Saint John's University

Saint John's University senior Chris Sandy (Spirit Lake, Iowa) earned his first trip to nationals by winning the 141-pound bracket at last Saturday's NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The No. 2 seed, Sandy received a first-round bye and posted a 15-4 major decision before earning a narrow 6-5 victory in the semis. He then defeated St. Olaf’s Ryan Timmerman 9-3 in the championship match. He is now 21-5 on the season.

Sandy and six other Johnnies travel to La Crosse, Wis., for the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships Friday and Saturday, March 11-12. Competition is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday at The La Crosse Center.