four letters.

Personal:
Will major in business management at Concordia ... aspires to start or manage his own business, either in the construction industry or financial advising ... Dean's List student ... has an older sister ... his father was a three-time All-American running back at UW-Eau Claire and was an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 1986, making his NFL debut with the Green Bay Packers ... has two cousins who were collegiate athletes in track & field, one at UW-Eau Claire and another at UW-La Crosse.

What made you want to join the Golden Bears?

"My high school head coach met an assistant coach at a coaching clinic and I was connected through them. I took a visit and fell in love with the campus and environment."
 

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