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

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

vault, Dockendorf was sixth in the pole vault, Petersen tied for eighth in the high jump and the 4x100-meter relay (Miller, Kevin Arthur ’23, Brady Labine ’21, Jack Young ’22) claimed fourth. Miller became the 11th Johnnie to win three conference championships in the same outdoor event with his third consecutive title in the 100-meter dash as SJU finished second at the MIAC meet. Petersen became the fifth Johnnie to win the MIAC decathlon and first since AllAmerican Brayden Wagner ’09 in 2009.

WRESTLING

The Johnnies’ 2021 wrestling schedule consisted of competitions against Augsburg and Concordia. Logan Edwards ’23, Carter Entinger ’23 and Jacob Scherber ’21 were named 2020-21 National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans. SJU has now produced 29 Scholar AllAmericans over the last 13 seasons.

A New Era Dawns at SJU with State-of-the-Art Video Scoreboard

A new, state-of-the-art Formetco video scoreboard has been installed at Saint John's University's Clemens Stadium. The high-definition, LED scoreboard – which is situated just in front of the southeast hillside – can display live footage from the football field and stands, as well as replays and recorded content. It’s expected to be up and running in time for the start of the football season this fall. The approximately 30 feet by 50 feet (1,400 square feet) scoreboard is a gift from the Sexton Family Foundation in recognition of legendary SJU head coach John Gagliardi, the winningest coach in college football history with 489 career victories. The new scoreboard features a single-point sound system on top and is slightly larger than the videoboard at CHS Field in St. Paul (home of the St. Paul Saints), which is slightly under 27 feet by 49 feet (1,300 square feet). The task of operating the scoreboard will be part of the new Go Johnnies Network, which oversees live video streaming, the mobile app and more.