Lakeland University Athletics

2019: Finished in five events, recording his best eight-kilometer time of the season at the Lake Forest Forester Invitational Sept. 20, coming home in 33 minutes, 2.9 seconds… Team’s No. 3 runner twice, at Lake Forest and at the season-opening St. Norbert Tom Barry Invitational Aug. 31, when he finished four miles in 25:52.4… Recipient of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete Award.

2018: Finished in four events, posting his best time of the season at the NACC Championships Oct. 27, when he finished in 30 minutes, 36 seconds… Was team’s No. 2 finisher at NACC Championship and at UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invite Sept. 16… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.

2017: Finished in four meets as a freshman, posting the team’s second-best time in all four meets… Posted season-best eight-kilometer time of 31:22.3 at the Wisconsin Private College Championships on Oct. 14… Finished the season-opening 4K St. Norbert Tom Barry Invitational in 26:02… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
High School: Two-year letter winner on cross country team and also lettered one year in track & field… Honor roll student and member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born March 10, 1999… Son of Todd & Sheila Miesfeld and has one brother (Noah)… Also is a member of the Lakeland track & field team… Majoring in accounting.

 
Career ambition/goal: To be a successful personal financial advisor
Favorite song: “Willow Weep For Me” – Wynton Marsalis
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite sports team: Minnesota Vikings
Heroes/most influential people: Parents; Grandma Rosemary and Grandpa Wayne; Wade Heinen
When not playing sports you will find me: Reading, golfing, playing trumpet, or playing video games
Something people may not know about me: Going into my sophomore year (of high school), I ended up deciding to try cross country the night before the first practice