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EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
Distance runners tend to place high value on both academic environment and performance, and Saint John’s is a good match for both. Our faculty and curriculum are outstanding. Our woods and lakes add to an atmosphere that is suited to study. Through the fall of 2022, our cross country team’s cumulative GPA was 3.72, the fifth best average team GPA in all of Division III for the fall of 2022. On top of that, we had four Academic All-Americans. Meanwhile, motivated team members provide great support on the trails, pushing each other to be the best they can be.
A TRUE TEAM
Our team is more than a collection of individuals who find themselves at the same starting line. We train together, of course, and our residential campus finds us eating, studying, playing, and living together. Much more than teammates, Saint John’s runners are great friends, and those friendships have proven to last a lifetime.
YEAR ROUND TRAINING
From All-Americans to our last man in, we run year-round. We appreciate that everybody is different – capable of training with more or less volume, more or less intensity, more or less racing. We depend a great deal on each individual’s ability to progressively know himself better and make decisions for himself.
THE BIG PICTURE
We share a Big Picture which values team-orientation, year-round training, and six month training cycles which point toward our finest racing during the cross country and outdoor track and field championship seasons. Ours is not a sport for those seeking instant gratification. Rather, we value a patience which allows us to finish races, seasons, and careers at our very best.
Welcome (and thanks for the welcome)!
My name is Brian Bruess and, as of July 1, I am president of both College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University – the first time both of those titles have been held concurrently. In the short time that my wife Carol and I have been here, we have both certainly felt the engaging welcome of this community. The Benedictine hospitality lives up to its billing. Thank you to those who have reached out with greetings and well wishes.
That sense of community was certainly one of the most powerful forces drawing Carol and me to this opportunity, but not the only one.
There’s the tradition of academic rigor that Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s have upheld for well over a century. The education our students receive can change lives, impact families and change the direction of whole communities. That’s an exciting thing to be part of, and I look forward to building on those outcomes in the coming years.
There’s the strength and impact of the legendary alum networks that stretch from these campuses, around the world. Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s grads have always been present for each other, for today’s students and for these institutions, generously serving as mentors, resources and benefactors. I look forward to meeting and connecting with as many of you as possible and learning the heart of that connection.
And, of course, we were drawn here by these students. The unique structure of this integrated relationship attracts and produces women who lead with passion and confidence. It attracts and produces men of character and wisdom who will bring their best to everything they do.
And in that spirit, I’m glad you’re here with us today to kick off another season in the storied tradition of Johnnie cross country. Like all of our Johnnie competitors, these are student-athletes in the finest sense of both those words. As we cheer for today’s performances on the field, let’s all commit to cheering a little louder in recognition of the performances we don’t see – in the classroom, in the lab and in service to their church or community.
GO JOHNNIES!
CROSS COUNTRY COACHES
HEAD COACH TIM MILES
Saint John’s 1976 grad Tim Miles will coach his 44th Saint John’s cross country team in 2022. He coached at Cretin High School in St. Paul from 1976 through 1979, then returned to Saint John’s in 1979 as head coach of cross country and track and field.
His cross country teams have won nine MIAC (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) titles and qualified to compete at the national meet 22 times, recording 12 top-ten team finishes.
Miles’ Saint John’s track and field teams won five MIAC outdoor titles. He stepped away from the head track and field position in 2015 and now coaches mid-distance and distance runners on the track.
Miles was a Natural Science major as an undergraduate and received his master’s degree in Forestry at the University of Minnesota. As a Saint John’s athlete, he was All-Conference in cross country and the MIAC six mile champion and steeplechase runner-up on the track as a senior.
ASSISTANT COACH MAXWELL KUZARA
Saint John’s 2017 grad Maxwell Kuzara returned as an assistant coach in the spring of 2021 and was very well received as he brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion.
Kuzara was an assistant coach at Minnetonka High School, his alma mater, for four years before returning to Saint John’s. At Minnetonka he ran for and coached alongside distance running legends Jeff Renlund, Steve Hoag, and Jerry McNeal.
