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After a great camp at Iowa I am beyond grateful to receive my second DII OFFER from @CoachRGoode at Upper Iowa!!! @Coach_Hoskins @rhettmizer5 @Upper_Iowa_FB @FootballSolon @PrepRedzoneIA @IHSAA

All aspiring leaders can learn from Oakland @Athletics Manager Mark Kotsay on the power of zooming out, navigating criticism, and understanding the filter between perception and reality: 📆 A day doesn't define you. Neither does a game, a season, a week, a month, or even a year. What defines your trajectory is how you respond to those moments. Don't put too much weight on individual days. Focus on decades. Work with the intention of becoming the coach, athlete, leader, or person you want to be 10 years from now, not 10 minutes from now. And trust the process enough to stay steady through both the peaks and the valleys. Success and failure are not destinations. They're simply data points along the journey. 📰 Critics are a fixed cost of ambition. The more people you impact, the more opinions you'll attract. That's not a sign you're doing something wrong. It's often evidence you're doing something meaningful. Since judgment is inevitable, you might as well pursue work that matters to you. 🔬 Most criticism comes from people who only see the performance, not the preparation. They see the 1% that happens on game day. They don't see the 99% of work, sacrifice, discipline, and repetition that made it possible. That's why you can't let perception outweigh reality. Stay rooted in the truth of your process. Refine it. Master it. Build systems strong enough to withstand inevitable setbacks and stretches of adversity. The noise will always be there. Your job is not to silence it. Your job is to become so focused on the work that it fades into irrelevance. Zoom out. Focus in. 🔭 Play a game so big and pursue growth so relentlessly that the opinions from the cheap seats no longer matter. The best response to criticism has never been an argument. It's becoming so successful you forgot they said anything to begin with.

After an amazing junior day visit and a great talk with @ReedHoskins I am blessed to receive my first offer from @scstormfootball!!!!!!🟡🔴🟡🔴

Today, we reveal the top pass-rushers in Iowa to keep an eye on in 2026! @PrepRedzoneIA PRZIA Top Pass-Rushers to Watch in 2026 prepredzone.com/2026/06/przi…

After a great camp and conversation with @MattWalkerDU I am beyond grateful to receive my FIRST D1 offer from the Drake Bulldogs!!! @CoachSipple @coacht_ash @MornhinwegCade @CoachMylesT @DrakeBulldogsFB @FootballSolon @PrepRedzoneIA

Had a great experience yesterday at Iowa State camp! Learned a lot from their staff. @CoachSherms @FootballSolon

Thank you Solon bus drivers. Have a great summer @Soloncsd students.

Had a great day at Iowa’s camp today. Thanks for having me @CoachBudmayr and @CoachTimLester @ldbengtson @kjmaye_4 @isaiahwalker_9 @CoachCrutchley @2MileMentality @rhettmizer5 @FootballSolon

After a great phone call with @CoachWrightD , I am beyond grateful to receive my FIRST OFFER! Thank you so much, looking forward to the future. @FootballSolon @PrepRedzoneIA @UCMFootballTeam @Coach_Hormann

Congrats to Boys Soccer. Moving on beating Fairfield 3-1! Big Game Alert Friday at Mt Vernon #solonstrong

Good Luck to @solon_golf at state!

Today we honor and remember the men & women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.Their courage, selflessness,and commitment to something greater than themselves are the reason we enjoy the freedoms we have every day.Thank you to all who have served & sacrificed. ❤️🤍💙

Great day volunteering at the local fire department with some of my teammates! Grateful to give back to our community. @FootballSolon

Grateful for the Solon Fire Department and what they do for our community. Good crew today to help clean up after an awesome pancake breakfast! #serviceaboveself #HALT

What a week for the Spartans Boys AND Girls golf qualified for state Track teams with a ton of events and setting PRs at State Boys DMed 3A State CHAMPS Baseball and softball wins Soccer rolling with postseason coming up What a great time to be a Solon Spartan! #solonstrong

What a Day….What a Life….What a Finish… That is what happens when “Good” people come together for something Bigger than themselves. A 4x4 that places 4th in 3A, resets their own school record and a TEAM that places Top10 overall in 3A LessssGooooo #FCFS

Solon wins a state title in the distance medley relay. #iahstrk

What a Day…What a Life……What a Start to a State Meet…. Could not be more proud of Kaden Hoeper. This what the Best Version of him looks like: Smile, Joy, Competitiveness and a life time PR of 6-05 inches.

What a Day….What a Life….What a Representative of a FCFS Spartan…Eli Kampman with a PR in the 200m dash. Best Version is pretty darn good.

Solon freshman Mac Svalstad finished 6th in the 3A 400 in 49.44. #iahstrk