2022 SJU Football Week 6

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Series History: Today’s game is the 45th meeting between Saint John’s and Bethel going back to 1978. The Johnnies are 34-10 all-time against the Royals, including a 19-3 record here in Collegeville. SJU won the first 20 meetings in the series before BU won nine of the next 15 from 19992013. The Royals’ 28-24 home win over SJU on Sept.

24 snapped the Johnnies’ eight-game win streak in the series. Saint John’s defeated Bethel 29-28 in the inaugural MIAC championship game last Nov. 13 (2021) on a 3-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chris Backes ‘21 to senior

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tight end Alex Larson with one second remaining, and the ensuing PAT by sophomore kicker Conor Murphy, in snowy Arden Hills.

Larson Atop SJU’s TE List: Last Saturday’s three-touchdown game, Larson’s second of the season, lifted him above Nate Kirschner ‘01 for the program record by SJU tight ends with 20 in his career. Among Johnnie tight ends, Larson takes the field today fourth all-time in both receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,154).

Familiar Foes: Following 17 years as an assistant to John Gagliardi, Saint John’s head coach Gary Fasching is certainly familiar with Bethel head coach Steve Johnson, but the familiarity goes back even further. Fasching assisted Johnson while he was the head coach at nearby St. Cloud Cathedral High School from 1982-85. Johnson taught physical education, while Fasching taught social studies. Fasching later replaced Johnson as head coach in 1986 after he left Cathedral to be a graduate assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Johnson spent one year with the Gophers and two more at Montana State before taking over at Bethel in 1989. Fasching (right), meanwhile, led the Crusaders to the State Class B title in 1992 and 1993 and collected a 57-46 career record over 10 seasons from 1986-95, the most wins and longest tenure in school history.

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Today’s Matchup: Saint John’s outgained Carleton by a 520-221 margin, including 367-151 through the air, in a 45-16 win last Saturday (Nov. 5) in Collegeville. Senior tight end Alex Larson caught a career-high 10 passes for 125 yards and three touchdowns, while junior quarterback Aaron Syverson ended the day 20 of 26 passing for 276 yards and four touchdowns. The Johnnies’ defense recorded five sacks and senior cornerback John Kohler intercepted two passes in the end zone. Bethel, meanwhile, held on for a nail-biting, 30-27 win at Augsburg last Saturday. The Auggies scored a touchdown with 31 seconds left to pull within one point of the lead, but elected to go for two. The Royals’ Devin Williams picked off the pass in the end zone and returned it for two points the other way and BU recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win. Augsburg missed a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter and threw an interception in the end zone, on second-and-10 from the BU 17-yard line, in the fourth.

The Auggies’ defense stuffed the Royals on fourth-and-1 to set up the potential, game-tying scoring drive.

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Chris Palmer, 1995 Recipient

Carter Hanson, 2017 Recipient

A native of Fairfax, Minn., Chris Palmer set an unparalleled standard of success for a student-athlete during his career at Saint John’s. A standout member of the football and baseball teams, Palmer rewrote virtually all of Saint John’s pass reception records.

A native of Blue Earth, Minn., Carter Hanson was the second defensive player to win the Gagliardi Trophy (Wesley defensive back Rocky Myers in 2004). The four-year starter finished fifth in school history in total tackles, sixth in solo tackles and eighth in assisted tackles.

Here are a few highlights from Palmer’s career: • Winner of the highly selective NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship • Recipient of an NCAA football scholarship for graduate school studies • 1995 GTE Academic All-America College Division football player of the year • 1995 MIAC Most Valuable Player • Two-time Division III football All-America selection • Recipient of scholar-athlete award from National Football Foundation • 1995-96 Woody Hayes Division III Scholar-Athlete award • Saint John’s graduated Palmer summa cum laude; Palmer is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Duluth medical school

Here are a few highlights from Hanson’s career: • 2016 Associated Press Little All-American • 2015 and 2016 D3football.com All-American • 2015 and 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-American • Earned an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as one of the 12 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by the National Football Foundation (NFF) • 2014, 2015 and 2016 D3football.com All-West Region and All-MIAC first-team honoree • Recipient of the 2017 Stein-Fallon Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by the Minnesota chapter of . the NFF • Graduated egregia cum laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA

Blake Elliott, 2003 Recipient A native of Melrose, Minn., Blake Elliott was one of the keys in the Johnnies’ dramatic 2003 national championship season. Elliott owns three NCAA playoff records, two MIAC records, and over a dozen school records.