He also worked three years as a media and communications specialist for Twin Cities in Motion. TCM puts on a multitude of events including the Twin Cities Marathon.
Kuzara earned a BA in Global Business Leadership and Exercise Science and Sport Studies. He won All-Conference honors in cross country and placed 3rd and 4th in MIAC Championship 10,000 meter races.
2022 SCHEDULE
PROUD SPONSOR AND CONTRACTOR FOR JOHNNIE ATHLETICS
2022-23 JOHNNIES
Our cross country team returns six of our top seven from a year ago and has designs on moving up a notch or two from last fall’s third-place finish at the MIAC Championship.
Especially after a summer of very good training, this team believes we can qualify to the NCAA Championship. We want a long season. We return most of our runners from our track and field teams that won both the indoor and outdoor conference championship in 2022.
We will not be able to call ourselves a “young” team, but we are not without a strong complement of talented younger runners who train well. Especially with the addition of some promising freshmen this fall, we like our future beyond 2022-2023.
NAME
YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
Tommy Allen Jr Woodbury, Minn. (St. Paul Academy)
Dylan Bartness So Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)
Riley Berg Sr Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji)
Eamon Cavanaugh So Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park & River Forest)
Aiden Chalmers Fr Chaska, Minn. (Minnetonka)
Nathan Clausing Sr Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake)
Joe Coffey Fr Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
Nate Courchane Fr Minneapolis, Minn. (Park Center
Dillon Diekmann Sr Lake Elmo, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
Jacob Gathje Jr Omaha, Neb. (Mount Michael)
Joe Gathje So Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
Jack Giitter Fr Omaha, Neb. (Mount Michael)
Mitchell Grand Sr Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson)
Carter Grove Jr Osakis, Minn. (Osakis)
Alexei Hensel Sr Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo)
Andrew Karn So Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
Danny Kloeppner Sr Champlin Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Parker Koland Fr Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
Ethan Leonard So Chaska, Minn. (Chaska)
Jacob Lipke Sr Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson)
Jacob Malecha Fr Lonsdale, Minn. (New Prague)
Will Mattock Sr Maryville, Mo. (Maryville)
Nico Merickel Sr Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)
Tom Nemanich Sr Red Wing, Minn. (Red Wing)
Sam Rabaey So Hastings, Minn. (Hastings)
Sam Rengo Sr Esko, Minn. (Esko)
Jonah Seifert Fr Burnsville, Minn. (St. Agnes)
Liam Sheeley So Edina, Minn. (Holy Angels)
Alex Skinner So Rogers, Minn. (Rogers)
Nick St. Peter Fr Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
Aidan Thomas So Blaine, Minn. (Totino-Grace)
Lloyd Young Jr Bloomington, Minn. (Kennedy)
1978 Ninth (23 teams, 249) 11938
