Results

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Saint John's finished seventh out of nine teams in the 10k skate race and eighth in the 10k classic at the 2011 NCAA Central Regional held Saturday, Feb. 19.

Senior Jared Sundstrom (Proctor, Minn.) led SJU in the skate race with a 15th-place finish (27:51). Freshman Kellen Witschen (Aurora, Minn./Mesabi East) followed in 39th (29:34), while sophomore Ethan Evenson (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale) crossed the finish line in 46th (30:15).

Witschen led the Johnnies in the 10k classic with a 39th-place finish (31:47). Senior Adam Johnson (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) followed close behind in 40th (31:55), while freshman Nate Engel (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) claimed 44th (32:08).

The Johnnies return to the trails at the annual American Birkebeiner this Saturday, Feb. 26. Races are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at Telemark Lodge near Cable, Wis.