JOHNNIE SPORTS
Fall/Winter Scorecard CROSS COUNTRY SJU finished third at the 2021 MIAC Championships and ninth out of 31 teams at the NCAA North Regional. Lloyd Young ’24 and Andy Goldsmith ’22 earned All-MIAC honors by finishing third and eighth, respectively, at the MIAC Championships, and were All-Region (top 35) in fifth and 26th two weeks later at the NCAA regional. Young placed 52nd at the NCAA Division III Championships Nov. 20.
FOOTBALL Saint John’s (11-1, 8-0 MIAC) won its MIACrecord 35th conference title and made its 31st postseason appearance last fall. The Johnnies were ranked No. 8 in the final national polls. Wide receiver Ravi Alston ’21 was named the MIAC Most Valuable Player, the 21st Johnnie to earn the award and the first receiver since Blake Elliott ’03 in 2002 and 2003. Defensive lineman Seth Morem ’21 shared the MIAC’s Most Outstanding Lineman award with Gustavus Adolphus’ Zach Jakes. Morem is the 10th Johnnie to win the award and third consecutive (tackle Ben Bartch ’20 in 2019 and defensive lineman Nathan Brinker ’19 in 2018). The Johnnies tied a school record with 11 student-athletes named to the AllMIAC first team: Alston, Morem, linebacker Erik Bjork ’23, defensive lineman Metoriah Faoliu ’22, offensive tackle Tyler Johnson ’21, linebacker Kyle Kornovich ’21, tight end Alex Larson ’23, wide receiver Matt Mohr ’22, center Nick Neumann ’21, running back Henry Trost ’22 and defensive lineman Michael Wozniak ’22. Head coach Gary
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Fasching ’81 was named the MIAC John Gagliardi Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season, and fifth time in his nine-year tenure. Safety Mateo Cisneros ’24 was awarded the prestigious MIAC Elite 22 Award, which is given to the studentathlete with the highest GPA among those who played in the MIAC Championship Game. Alston was named an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (second team), Associated Press (second team) and D3football.com (third team). Neumann also received second-team honors by the AP, while Wozniak was named to the D3football.com All-America first team and Larson was named to the fourth team. Johnson, Trost and Wozniak also earned College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America honors.
GOLF SJU won its second consecutive conference title (14th overall) at the 2021 MIAC Championships. The win clinched the Johnnies’ 19th appearance at the NCAA Division III Championship. All five Johnnies finished in the top 10 at the MIAC Championships to earn All-MIAC honors. Nate Loxtercamp ’24 finished second, Sam Berger ’24 tied for fourth, Glavine Schugel ’24 placed sixth, Blake Schuler ’24 tied for seventh and Thomas Gutzmer ’23 claimed 10th. Loxtercamp also earned the MIAC’s Elite 22 Award for men’s golf, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA among the All-MIAC honorees.
SOCCER The Johnnies finished sixth in the MIAC with a 4-6 record (8-9-1 overall) and made their 10th trip to the semifinals in 11 MIAC Playoff appearances. Goalkeeper Evian Siefken ’25