Here are a few highlights from Elliott’s career: • 2003 Stagg Bowl most valuable player • 2003 & 2002 Associated Press Little All-American First Team • Hewlett Packard All-America First Team • 2003 & 2002 Football Gazette All-America First Team and West Region Offensive Player of the Year • 2003 & 2002 D3football.com All-America First Team • 2003 & 2002 MIAC Most Valuable Player • Invited to play in AFCA Aztec Bowl and Hula Bowl • Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2004

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Jackson Erdmann, 2018 Recipient A native of Rosemount, Minn., Erdmann became the fourth Johnnie and 14th quarterback to win the Gagliardi Trophy. He received a nearly unprecedented vote tally, earning 93 percent of all possible voter points.

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Here are a few highlights from Erdmann’s 2018 season: • Consensus (AFCA, AP, D3football.com) All-America first-team selection • D3football.com National Offensive Player of the Year and West Region Offensive Player of the Year • MIAC Most Valuable Player • Led Division III in three statistical categories: passing efficiency (189.8), passing touchdowns (47) and points responsible for (290) • His 189.8 pass-efficiency rating was third, behind Tua Tagovailoa (199.4) and Kyler Murray (199.2), across all divisions of college football • He set single-game SJU records for passing yards (470) and passing touchdowns (7), and singleseason SJU records for passing touchdowns (47) and yards of total offense (3,626) • Earned the 2019 Bobby Bell Impact • Player of the Year Award (across all divisions of college football), presented by the Minnesota chapter of the National Football Foundation MIAC Championship 11.12.22 | Johnnie Football

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Current MIAC Standings

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

MIAC 6-1 5-2 4-3 3-4 1-6

Overall 8-1 6-3 6-3 4-5 2-7

Skyline Division Bethel Augsburg Concordia Macalester Hamline

Division 4-0 3-1 2-2 1-3 0-4

MIAC 7-0 4-3 3-4 2-5 0-7

Overall 8-1 6-3 5-4 4-5 2-7

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

at Saint John’s Mary Hardin-Baylor, Texas at Berry, Ga. at UW-La Crosse at UW-Eau Claire UW-Oshkosh at UW-Platteville UW-River Falls at UW-Stout UW-Stevens Point

L, 10-24 W, 28-24 W, 17-3 W, 34-31 W, 45-24 W, 17-3 L, 13-17 W, 30-27 W, 16-7 1 p.m.

University of WisconsinRiver Falls Falcons

Bethel University Royals

Concordia College Cobbers

Augsburg University Auggies

Head Coach: Matt Walker 2022 Record: 5-4 2022 WIAC Record: 3-3

Head Coach: Steve Johnson 2022 Record: 8-1 2022 MIAC Record: 7-0

Head Coach: Terry Horan 2022 Record: 5-4 2022 MIAC Record: 3-4

Head Coach: Derrin Lamker 2022 Record: 6-3 2022 MIAC Record: 4-3

at Elmhurst, Ill. at Saint John’s Northwestern, Minn.

UW-Stevens Point UW-Oshkosh at UW-Platteville UW-Eau Claire at UW-Whitewater at UW-La Crosse UW-Stout

W, 63-0 L, 34-37 W, 63-27 W, 56-3 W, 27-24 L, 14-21 W, 63-6 L, 27-30 L, 17-24 1 p.m.

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

Pacific Lutheran, Wash. at UW-Platteville Saint John’s at Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Concordia at Macalester St. Olaf at Augsburg at Saint John’s

W, 41-9 L, 7-10 W, 28-24 W, 30-27 W, 49-14 W, 45-7 W, 63-13 W, 38-17 W, 30-27 1 p.m.

Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

at Valley City State, N.D. at Presentation, S.D. Gustavus Adolphus at Saint John’s Macalester at Bethel Carleton at Augsburg Hamline at Carleton

W, 14-12 W, 42-13 L, 6-23 L, 28-35 W, 36-7 L, 7-45 W, 20-13 (OT) L, 35-38 W, 59-0 1 p.m.

Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

at Northwestern, Minn. at Martin Luther St. Scholastica at St. Olaf Saint John’s at Macalester at Hamline Concordia Bethel at Gustavus

W, 23-15 W, 45-7 W, 50-13 L, 36-41 L, 0-45 W, 42-21 W, 42-21 W, 38-35 L, 27-30 1 p.m.

St. Olaf College Oles

Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties

College of St. Scholastica Saints

Carleton College Knights

Head Coach: James Kilian 2022 Record: 4-5 2022 MIAC Record: 3-4

Head Coach: Peter Haugen 2022 Record: 6-3 2022 MIAC Record: 5-2

Head Coach: Mike Heffernan 2022 Record: 2-7 2022 MIAC Record: 1-6

Head Coach: Tom Journell 2022 Record: 6-3 2022 MIAC Record: 4-3

at Central, Iowa Luther, Iowa at Macalester Augsburg at Carleton Saint John’s at St. Scholastica at Bethel Gustavus Adolphus Macalester

L, 13-44 W, 55-27 W, 38-32 W, 41-36 L, 7-26 L, 10-49 W, 33-28 L, 17-38 L, 37-49 1 p.m.

Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

at Buena Vista, Iowa UW-Stout at Concordia Bethel St. Scholastica at Hamline at Saint John’s Carleton at St. Olaf Augsburg

W, 62-20 L, 25-28 W, 23-6 L, 27-30 W, 77-7 W, 44-7 L, 27-41 W, 28-9 W, 49-37 1 p.m.

Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

at Sewanee, Tenn. at Crown at Augsburg Hamline at Gustavus Adolphus at Carleton St. Olaf Saint John’s at Macalester Hamline

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L, 0-50 W, 63-14 L, 13-50 W, 43-42 L, 7-77 L, 20-56 L, 28-33 L, 6-56 L, 35-54 1 p.m.

Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12

Crown Minnesota-Morris at Hamline Macalester St. Olaf St. Scholastica at Concordia at Gustavus Adolphus at Saint John’s Concordia

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Northwoods Division Division Saint John’s 4-0 Gustavus 3-1 Carleton 2-2 St. Olaf 1-3 St. Scholastica 0-4

Head Coach: Kevin Bullis 2022 Record: 7-2 2022 WIAC Record: 5-1

W, 84-20 W, 41-7 W, 45-12 W, 56-27 W, 26-7 W, 56-20 L, 13-20 (OT) L, 9-28 L, 16-45 1 p.m.

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JERRY H AUGEN But the longtime Johnnies defensive coordinator and head baseball coach – who was a standout defensive back and baseball player here from 1972-75 – has ties to the school that date back much further than that.

His father, Bob, was a 1942 graduate, so Haugen grew up immersed in the SJU experience.

“I can remember sitting around the radio listening to the 1963 (NAIA) national championship game with my dad,” Haugen recalls. “And my uncle was an editor at the time with the Sacramento Bee, the newspaper in the city where that game was played. So, I still have those newspaper clippings.

“Saint John’s was always a pretty big part of our lives.”

Haugen himself arrived on campus as a freshman in the fall of 1972, and he’s been here ever since. His first year as an assistant coach came in 1976, when the Johnnies captured the NCAA Division III title. Twenty-seven years later, he was named Division III Defensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly when SJU won another national championship.

He took over as head baseball coach in 1977 and boasts a 912-688-5 (.570) career record in 45 seasons. Along the way, he’s been able to coach his sons, Casey and Lincoln, both of whom played football and baseball for the Johnnies. His daughter, Sarah, played softball at CSB. “You come here as a player and that leads to coaching,” Haugen said. “Then you have a family, settle in and put down roots. The years go by pretty quickly. All of a sudden, you turn around and it’s been over 50 years.”

These days, Haugen is part of a Johnnies coaching staff made up almost entirely (with one exception) of guys he coached.

“Jerry Haugen has been an integral part of the Saint John’s football program ever since he stepped foot on campus in 1972,” Fasching said. “Jerry has an incredible knowledge of the game of football and helped to build some of the best defensive units in Saint John’s history. He has earned the respect of countless coaches in our league and in national circles.

“Jerry has been a great resource for me and many of the other coaches on our staff. The Saint John’s football program would not be what it is today without the time and effort that Jerry has devoted to our winning tradition.”

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Jerry Haugen ’76 has been around Saint John’s University for more than 50 years.

And Haugen is still putting that time and effort in today.

“The relationships I’ve formed here are probably the biggest factor in keeping me around,” Haugen said. “Not only with the coaching staff, but also with the players. The guys we’ve had play here over the years have been second-to-none.

“Of course, it’s also helped that we’ve won. If we were going 2-10 every year, or 15-30 in baseball, I probably wouldn’t have stuck around this long. They wouldn’t have wanted me to. So, success helps a lot and we’ve had a bunch of it.”

“Jerry Haugen has been an integral part of the Saint John’s football program ever since he stepped foot on campus in 1972. Jerry has an incredible knowledge of the game of football and helped to build some of the best defensive units in Saint John’s history. He has earned the respect of countless coaches in our league and in national circles. Jerry has been a great resource for me and many of the other coaches on our staff. I think it is safe to say that he has coached in more games than any other coach in the history of Saint John’s athletics, and been on the winning end of most of them. The Saint John’s football program would not be what it is today without the time and effort that Jerry has devoted to our winning tradition”.

That includes head coach Gary Fasching ‘81, co-defensive coordinator Brandon Novak ’01, recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach Damien Dumonceaux ’06, and fellow assistants Max Jackson ’19 (defensive assistant/diversity and student success), Colin Franz ’21 (defensive line), Andy Auger ’95 (volunteer defensive assistant) and Tom Wicka ’90 (volunteer assistant linebackers).

