Board Chair
Paul Blomgren ’92
Track & Field and Football
Minneapolis, MN
Paul was an economics major at Carleton, with a concentration in educational studies. He ran both indoor and outdoor track all four years and played two years of football. In track he was an MIAC conference champion and an All-American. The highlight of his track career centered on the relay teams, which still hold multiple school records. Paul was inducted into the ‘C’ Club Hall of Fame in 2017.
After graduating from Carleton, Paul began a career in finance and coached track at Macalester College. Recently, Paul retired after 30 years in the financial field, where he focused on the fixed-income markets.
Paul lives in Minneapolis with his wife Lynne and their daughter, while their son attends Purdue. He spends time helping coach his daughter’s high school track team and trains in karate at National Karate. Paul is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fishing, golf, camping, and spending time in Hackensack, MN.
Directors
Busola Akinwale ’98
Track & Field
Richfield, MN
Busola majored in African-American Studies at Carleton. She ran indoor and outdoor track, earning three All-America awards. She was also a five-time individual MIAC Champion, earned All-MIAC recognition nine times, and received all-conference honorable mention an additional 13 times. She took home All-MIAC or All-MIAC Honorable mention in eight different events: long jump, triple jump, 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, 4×100-meter relay, 4×200-meter relay, and the heptathlon. Busola was also a member of the rugby football club during her junior and senior years. She was inducted into the ‘C’ Club Hall of Fame in 2023.
Since graduation, Busola graduated with a JD from the University of Minnesota and an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After 10 years in private law practice, she now works on legal content and technology products at Thomson Reuters and stays active in the legal community through volunteer work with the Advocates for Human Rights. She lives in the Twin Cities with her daughter and son and lifts as many heavy barbells as time permits.
Laura Albares ’10
Cross Country and Track & Field
Hastings, MN
Laura was a biology major and captain of the Carleton Cross Country and Track & Field teams. Her favorite track events were the distance medley relay and the 3k steeplechase. As a senior, she was a proud recipient of the Ele Hanson Award.
After graduating from Carleton, she completed a MS in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota. During her masters studies, she coached with the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams at Hamline University. Laura was fortunate enough to return to Carleton in 2012 and has continued to assist Donna Ricks in coaching the Knights ever since.
Post-collegiately, Laura has mixed her love of running, competition, and being outdoors and has taken up ultra-trail racing, completing her first 100-mile race through the Black Hills in 2018. Laura lives in Hastings, MN with her husband Neil, son Darwin, and an energetic vizsla named Atlas.
Roxie (Patel) Bozicevich ’91
Basketball and Softball
Golden Valley, MN
Roxie graduated in 1991 with a degree in economics. She was a two-sport athlete, pitching for the softball team and captaining the women’s basketball team. After Carleton she attended medical school at the University of Minnesota.
Currently she is a practicing OBGYN and the managing partner of Women’s Health Consultants in Minneapolis, MN. Roxie stays active in the athletic community through coaching and directing in the Hopkins youth girls basketball program. She lives in Golden Valley, MN with her husband Jay Bozicevich ’90 and daughters Asha ’21, Tehmi ’24, and Maya.
Roxie enjoys traveling with her family, spending time at the lake, and cooking. Any time from November to March you can find Roxie in a gym watching one of her daughters play basketball, either at Hopkins High School or back at Carleton in West Gym.
Jordan Butler ’13
Football and Track & Field
Phoenix, AZ
Jordan was a psychology major at Carleton and a member of the Psychology Department Curriculum Committee. He participated in football as well as both indoor and outdoor track & field. During his senior year, he was named captain of both teams and received the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Award for track. He was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Since graduating, Jordan began working as an office manager for a counseling agency. He then transitioned to a software support representative and is currently a Project Manager and Sales Engineer for a software company. He has spent time volunteering as a sound engineer and videographer at his church. Jordan lives in Arizona and enjoys biking, playing basketball, and taking trips to escape the summer heat.
Louise Martin ’11
Swimming & Diving and Golf
Minneapolis, MN
Louise was an economics major at Carleton with a concentration in French. She competed on the swimming & diving and golf teams all four years and was honored to serve as a captain on both teams. Her favorite swimming events were the 100 freestyle and any relay (as long as she didn’t have to do more than 100 yards of butterfly) and she loved the feeling of hitting a pure drive off the tee. The highlight of her athletic career was the 2009 MIAC swim meet, where the women’s team won the championship and she got to compete in a Team USA race suit. As a senior, she was a proud recipient of the Ele Hanson Award.
After Carleton, Louise has nurtured her love of sport as a group fitness instructor. She currently works in business strategy and innovation at Target and lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Ty Martin ’11, and their daughter, Sawyer. She continues to swim and golf recreationally and has picked up casual running too.
Beth Moncrief ’05
Volleyball and Basketball
Duluth, MN
Beth was a History major at Carleton, with a concentration in African and African-American studies. During her time at Carleton, she played for both the varsity volleyball and basketball teams, which won a combined 4 conference championships. She was an All-Conference player in both sports and named All-American 3rd team in volleyball. Beth was inducted into the ‘C’ Club Hall of Fame in 2015.
Since graduating from Carleton, Beth has worked in leadership and consulting roles for nonprofits focusing on increasing educational opportunities and fighting economic inequality. She is active with numerous community boards and coaches her kids in youth sports.
Beth lives in Duluth, MN with her husband, Carleton graduate and football player Travis Moncrief ‘04, and their two children. She continues to be active running, downhill skiing, and exploring the North Shore with her family.
Rick Picard ’74
Tennis and Wrestling
Duluth, MN
Rick majored in math at Carleton. After graduation, he worked for two years as a tennis pro at Nicollet Tennis Center in Minneapolis, then went on to a PhD in statistics at the University of Minnesota. A 40-year career at Los Alamos National Laboratory followed, with a focus on nuclear weapons performance and reliability, nuclear forensics, and computer simulation. Rick has published numerous research papers on statistical theory in scientific journals.
A two-sport athlete at Carleton, Rick was the captain of the wrestling team in his senior year, when he posted a 15-1 record, finished second at the conference tournament in the 142-lb. weight class, and won the college’s Brueggeman Award. His tennis accomplishments included being a conference finalist at #2 Singles, twice a conference champion at #3 Singles, and twice a conference champion at #1 Doubles—which helped Carleton to its 3-peat of conference team titles from 1972 through 1974. In addition, Rick played in two NCAA College Division national tournaments (comprised of schools now separated into Division 2 and Division 3). At the Nicollet Tennis Center, he achieved high United States Tennis Association sectional rankings in men’s singles and doubles. Much later, he won senior men’s singles titles at the USTA Northern Section Championships (three times) and at the Minnesota Open (also three times).
Rick now lives near Tucson (October-May each year) and Duluth (June-September) with his wife Jean, who is also class of ’74 as well as a former Carleton field hockey player. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Heidi Jaynes
Northfield, MN
Heidi Jaynes is Carleton’s Athletic Director and a Professor of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation. She has worked at Carleton since 1999 and is an advisory member of the ‘C’ Club board.