St. Olaf 28
Macalester 35
Saint John’s 55
At St. Olaf
1947 St. Thomas 32
1956 Macalester 19
UM-Duluth 49
John’s 59
Thomas 83 Lake Nokomis, 2.1 miles
Steve Skjold, Mac 10.24
1967 Macalester 29
Saint John’s 56
Augsburg 83
Hamline 88
Gustavus 142
St. Thomas 145
Ted Armstrong, St. Olaf
Augsburg 50
Macalester 54
Hamline 89
Saint John’s 100
Lake Nokomis, 2.1 miles
Joe Gerard, Mac 10:40.5 1948 St. Thomas 19
Augsburg 50
39
41 Lake Nokomis, 2.8 miles Jim Carlson, GAC 1960 Macalester 27
UM-Duluth 56
73 also competing: Augsburg, Hamline, St. Thomas Lake Nokomis, 2.8 miles
Ron Bole Mac 14:30
1961 Gustavus 82*
Macalester 118*
Lake Nokomis, 2.8 miles
Ron Bole, Mac 14:46
*scores as part of the larger Northwest Open
1962 Macalester 37
Gustavus 41
Concordia 45 Augsburg 87
Lake Nokomis, 3.0 miles
Wes Stansburg, Mac
16:29
1963 Macalester 15 no other teams competed
3.05 miles
Allen Gibas, Mac 15:52
1964 Macalester 15
3.0 miles
Alan Gibas, Macalester
1965
Macalester 26
Augsburg 46
Saint John’s 51
U of M GC, 3.0 miles
John Jackson, Mac 15:31
1966 Macalester 17
Concordia 82
St. Thomas 92
Saint John’s 102
Augsburg 109
Hamline 140
Gustavus 170
Lake Nokomis, 4.0 miles
Jim Svardahl, Mac & Bob Witcraft, Mac 21:30
Concordia 199
Lake Nokomis, 4.0 miles
John Cragg, SJU 20:40
1968 Saint John’s 31
Macalester 43
Augsburg 83
Guistavus 103
UM-Duluth 112
St, Thomas 151
Hamline 155
St John’s Campus, 5.0 mi
Chuck Ceronsky, SJU 25:42.4
1969 Saint John’s 19
Macalester 47
Augsburg 64
Hamline 132
St. Thomas 132
UM-Duluth 147
Gustavus 170
St. Cloud Country Club, “5.0” miles
John Cragg, SJU 24:23
1970 Saint John’s 26
Macalester 56
St. Thomas 93
Augsburg 113
UM-Duluth 118
Hamline 131
Gustavus 181
St. Cloud CC, 5.0 miles
John Cragg, SJU 25:42
1971 Saint John’s 45
Macalester 56
UM-Duluth 65
St. Thomas 82
Hamline 116
Augsburg 147
Concordia 200
Gustavus 216
St. Cloud CC, 5.0 miles
Joe Skaja, SJU 26:21
1972 Saint John’s 37
St. Thomas 43
Hamline 99
Macalester 121
Gustavus 122
UM-Duluth 133
Augsburg 158
Concordia 225
St. Cloud CC, 5.0 miles
Dave Lyndgaard, SJU 26:13.5
1973 Hamline 38
Saint John’s 50
Thomas 62
UM-Duluth 131
200 HISTORY
Como
Dave
5.0
MIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Olaf campus
approximately 5.2 miles
Jason Trichler, Con 27:56
Meet was postponed to Wed, Nov 6 following 28”
snow fall at Como.
Race was run in breezy, sunny 12 degrees.
1992 St. Thomas 56
Saint John’s 67
Gustavus 69
Carleton 76
St. Olaf 126
Concordia 189
Macalester 193
Hamline 215
St. Mary’s 272
Bethel 289
Como GC, 5.0 miles
Will Kemper, Carl 26:05.4
1993 St. Thomas 46
Saint John’s 58
Carleton 63
St. Olaf 110
Gustavus 133
Hamline 156
Macalester 210
Bethel 215
Concordia 265
St. Mary’s 285
Como GC, 5.0 miles
Jeff Renlund, ST 25:51
1994 Carleton 30
Saint John’s 56
St. Thomas 99
Gustavus 137
Macalester 147
St. Olaf 155
Hamline 163
Bethel 190
Augsburg 230
Concordia 303
St. Mary’s 330
Como GC, 5.0 miles
Jeff Renlund, ST 26:02
1995 Carleton 41
Saint John’s 48
St. Thomas 85 St. Olaf 133
Hamline 158
Gustavus 168
Bethel 187
Macalester 188
Augsburg 259