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But together, Saint John’s University seniors Cam Murphy and T.J. Duerr have combined to provide the Johnnies with a solid wall on the left side of the offensive line this season.

Murphy – a 6-foot-5, 310-pound Willmar High School graduate – started at right tackle a year ago. But he switched sides to take over at left tackle after the graduation of his longtime friend and fellow Willmar graduate Tyler Johnson.

There, he joined the 6-foot-2, 315-pound Duerr, who earned All-MIAC second-team honors at left guard in 2021 and returned to the position this fall.

“Cam and I have been around each other for a while now, but it’s been really fun to get the chance to play next to him this season,” said Duerr, a graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School who is majoring in accounting. “Our skillsets complement each other really well.”

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Murphy – a three-time All-MIAC academic pick in 2019, 2020 and 2021 – is back for a fifth season this fall as a result of an NCAA ruling allowing athletes an extra year of eligibility as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

But he is already part of the 2022-23 chapter of the Benedictive Volunteer Corps, a service opportunity offered to recent graduates of SJU. Since its founding in 2003, the BVC has sent almost 300 volunteers to Benedictine monasteries around the world. Participants spend a year supporting those communities in their work, prayer and common life.

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TJ DUERR “We know what we’re capable of,” Duerr said. “If we’re playing our best, we feel like we can compete with anyone. We just have to make sure we don’t beat ourselves.”

“Being here over the years, I heard the older players like Ben Bartch (now with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars), Jackson Erdmann and Chris Backes talk about how a big part of being a Johnnie is giving back,” said Murphy, a global business leadership major. “I wanted to do that as well, which is what drew me to this experience.”

“Winning the MIAC is our first focus,” Murphy added. “Then we want to make a deep run in the playoffs. The ultimate goal is winning a national championship.

But our concentration is on taking it one game-at-a-time.”

Duerr, meanwhile, is unsure whether he will use his extra year of eligibility next fall. He and his fiancé Caitlyn are planning to get married in July.

“She’s done a lot of the planning, but I’m helping out however I can,” said Duerr, whose father Troy played football at the University of Minnesota in the 1990s.

“There’s a lot to get done so we’ve both been pretty busy.”

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Murphy is serving in Collegeville while he finishes his coursework and final football season this fall. But he will then depart for Our Lady of Angels Priory in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

“If we’re playing our best, we feel like we can compete with anyone.”

At the moment, though, both Duerr and Murphy say their attention is on helping SJU win another MIAC championship and advance to the NCAA Division III playoffs for an eighth-straight season.

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C R O W D S AT CLEMENS STADDIUM On Oct. 22, a Family Weekend crowd of 13,161 packed Clemens Stadium to watch the Johnnies beat Gustavus 41-27 in a key MIAC Northwoods Division matchup.

It marked the sixth-biggest home crowd in school history, and the largest that did not feature St. Thomas as SJU’s opponent just edging out the crowd of 13,107 who were on hand to watch legendary former head coach John Gagliardi pass Eddie Robinson as the winningest coach in college football history with a 29-26 victory over Bethel on No. 8, 2003.

It also came on the heels of a crowd of 12,462 who were on hand to watch the Johnnies beat Wisconsin-Whitewater 24-10 in this year’s season opener. That crowd was the ninth-largest for a home game in Collegeville.

But big crowds are nothing new at Clemens Stadium (aka the Natural Bowl). That goes all the way back to 1949 when a crowd of over 7,000 turned out to see a season-closing matchup against St. Thomas that decided that season’s MIAC title (the results of that game shall remain unreported here).

The numbers kept growing over the decades, but it wasn’t until a 1993 matchup against the Tommies when SJU first drew a crowd of 10,000-plus (10,108) for a home game. Since the 2003 season, however, the Johnnies have now done so 21 times. That included Clemens Stadium-record crowd of 17,327 for a matchup against St. Thomas in 2015 preceded by a live broadcast of ESPN’s “Sports Center on the Road” program.

While nine of those 10,000-plus games came against the Tommies, the other 11 cover a broad spectrum of conference opponents. In fact, the only two MIAC opponents not on the list are Macalester (which just rejoined the league in football in 2021) and St. Scholastica (which only joined the conference in 2021).

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In all, SJU has finished among the national leaders in per-game attendance in NCAA Division III in each of the last 20 seasons and led the division 20 times total since 1988. That included a streak of 10 straight seasons from 2001 to 2010 and 15 of 16 seasons from 2001 to 2016.

When you mix that kind of fan support into the natural beauty that led Sports Illustrated to declare Clemens Stadium one of college football’s top 10 “Dream Destinations” in 1999, you have the recipe for a game day atmosphere that can hold its own among the best in the nation.

