Personal: All-Conference and Team MVP...HS letters in football and baseball...son of Pete and DeGra...hobbies include weightlifting and playing XBox.

Why did you choose to come to Concordia? "Good atmosphere."

The CARLSON File:

Nickname: Al

Place I would most like to visit: Europe

Favorite movies: Wedding Crashers, Cinderella Man

Favorite TV show: Dirty Jobs, Myth Busters

Favorite music groups: Anything that sounds good

Favorite book: Three Nights in August

The two people I would most like to meet: Joe Mauer and Kirby Puckett

Nobody knows how much I like to: Do nothing

Biggest influence on my baseball career: My HS coaches and my parents

If I were to play another sport, it would be: Football