St. Mary’s 270
Concordia 281
Como GC, 5.0 miles
Kevin Theissen, Carl 26:21
1996 Saint John’s 46
Carleton 52
Thomas 64
Olaf 92
150
Mary’s 171
190
203
MIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
St. HISTORY CONTINUED
2012 St. Olaf 54
St. Thomas 97
Bethel 101
Saint John’s 103
Hamline 133
Carleton 139
Saint Mary’;s 146
Macalester 242
Concordia 248
Augsburg 252
Gustavus 252
Como GC, 8000 meters
Grant Wintheiser, SO 25:08.1
2013 St. Olaf 20
Carleton 81
St. Thomas 104
Saint John’s 108
Hamline 175
Macalester 184
Gustavus 207
Concordia 226
Saint Mary’s 239
Bethel 243
Augsburg 274
Como GC, 8000 meters
Grant Wintheiser, SO 24:48.9
2014 St. Olaf 16
Carleton 72
St. Thomas 105
Saint John’s 120
Hamline 132
Gustavus 155
Saint Mary’s 191
Maclaester 201
Augsburg 225
Bethel 279
Concordia 292
Como GC, 8000 meters
Grant Wintheiser, SO 24:47.5
2015 St. Olaf 34
Saint John’s 96
Carleton 99
St. Thomas 107
Gustavus 109
Bethel 160
Hamline 194
Saint Mary’s 214
Macalester 228
Augsburg 255
Concordia 329
Como GC, 8000 meters
Jake Campbell, SO 25:36.1
2016 St. Olaf 44
Saint John’s 66
Gustavus 77
St. Thomas 111
Carleton 140
Hamline 157
Saint Mary’s 204
Bethel 217
Macalester 228
Augsburg 271
Concordia 305
Saint
Augsburg
Como GC, 8000 metes
Joe Coffey, S) 25:56.9
YEAR FINISH (POINTS) TEAM FINISHES
REGIONAL NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL
1978 Ninth (23 teams, 249)
1979 12th (20 teams, 326)
1981 Second (29 teams, 122)
NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
1982 Champion (17 teams, 35)
1983 Third (16 teams, 82)
1984 Third (16 teams, 86)
1985 Third (16 teams, 118)
1986 Fourth (16 teams, 136)
1987 Third (16 teams, 110)
1988 Third (18 teams, 99)
1989 Second (19 teams, 101)
1990 Sixth (19 teams, 147)
1991 Third (21 teams, 131)
1992 Second (20 teams, 86)
1993 Third (19 teams, 90)
1994 Third (20 teams, 118)
1995 Champion (21 teams, 73)
1996 Champion (21 teams, 60)
1997 Champion (23 teams, 72)
1998 Champion (22 teams, 53)
1999 Second (25 teams, 65)
2000 Fifth (23 teams, 137)
2001 Seventh (22 teams, 193)
2002 Sixth (23 teams, 188)
MIAC
1947 Fifth (Five teams, 100)
1948 Fifth (Six teams, 99)
1949 Fifth (Six teams, 115)
1950 Second (Six teams, 65)
1951 No Team
1952 Fourth (Four teams, 77)
1953 Second (Three teams, 47)
1954 Champion (Four teams, 35)
1955 Fourth (Four teams, 68)
1956 Third (Four teams, 59)
1957 No Team
1958 No Team
1959 No Team
1960 No Team
1961 No Team
1962 No Team
1963 No Team
1964 No Team
1965 Third (Three teams, 53)
1966 Fourth (Seven teams, 102)
1967 Second (Seven teams, 56)
1968 Champion (Seven teams, 31)
1969 Champion (Seven teams, 19)
1970 Champion (Seven teams, 26)
1971 Champion (Eight teams, 45)
1972 Champion (Eight teams, 37)
2003 Eighth (22 teams, 236)
2004 Ninth (22 teams, 258)
2005 Fifth (20 teams, 159)
2006 Fourth (23 teams, 109)
2007 Third (23 teams, 127)
2008 Second (26 teams, 139)
2009 Eighth (25 teams, 183)
2010 Fifth (26 teams, 147)
2011 Sixth (26 teams, 201)
2012 Fourth (27 teams, 155)
2013 Eighth (26 teams, 214)
2014 Eighth (27 teams, 259)
2015 Seventh (29 teams, 230)