TOP CROWDS IN CLEMENS STADIUM HISTORY • Sept. 26, 2015 St. Thomas Collegeville 17,327 L, 14-35 • Oct. 13, 2018 St. Thomas Collegeville 16,922 W, 40-20 • Sept. 24, 2016 St. Thomas Collegeville 16,514 L, 21-33 • Oct. 2, 2010 St. Thomas Collegeville 16,421 L, 26-27 (OT) • Sept. 15, 2012 St. Thomas Collegeville 14,286 L, 21-43 • Oct. 22, 2022 Gustavus Collegeville 13,161 W, 41-27 • Nov. 8, 2003 Bethel Collegeville 13,107 W, 29-26 • Oct. 17, 2009 St. Thomas Collegeville 12,903 W, 20-17 (OT) • Sept. 3, 2022 UW-Whitewater Collegeville 12,462 W, 24-10 • Oct. 6, 2007 St. Olaf Collegeville 12,339 W, 30-29 • Sept. 24, 2011 Augsburg Collegeville 12,221 L, 31-32 • Oct. 27, 2007 St. Thomas Collegeville 12,123 W, 51-34 • Sept. 27, 2008 Gustavus Collegeville 11,907 W, 31-17 • Sept. 30, 2006 Carleton Collegeville 11,790 W, 29-19 • Nov. 2, 2002 St. Thomas Collegeville 11,027 W, 48-28 • Oct. 3, 2009 Bethel Collegeville 10,567 W, 16-14 • Sept. 25, 2004 Gustavus Collegeville 10,458 W, 42-14 • Oct. 1, 2005 Hamline Collegeville 10,457 W, 44-0 • Sept. 17, 2016 St. Olaf Collegeville 10,347 W, 44-0 • Sept. 29, 2001 St. Thomas Collegeville 10,174 W, 27-21 • Oct. 23, 1993 St. Thomas Collegeville 10,108 W, 69-13 • Sept. 28, 2013 Concordia Collegeville 10,077 L, 14-24

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Wt. 220 180 185 190 200 210 175 190 205 175 270 240 190 185 185 165 190 165 185 195 210 200 205 205 200 210 180 190 210 200 175 205 195 180 175 185 175 205 185 205 255 180 170 210 200 170 165 220 220 195 225 190 260 210

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Wt. 200 210 170 210 200 200 165 215 185 235 215 215 215 210 180 230 250 240 195 210 200 195 200 195 200 200 175 270 255 230 230 220 245 220 225 230 210 270 230 230 220 235 245 200 230 255 245 255 245 250 230 250 230 230

Hometown/High School Waseca, Minn./Waseca Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park St. Paul, Minn./Harding New Prague, Minn./New Prague Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori Otsego, Minn./Rogers Sarasota, Fla./Booker Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury Annandale, Minn./Dassel-Cokato Lakeville, Minn./North Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi Golden Valley, Minn./Hopkins Lakeville, Minn./Holy Angels New Prague, Minn./New Prague Frederic, Wis./Luck Downers Grove, Ill./Culver Academies Big Lake, Minn./Big Lake St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial Orono, Minn./Orono Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove St. Paul, Minn./St. Thomas Academy St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville Cathedral City, Calif./Rancho Mirage Bayport, Minn./Stillwater Area Cokato, Minn./Dassel-Cokato Millington, Tenn./Central Ewa Beach, Hawaii/Radford South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace Stillwater, Minn./Hill-Murray Andover, Minn./Andover Littleton, Colo./Mullen Esko, Minn./Esko Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace La Porte, Ind./La Porte Dorchester, Wis./Colby Hugo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall Otsego, Minn./Rogers Daphne, Ala./Daphne Chanhassen, Minn./Holy Family Catholic Rochester, Minn./Lourdes Davis, Calif./Jesuit Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong Orange, Calif./Villa Park Baxter, Minn./Brainerd Daphne, Ala./Daphne Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Academy Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial Otsego, Minn./Rogers Hastings, Minn./Hastings

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No. Name 38 Michael Jennison 39 Fisher Marberg 40 Dane Schumacher 41 Aidan Thomas 42 Colin Heckman 43 Drew Dunnwald 44 Jacob Holmen 45 David Brandt 46 Carter Johnson 47 Bryce Kunkle 48 Luke Brandt 49 Andrew Stephens 50 Michael Judd 51 Evan Ginter 52 Ethan Herron 53 Caden DeWall 56 Jason Miller 63 Josh Helling 66 Isaiah Ward 67 Luke Breuning 69 Michael Williams 70 Will Jessup 71 Isaac Lange 72 Jaakob Fyle 73 Travis Sinclair 74 Zach Pratt 75 Ben Westling 77 Paul Hartmann 82 Ben Teigland 84 Ethan Sailer 85 Nic Jones 87 David Erickson 90 Sam Locke 91 Tanner Paden 92 Noah Richards 94 Merrick Stacy 95 Reese Pantila 96 Hunter Pratt 97 Hunter Tanem 98 Gabe Pearson 99 Evan Braesch

