Nov 28, 2025
Photograph by Samantha Davis: Carter Therkilsen coasts into the tip zone for the game-winning landing through the Part 2 9-player soccer championship sport in opposition to Wabasso at Lakeview Excessive Faculty in Cottonwood on Oct. 31.
LAMBERTON — To say that Carter Therkilsen has had an ideal soccer profession with the Pink Rock Central Falcons could be a large understatement.
With two state event journeys in 4 seasons and an abundance of yards and touchdowns alongside the way in which, the 5-foot-9, 195-pound senior operating again hasn’t let anybody cease him from jotting his title down atop the report books.
Every week throughout his prep soccer profession, opposing coaches knew their sport plan would at all times be centered round slowing down the elusive operating again, however by no means stopping him.
“My motivation might be simply the love of the sport,” Therkilsen mentioned. “Soccer’s been my go-to factor ever since I used to be actually little and I’m simply actually aggressive. If I can discover a option to get higher, I’m gonna do this and attempt to make myself and the crew higher each day.”
Therkilsen did make himself higher every year, one thing that helped him rack up a faculty report variety of yards and touchdowns on the bottom. For his profession, Therkilsen completed with the RRC information in yards dashing (7,286), landing rushes (73) and carries (984).
His senior season of soccer was additionally his finest one but as he set the college’s single-season report in yards dashing (2,721), dashing touchdowns (31) and carries (288).
“It’s fairly superb,” Therkilsen mentioned when reflecting on his record-setting profession. “Simply from all of the exhausting work from not solely me, however our complete crew has put in over the past variety of years and the blokes I’ve performed with and the system I’m in. It’s simply an incredible accomplishment and one thing that I’ll take with me the remainder of my life.”
The Falcons ended this season with a 44-14 loss to the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots on Nov. 6 within the first spherical of the 9-Participant State Soccer Event.
The Patriots went on to win the state championship 46-22 over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, however like numerous groups earlier than, they had been nonetheless unable to maintain Therkilsen from making his mark as he completed that first-round sport with 193 yards and a rating on 34 carries.
Therkilsen additionally made it to state with the Falcons as a freshman in 2022. RRC misplaced its first-round matchup to Wheaton Herman Norcross, however Therkilsen’s improvement right into a feared title on the gridiron didn’t occur straight away and it didn’t come with out the assistance of his teammates.
“They had been each unbelievable runs with some unbelievable teammates,” Therkilsen mentioned. “That freshman 12 months, I used to be form of coming into a brand new group of fellows that I hadn’t actually performed an entire lot with. They put the work in and I obtained to reap the advantages of that, whereas the final one, I performed with this group of fellows and have been taking part in for lots of years, and we put the work in collectively and all of us obtained to see the advantages. I believed that was actually cool. That freshman run, I obtained to be taught quite a bit from the older guys.”
Whereas he missed a few video games throughout his sophomore season with an ankle harm, Therkilsen’s profession stuffed with success has come attributable to his sturdiness and consciousness.
“Ensuring that we’re in fine condition, lifting weights, staying sturdy, staying versatile,” he mentioned. “I attempt to not get into too many positions that might be up dangerous, when you’ve obtained to exit of bounds and play one other play. Simply ensuring we’re making the good selections on and off the sphere.”
As his soccer profession at RRC got here to an finish by the hands of the eventual state champs, Therkilsen knew an enormous chapter of his life had been accomplished, however he nonetheless needed extra.
“When that clock expired, it was … a pair issues run by my head,” Therkilsen mentioned. “That was the final time I used to be going to have the ability to ever play a sport of soccer with that group of fellows and I’ve been taking part in with them since fourth grade, in order that was exhausting. After which yearly after the soccer season, that’s my factor, so I’m form of at all times seeking to the subsequent one, and now with that being the final, I form of need extra. However I’m proud of the way in which we performed all 12 months and I couldn’t ask for a bunch of higher guys.”
As for wanting extra, Therkilsen mentioned he’s at the moment maintaining his school choices open however has expressed curiosity in persevering with his soccer profession on the subsequent stage.
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