2016 Eighth (30 teams, 233)
2017 Eighth (31 teams, 251)
2018 10th (31 teams, 272)
2019 Ninth (28 teams, 272)
NCAA NORTH REGIONAL
2021 Ninth (31 teams, 220)
2022 Seventh (35 teams, 228)
NATIONALS
1967 NAIA 27th (30 teams, 682)
1968 NAIA Eighth (35 teams, 227)
1969 NCAA Eighth (42 teams, 296)
1970 NCAA Eighth (47 teams, 374)
1971 NCAA 30th (51 teams, 796)
1972 NAIA 27th (41 teams, 665)
1973 Second (Eight teams, 50)
1974 Fourth (Nine teams, 70)
1975 Third (Seven teams, 69)
1976 Fourth (Seven teams, 80)
1977 Fourth (Nine teams, 104)
1978 Third (Eight teams, 81)
1979 Second (Eight teams, 74)
1980 Second (Eight teams, 52)
1981 Champion (Nine teams, 21)
1982 Champion (Nine teams, 23)
1983 Champion (Nine teams, 31)
1984 Second (10 teams, 45)
1985 Second (10 teams, 64)
1986 Third (Nine teams, 98)
1987 Second (10 teams, 53)
1988 Second (10 teams, 35)
1989 Second (10 teams, 64)
1990 Third (10 teams, 80)
1991 Second (11 teams, 76)
1992 Second (10 teams, 67)
1993 Second (10 teams, 58)
1994 Second (11 teams, 56)
1995 Second (11 teams, 48)
1996 Champion (11 teams, 46)
1997 Champion (11 teams, 44)
1998 Champion (11 teams, 32)
1973 NCAA Fifth (33 teams, 217)
1974 NCAA 11th (41 teams, 376)
1975 NAIA 35th (47 teams, 897)
1976 NCAA 24th (42 teams, 608)
1977 NCAA 27th (46 teams, 692)
1980 NAIA 14th (36 teams, 382)
1981 NCAA Ninth (22 teams, 226)
1982 NCAA Fifth (21 teams, 120)
1983 NCAA Sixth (21 teams, 182)
1983 NAIA 23rd (37 teams, 576)
*1984 Fourth (21 teams, 148)
1985 Ninth (21 teams, 264)
1987 11th (21 teams, 276)
1988 Eighth (21 teams, 254)
1989 Eighth (21 teams, 263)
1991 19th (21 teams, 407)
1992 14th (21 teams, 308)
1995 Ninth (21 teams, 284)
1996 11th (21 teams, 259)
1997 Seventh (21 teams, 239)
1998 Fourth (21 teams, 143)
1999 Seventh (24 teams, 255)
2000 16th (24 teams, 409)
2005 15th (24 teams, 366)
2006 Fifth (32 teams, 234)
2007 13th (32 teams, 416)
2008 22nd (32 teams, 533)
*SJU has competed at the NCAA Division III Championship only since the 1984 season
1999 Champion (10 teams, 34)
2000 Second (11 teams, 54)
2001 Third (11 teams, 77)
2002 Fourth (11 teams, 112)
2003 Fifth (11 teams, 124)
2004 Sixth (11 teams, 155)
2005 Fifth (10 teams, 105)
2006 Champion (11 teams, 35)
2007 Champion (11 teams, 49)
2008 Fifth (11 teams, 116)
2009 Fifth (11 teams, 101)
2010 Third (11 teams, 96)
2011 Third (11 teams, 111)
2012 Fourth (11 teams, 103)
2013 Fourth (11 teams, 108)
2014 Fourth (11 teams, 120)
2015 Second (11 teams, 96)
2016 Second (11 teams, 66)
2017 Third (11 teams, 109)
2018 Fifth (11 teams, 130)
2019 Sixth (11 teams, 143)
2021 Third (10 teams, 86)
2022 Second (11 teams, 59)
A BEAUTIFUL SETTING
Saint John’s sits 75 miles northwest of the Twin Cities in Central Minnesota’s lake country. Our campus encompasses 3000 acres of woods and lakes with over ten miles of winding trails. We are surrounded by many more miles of rolling country roads, and our runs have names such as Island Lake, Big Fish, Wildcat, and Lovers’ Lane. We do a lot of passive hill training at Saint John’s as hills are pretty much unavoidable.