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Wt. 160 200 215 245 225 210 235 230 205 220 220 205 265 280 220 215 305 300 260 300 295 265 310 285 320 250 290 270 220 255 165 175 260 215 245 260 275 225 230 220 240

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G A RY FASCHING Gary Fasching is in his 10th season as head football coach at Saint John’s in 2022 and is a five-time (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021) MIAC Coach of the Year. He led SJU to its MIAC-record 35th conference championship and seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2021.

The Johnnies ended the season with an 11-1 record and advanced to the second round of the national playoffs. A 1981 SJU graduate, Fasching (FAH-shing) became the 16th head coach in the 102-year history of Saint John’s football following the 2012 season. He replaced John Gagliardi, who announced his retirement following 60 seasons at SJU, after serving 17 seasons as an assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator at SJU. The Johnnies posted a 164-39 record (120-22 MIAC) with 10 conference titles and 12 postseason appearances (22-11 playoff record) during his tenure as an assistant, including the 2003 national championship, a berth 2000 national championship game and four semifinal appearances.

Seventy-two Minnesota High School All-Star game participants attended Saint John’s during Fasching’s tenure as the Johnnies’ recruiting coordinator. Eleven SJU defensive linemen earned a total of 15 All-America honors during his 16 seasons as the program’s defensive line coach before switching to linebacker duties in 2012. Fasching has also served as the

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McGlynn Fitness Center director on campus and coached the SJU throwers as an assistant coach with the track and field team. The Johnnies collected three All-America honors, including one national championship, and 10 conference titles under his guidance.

Prior to joining the Johnnies’ coaching staff, Fasching served as the head football coach at St. Cloud Cathedral High School from 1986-95, where he led the Crusaders to the State Class B title in 1992 and 1993. He recorded a 57-46 career record over the 10 seasons, the most wins and longest tenure in school history. The 1992 state championship team ended the regular season 4-4 only to win six consecutive games en route to the title. The momentum turned into a perfect 14-0 record . on the way to the 1993 state championship and an eventual 21-game win streak.

A three-year starter for the Johnnies at linebacker (197778, 1980-81), Fasching graduated from SJU in 1981 with a degree in social science. He earned his master’s degree in sports management from St. Cloud State University in 2000. Fasching and his wife, Cindy, have five children, nine grandchildren and reside in St. Joseph.

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PRE SIDENT BRUE S S Hello and welcome to Clemens Stadium and the long-awaited 2022 MIAC football championship game! Anticipation, excitement and a little bit of crisp, fall chill are all in the air today. Because, at this stage of the season, it’s worth noting that, for some student-athletes on this field today, this might be the last game of their careers.

That conscientious work, combined with the financial aid offers we’re able to make today’s students, mean that our recent graduates have enviably low student-loan default rates. Many are able to graduate with no debt.

That’s a thing about college though, isn’t it? Our students are so focused on reaching that next big “first.” As graduates we seem to expend a fair bit of nostalgia looking back on those “lasts.”

Alums of Saint Ben’s or Saint John’s can help put current and prospective Bennies and Johnnies in an even stronger position with the Alum Referral Scholarship. It’s worth $1,000 per year, renewable for all four years, and all it takes to qualify is a referral from a Bennie or Johnnie alum. That’s $4,000 you can save for a student just by speaking up.

When I talk with alums of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, I hear a lot about that nostalgia. Part of the reason for that is our student experience is exceptional: the sense of community, the opportunities for growth and development, the challenges of academic rigor … all of it in this setting that cannot help but inspire.

If you had the opportunity to attend Saint Ben’s or Saint John’s and want to see great students from this generation get that same chance, I encourage you to visit our website and search for “Alum Referral Scholarship.” Then start cheering loudly for CSB and SJU with the students in your life. You’ll help them while you help us build a strong, vibrant, curious new class for next year.

And we put considerable effort into making that student experience as accessible as possible to the widest range of prospective students possible. This year, both CSB and SJU appeared in Washington Monthly’s top 100 list of “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges – Midwest.” SJU was ranked #56 and CSB #61 on U.S. News & World Report’s national liberal arts “Best Value Schools” list. SJU was #38 and CSB #50 on this year’s Money Magazine list of “Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value.”

