JOHNNIE SPORTS
Scorecard BASEBALL The Johnnie baseball team tied for third in the MIAC with a 16-9 record (29-12 overall) and made its 11th consecutive appearance in the MIAC Tournament. Designated hitter Max Nyrop ’23 was named to the D3baseball.com All-America first team hours after he and catcher Ethan Roe ’22 were named All-Midwest Region by both D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association. The Johnnies have had 38 All-Region honorees on the diamond since 2010. Nyrop fell one RBI shy of SJU’s singleseason record of 52 set by Ryan Roder ’97 in 1997, while Roe hit a single-season-record 13 home runs. BASKETBALL SJU played a seven-game schedule in empty arenas and posted a 3-4 record. The Johnnie basketball program picked up its ninth consecutive National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award. Wing Oakley Baker ’21, guard Gavin Bates ’22, guard Jake Binley ’22 and guard Colton Codute ’22 were named to the NABC Honors Court. GOLF The Johnnies shattered the 54-hole championshipmeet record with a three-day total of 850, besting the previous record low (set by SJU in 2006) by 27 shots to win the
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program’s 13th MIAC title May 2 at Emerald Greens G.C. in Hastings. Four Johnnies finished in the top 10 to earn All-MIAC honors. Thomas Gutzmer ’23 became the 12th Johnnie to earn medalist honors at the MIAC Championship with a three-round total of 208 (-8). SJU made its 18th appearance at the Division III Championship May 11-14 in Wheeling, West Virginia, and tied for 15th out of 37 teams. Bob Alpers ’82 and Michael Whitlock were named the MIAC Men’s Golf Coaches of the Year. HOCKEY The Johnnies posted a 6-2-2 record (4-0-1 MIAC) during their shortened 2021 schedule. Eleven Johnnies achieved Academic AllMIAC status and 10 were named American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA)/Krampade Academic All-Stars. SOCCER SJU played an abbreviated six-game schedule in the spring and compiled a 2-3-1 record. Aside from the scoreless tie, the other five matches were decided by 2-1 scores. Midfielder Paul Wadsworth ’21 led the team in goals (2), assists (4) and points (8). Twelve Johnnies were named Academic All-MIAC. SWIMMING AND DIVING The Johnnie swimming and diving team’s 2020-21 competition schedule fit into one month. Divers Jack Grabinski ’23 and Connor
Reed ’23 were named 2020-21 College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America All-Americans. Grabinski received first-team honors in the 3-meter dive, while both divers earned second-team distinction on the 1-meter board. TENNIS SJU finished sixth in the MIAC, one win from the MIAC playoffs, with a 4-5 record (6-5 overall) in 2021. Thomas Gillach ’21 and Wil McDowell ’23 earned All-MIAC honors in both singles and doubles competition. The honor was the third consecutive for Gillach in both competitions. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Void of championships meets at the MIAC and NCAA Division III level, SJU competed in six indoor competitions. The schedule ended with the Division III Elite Indoor Championships, hosted by Wartburg (Iowa), where Lloyd Young ’23 (5,000 meters), Shawn Schindler ’22 (pole vault) and Michael Wallace ’22 (triple jump) all finished second. The trio, along with Drew Dockendorf ’21 (pole vault), Ryan Miller ’21 (60-meter dash), Maguire Petersen ’23 (high jump) and Gavin Rupp ’23 (weight throw) were U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Central Region. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SJU placed 12th at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships held in Greensboro, N.C., thanks to AllAmerica performances in five events: Miller was third in the 100-meter dash, Schindler was fourth in the pole