Our exceptional indoor and outdoor tracks stand side by side. The six lane, 200 meter indoor facility is 300 feet by 210 feet and has been recently resurfaced this past summer. The outdoor track sits below hillsides and tall trees and is well-sheltered from the wind. It was resurfaced in 2016.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
ALL-MIAC
1950 Tex Mulcare (fifth)
1954 John Schumpberger (third)
Bob Mahowald (fifth)
Bob Hunt (sixth)
Mike O’Fallon (ninth)
1956 Jim Eddy (fourth)
1965 Doug Johnson (third)
1967 John Cragg (Champion)
Jeff Brain (second)
George Diehl (13th)
1968 Chuck Ceronsky (Champion)
Jeff Brain (third)
John Cragg (fourth)
Joe Skaja (10th)
Mike Feneis (13th)
George Diehl (15th)
1969 John Cragg (Champion)
Chuck Ceronsky (second)
Joe Skaja (third)
Jeff Brain (fourth)
Jon Kallman (ninth)
1970 John Cragg (Champion)
Jeff Brain (second)
Joe Skaja (fifth)
Dave Lyndgaard (eighth)
Norb Schnieder (10th)
Mike Kremer (12th)
1971 Joe Skaja (Champion)
Mike Kremer (Sixth)
Dave Lyndgaard (eighth)
Mike Fahey (13th)
1972 Dave Lyndgaard (Champion)
Kevin Carlson (fifth)
Tim Heisel (sixth)
Nick Overby (12th)
Pat Feehan (13th)
1973 Dave Lyndgaard (fourth)
Tim Heisel (eighth)
Kevin Carlson (ninth)
Nick Overby (11th)
1974 Tim Heisel (seventh)
Kevin Carlson (eighth)
Mike Fahey (10th)
1975 Tim Miles (seventh)
Steve Gathje (11th)
Dale Gross (14th)
1976 Steve Gathje (11th)
Andy Cragg
Loren Ehrmantraut (14th)
1977 Joe Sokolowski (sixth)
1978 Nort Hatlie (12th)
Joe Sokolowski (13th)
Joe Metzger (15th)
1979 Joe Metzger (11th)
Joe Sokolowski (13th)
1980 Tom Gasperlin (seventh)
Matt Larkin (ninth)
Rich Powell (10th)
Tom Novak (11th)
Gerry Kauma (15th)
1981 Matt Larkin (second)
Rob Sauer (third)
John Gathje (fourth)
Charlie Mahler (fifth)
Bob Morris (seventh)
Mike McGowan (ninth)
1982 Charlie Mahler (second)
Bob Morris (third)
Rob Sauer (fifth)
Brian Smith (sixth)
John Gathje (seventh)
John Thoemke (12th)
Mike McGowan (13th)
1983 Brian Smith (second)
Charlie Mahler (fourth)
John Gathje (fifth)
Jim Gathje (ninth)
Bob Morris (11th)
Dan McKeown (12th)
1984 John Gathje (second)
Charlie Mahler (third)
Dan McKeown (11th)
Bob Stromwall (14th)
Mike Phillips (15th)
1985 Jim Gathje (Champion)
Paul Cornelison (13th)
1986 Paul Cornelison (15th)
1987 Bob Loegering (sixth)
Pickle Gillach (seventh)
Joe Bohlke (11th)
Arne Maijala (12th)
1988 Joe Bohlke (Champion)
Scott Lindell (fourth)
Kris Jungels (sixth)
Arne Maijala (10th)
Glenn Necklen
Bob Loegering (15th)
1989 Scott Lindell (fifth)
Kris Jungels (sixth)
Brian Lenzmeier (11th)
1990 Larry Lillwitz (ninth)
Brian Lenzmeier (11th)
Paul Chestovich (15th)
1991 Kris Jungles (sixth)
Bob Simmons (12th)
1992 Bob Simmons (fifth)
Mike Brennan (eighth)
Dan Deuhs (12th)