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Senior cornerback John Kohler intercepted two passes in the end zone, including this one with 7:33 left in the first quarter, in last Saturday’s 45-16 win over Carleton

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ONE YEAR LATER, MEMORIES OF ‘THE CATCH’ STILL STRONG FOR BACKES, LARSON A full year has passed. But Chris Backes can still visualize the play as if he were back under center preparing to take the snap in the falling snow.

It came on fourth down with time running out in the fourth quarter and his team trailing Bethel by six points in the innagural MIAC championship game in Arden Hills.

With a conference title hanging in the balance, the St. Cloud Tech graduate and son of longtime Johnnies radio analyst Bryan Backes calmly delivered a three-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alex Larson in the near left corner of the end zone, lifting the Johnnies to a 29-28 victory.

“It was a play I’ll certainly never forget,” said Backes, who has since graduated and now works as a research analyst for Minneapolisbased Applied Policy Research Inc. while still residing in St. Cloud.

“Especially growing up around the program and being a Johnnies fan since I was a little kid. It made being part of a moment like that pretty special.”

Larson, meanwhile, says the play itself is a bit of a blur.

“I just remember everything seeming really chaotic,” said the 6-foot-7, 240-pound Larson, who is again making a huge impact for the Johnnies this season. “We had no timeouts; it was fourth down and we needed a touchdown. But Chris made the call at the line, we ran the play and it all worked out.

“It was a pretty awesome moment.”

Larson said he was especially happy for Backes, who spent several years backing up All-American Jackson Erdmann, and had been expected to take over as starter his senior season until the

offseason arrival of Division I transfer Aaron Syverson.

But Backes accepted his role, worked hard to support Syverson, then was called upon to step in when Syverson suffered a seasonending broken leg at Gustavus in the seventh game of the year.

“Chris never complained about anything,” said Larson, who plans to return for one more season at SJU next fall, but has already drawn the attention of NFL scouts. “And when he got his chance, he made it count. I think everybody on the team was really happy for him.”

Backes said he didn’t look at his game-winning touchdown pass as personal vindication. Rather, he said it felt more like he and his teammates upholding tradition.

“It wasn’t just that play, but what I found so rewarding about last season was being able to be part of a really great team,” Backes said. “Everyone knows how great Aaron is. He’s showing it again this year. It was an honor to back him up, and it was sad when he went down. What made me most proud is that we were able to pull together as a team, keep going and win a conference championship.

“So that’s the biggest thing I felt just the satisfaction of knowing we maintained that high Saint John’s standard.”

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I N M I N N E S O TA F O R G E T T I N G A J O B The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University form a partnership of two of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, attracting students from 41 states and 14 countries.

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GIVE SJU DAY

SAVE THE DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 IS GIVE SJU DAY Mark your calendar for Wednesday, November 16 and proudly support Give SJU Day. For a 24-hour period, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, students and friends of Saint John’s University will come together to support Student Fund scholarships at SJU. Powered by the SJU Alumni Association, Give SJU Day is the biggest day of giving in support of today’s Johnnies.

Our goal is 1,400 donors – the same as 2021, when we finished with 1,491 donors who raised $702,008 for Student Fund scholarships.

Every gift matters. The Student Fund provides direct financial support to Saint John’s students, 98 percent of whom receive scholarships or financial aid. The Student Fund reduces the cost of education for students and their families.

By participating, you provide opportunities for students to experience all that Saint John’s has to offer and help make Saint John’s accessible. Your Student Fund gift is matched by Saint John’s alumni, parents and friends, and you can set up your own match to inspire others to give as well. Every gift made, regardless of the amount, is matched $100 by a generous group of Saint John’s Fellows Society donors.

Give SJU Day fosters goodwill and pride for Saint John’s. Every gift – every size – makes a difference to support Saint John’s students. We encourage class competition and recognize the alumni class that finishes the day with the most donors.

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Donors can engage with Give SJU Day in a variety of ways: position your gift as a class match, record a personal plea video to help motivate others to give, and by using social sharing buttons (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) to generate gifts from members of your social networks.

For more information on establishing a match or on Give SJU Day in general, visitsjualum. com/givesju or contact Ted Kain ’12, Director of Annual Giving, at tkain@csbsju.edu.

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CAMPUS UPDATE HOL IDAY T R A DI T IONS AT C SB A ND S JU When schools have over 100 years of history like both the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, they’re bound to build up a few important traditions. We love the chance to make our students part of those traditions – especially around the holidays!

Two of the most popular are the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Before students leave for holiday breaks, CSB and SJU host some pretty impressive feasts. Students dress up for these family-style meals and enjoy festive favorites like turkey carving and a chocolate fountain.

For years, Saint John’s has held the Thanksgiving dinner in the Great Hall for students of both campuses to enjoy. This year’s dinner will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Then, in December, students dress up again – this time on the Saint Ben’s campus – for Christmas dinner. This year’s dinner on Thursday, Dec. 8, will be a great way to take a break from studying for fall final exams.

