Saint John's senior All-American running back Sam Sura (South St. Paul, Minn.) rushed for a season-high 175 yards and a career-high four touchdowns on 31 carries in SJU's 41-21 win at Hamline Oct. 3. The four rushing touchdowns were the most by a Johnnie in a game since 2004 (five by Corey Weber in the 41-6 win at Hamline). Sura was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time in his career for his performance.
The 175 rushing yards enabled Sura to break his tie with Matt Malmberg (1991-94), pass Chris Moore (1997-00) and move into second place on SJU's all-time rushing list with 3,098 yards. He is now 835 yards behind the school record of 3,933 held by Tim Schmitz (1974-77).
Sura is currently tied for fourth in NCAA Division III with 10 rushing touchdowns and is 11th with 681 rushing yards.
The Johnnies (4-1, 2-1 MIAC) enjoy their bye week before hosting Gustavus Adolphus for their Homecoming game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville.