1993 Adam Sparks (fourth)
Tom McCarthy (eighth)
Dan Deuhs (11th)
1994 Mike Brennan (second)
Ryan Steines (eighth)
LeRoy Popowski (14th)
Brad Bauer (15th)
1995 Jeb Meyer (third)
Ryan Steines (fourth)
Brad Bauer (eighth)
LeRoy Popowski (13th)
1996 Jeb Meyer (Champion)
Ryan Steines (fifth)
Brad Bauer (eighth)
Jon Koch (13th)
1997 John Guertin (fourth)
Brad Bauer (fifth)
John Krueger (sixth)
Lee Holdin (13th)
1998 John Krueger (Champion)
Dan Simmons (fourth)
John Guertin (seventh)
Lee Holdin (ninth)
Frank Bendewald (12th)
Nick Thoemke (15th)
1999 John Krueger (Champion)
Chet Boom (third)
Nick Thoemke (seventh)
Lee Holdin (ninth)
Mike Cook (14th)
2000 Nick Thoemke (Champion)
Andy Keenan (sixth)
Tom Myers (14th)
2001 Andy Keenan (eighth)
Tom Myers (10th)
Dan Hushagen (14th)
2002 John Mathews (13th)
2003 Aaron Bumgarner (10th)
Tim Smit (11th)
2004 Tim Smit (ninth)
2005 Mitch VanBruggen (15th)
2006 Mitch VanBruggen (second)
Kelly Fermoyle (fifth)
Chris Erichsen (sixth)
Andrew Stevens (10th)
Darren Larsen (12th)
2007 Chris Erichsen (Champion)
Kelly Fermoyle (second)
Zach Hunter (14th)
Darren Larsen (15th)
2009 Dustin Franta (10th)
Patrick Lowder (14th)
2010 Dustin Franta (third)
Ruairi Moynihan (11th)
2012 Matt Scherber (ninth)
John Subialka (10th)
2013 John Subialka (ninth)
Matt Scherber (15th)
2014 Thomas Feichtinger (seventh)
2015 Thomas Feichtinger (seventh)
Ryan Bugler (11th)
2016 Ryan Bugler (second)
Maxwell Kuzara (eighth)
Trey Collins (ninth)
2017 Matthew Burgstahler (eighth)
2021 Lloyd Young (third)
Andy Goldsmith (eighth)
2022 Lloyd Young (fourth)
Dillon Diekmann (11th)
Carter Grove (13th)
Tommy Allen (14th)
ALL-AMERICANS
1968 Chuck Ceronsky (19th) John Cragg (29th)
1969 John Cragg (Second)
1970 John Cragg (Second; 21st at NCAA University Division)
1971 Joe Skaja (35th)
1973 Dave Lyndgaard (22nd)
1978 Joe Metzger (31st)
1982 Bob Morris (17th)
1983 Brian Smith (Third)
John Gathje (Sixth)
1984 John Gathje (Eighth)
Charlie Mahler (15th)
1985 Jim Gathje (19th)
1987 Pickle Gillach (23rd)
Joe Bohlke (30th)
1988 Joe Bohlke (24th)
1994 Mike Brennan (18th)
1996 Ryan Steines (32nd)
1997 Brad Bauer (30th)
1998 John Krueger (Third)
1999 John Krueger (13th)
Chet Boom (32nd)
2006 Kelly Fermoyle (28th)
2007 Chris Erichsen (Third)
2022 Lloyd Young (40th)
Cross country All-Americans were awarded to the 25 through 1993 and then the top 35 from 1994-2016. 2017. Saint John’s athletes who would have achieved All-America status include: Chuck Ceronsky, 1969, 26th; Nick Overby, 1973, 34th; Matt Larking, 1981, 36th; Charlie Mahler, 1982, 26th; Brian Smith, 1982, 35th; Scott Lindell, 1988, 36th; Kris Jungels, 1989, 36th; Dan Simmons, 1998, 40th; Nick Thoemke, 2000, 39th; and Dustin Franta, 2009, 37th.