Also cherished traditions are the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies on both campuses. Both Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s prominently display a tree, and all are welcome for the lighting festivities. Each is held on a different night in a different atmosphere. The Saint John’s tree goes up every year in the Great Hall – with lighting this year on Monday, Nov. 28, after students return from Thanksgiving break. At Saint Ben’s, the tree stands proudly outdoors on the mall, and this year’s lighting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

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When Saint John’s Has The Ball SAINT JOHN’S OFFENSE WR 11 Jimmy Buck WR 7 Nick VanErp TE 8 Alex Larson LT 68 Cameron Murphy LG 58 T.J. Duerr C 72 Charlie Folkens RG 64 Joe Jaeger RT 54 Grant Peroutka WR 14 Darian Washington QB 6 Aaron Syverson RB 5 Henry Trost

Jr., 6-4, 210 Sr., 5-11, 170 Sr., 6-7, 240 Sr., 6-5, 310 Sr., 6-2, 315 So., 6-2, 285 Sr., 6-2, 285 So., 6-1, 265 Sr., 6-3, 190 Jr., 6-0, 190 Sr., 5-10, 205

BETHEL DEFENSE DE 16 Colin Curtis NG 95 Reese Pantilla DT 41 Aidan Thomas DE 45 David Brandt LB 44 Jacob Holmen LB 25 Thomas Wurdemann LB 10 Isaac Call CB 27 Devin Williams FS 21 Nate Farm SS 8 Matthew Feldick CB 37 Anthony Hockett

Sr., 6-0, 245 So., 6-2, 275 Jr., 6-3, 245 Sr., 6-2, 230 So., 6-3, 235 Jr., 5-11, 215 So., 6-3, 195 Fr., 6-1, 220 So., 6-1, 215 Sr., 5-11, 210 Sr., 5-11, 195

When Bethel Has The Ball BETHEL OFFENSE WR 15 Micah Niewald TE 84 Ethan Sailer LT 63 Josh Helling LG 73 Travis Sinclair C 51 Evan Ginter RG 56 Jason Miller RT 69 Michael Williams WR 2 Joey Kidder RB 26 Aaron Ellingson QB 1 Jaran Roste RB 47 Bryce Kunkle Saint John’s Specialists K 12 Conor Murphy P 95 Spencer Ell LS 42 Landon Glenna SS 45 Jack Eibensteiner H 7 Nick VanErp KR 27 Caden Wheeler PR 7 Nick VanErp

So., 5-10, 170 So., 6-5, 255 So., 6-5, 300 Sr., 6-5, 320 Jr., 6-3, 280 Sr., 6-3, 305 Sr., 6-1, 295 So., 6-3, 210 So., 6-1, 205 Sr., 6-4, 220 Sr., 5-11, 220

SAINT JOHN’S DEFENSE DE 8 Metoriah Faoliu DT 91 Michael Wozniak DT 54 Amari Curtis DE 9 Joe Akoh LB 49 Erik Bjork LB 43 Hayden Sanders LB 3 Cooper Yaggie CB 24 Cayden Saxon S 18 Ethan Stark S 11 Noah Arneson CB 2 John Kohler

So., 5-10, 180 Jr., 5-11, 185 Jr., 5-11, 200 Sr., 6-0, 220 Sr., 5-11, 170 Fr., 5-10, 195 Sr., 5-11, 170

Bethel Specialists K 33 Hugo Cifuentes 87 David Erickson P 13 Will Eliason H 7 George Bolt KR 26 Aaron Ellingson 85 Nic Jones PR 85 Nic Jones

Saturday, Nov. 12 Basketball vs. UW-Eau Claire Cross Country at NCAA North Regional Hockey at Concordia Wrestling at Buena Vista (Iowa) Wednesday, Nov. 16 Basketball vs. Buena Vista (Iowa)

Sr., 6-1, 270 Sr., 6-3, 255 Sr., 6-4, 250 Jr., 6-4, 240 Sr., 5-11, 215 So., 6-0, 210 So., 6-0, 200 Sr., 6-3, 200 Sr., 6-1, 195 Fr., 6-0, 185 Sr., 6-0, 190

Friday, Nov. 18 Hockey vs. St. Scholastica Saturday, Nov. 19 Basketball at St. Olaf Cross Country at NCAA Championships Hockey at St. Scholastica

So., 5-10, 185 Fr., 6-2, 175 So., 6-0, 175 Jr., 6-2, 220 So., 6-1, 205 Sr., 5-7, 165 Sr., 5-7, 165

Swimming & Diving at Gustavus Invite Wrestling at UW-Eau Claire 8-Man Battle Tuesday, Nov. 22 Basketball at Gustavus

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