RECORDS
A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE
The Johnnie cross country team has 14 conference team titles, and 25 top 20 team finishes at the national meet. The Johhnie track and field team has earned 10 outdoor conference team titles, including the 2022 season. In total, 32 individuals have earned 59 All-American honors in cross country as well as the mid-distance and distance events. In addition, four individuals have become national champions.
8,000 Meter / 5-Mile Times
5.00 miles = 8052 meters, about 9 to 10 seconds longer than 8000 meters in the 25-27 minute range: 5 mile performance x .9937 = 8000 meter performance. This includes an appropriate consideration for running the shorter race at a faster pace.
CONTINUED RECORDS
STUDENT FUND
Octavius Wilson Jr. has thrived at Saint John’s University.
Not only has the senior linebacker from Hill-Murray High School played a key role in the Johnnies’ defensive rotation, but he’s also served on the program’s leadership council and as a representative on the SJU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
This past summer, he completed an internship in the financial department at Microsoft at the company’s corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
But he said none of that would have been possible were it not for the assistance that scholarships provide.
“All of my tuition expenses rest with me, so scholarships were the main thing I had to consider when I was looking at school where I could continue my education,” said Wilson, an economics major who has received the Fran and Julia Ladner Family Endowed Scholarship, the Joyce and William Sexton Scholarship, the Joseph Friedrich Scholarship and a Dean’s Scholarship.
He’s also received Securian Foundation and Eddie Phillips Scholarships from the Minnesota Private College Council.
“Saint John’s was the top place when it came to offering the kind of scholarship package that made going here realistic and affordable for me,” he continued. “I’m really grateful for that because it helped make this opportunity possible.”
Wilson is not alone. In all, 98 percent of SJU students receive scholarships or financial aid. The SJU Student Fund helps make that happen by providing direct financial support to our students.
When you support the student fund, 100 percent of your gift goes directly toward student scholarships. Those who give receive recognition in the annual Honor Roll of Donors and a receipt stating their gift is tax deductible. They also gain the confidence of knowing their gift had a direct impact in allowing Wilson and so many others to experience all that SJU has to offer.
Please consider giving, either by visiting the student fund page in the SJU Alumni section of the CSB+SJU website or by calling 320-363-2591 or 1-800-653-7303.
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STRONG INTEGRATION
The long-standing Coordinate Relationship between CSB and SJU demonstrates a history of delivering excellent outcomes through an outstanding joint academic program. Strong Integration is a natural extension and strengthening of our current relationship. It is not a merger of the two institutions; the college and university will remain two separate institutions aligned with their respective sponsoring monastic communities. Strong Integration necessitates no changes to the joint academic program, the admission of students or the separate conferring of degrees. Rather, Strong Integration will ensure that future students are educated by a thriving CSB and SJU. It will allow the college and university to continue delivering a superior liberal arts education with maximal effectiveness in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving higher education landscape.
The collaborative work of our two institutions and two founding monastic communities is a vital part of what makes the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University such beloved and special places. Our work has been guided throughout by the Benedictine Values, the institutions’ missions, and the needs of our students, and we are proud to take this historic step in our shared history.
We want to channel the best of both schools in new and exciting ways while still maintaining the individual identities of each. Strong Integration will further solidify already-deep ties while still celebrating each school as a college for women and a men’s university. With all of us working together, Bennies and Johnnies will continue writing new and limitless chapters of our shared history in the years to come.