Saint John's track and field travels to Northfield to compete at the Carleton Relays on Saturday, April 23. The meet is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Laird Stadium. - Live Results | Live Video (Track Only)

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's collected 12 top-10 marks/times, including a number of strong performances among NCAA Division III participants, at the (Division II) Concordia-St. Paul Invitational last Saturday (April 16).

Senior Randy Perez (Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta) won the javelin throw with a facility- and meet-record distance of 51.75 meters. Senior Cole Howard (Ridgefield, Wash./Skyview) finished seventh (45.82 meters). Senior Thomas Feichtinger (Omaha, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine) led all non-Division I participants in the 800 meters to finish fifth overall with a time of 1:56.14. 

Freshman Drew Schoenbauer (New Prague, Minn.) took second among collegiate runners in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.94 seconds, the second-fastest in the MIAC this season. Freshman Max Martin (Minneapolis, Minn./Wayzata) led all Division III student-athletes to claim third overall in the 400-meter hurdles (57.27) and finished ninth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.55). Both times were season bests.

Junior Raymond Twumasi (Coon Rapids, Minn.) took fifth in the triple jump (14.01 meters) with the second-best mark in the MIAC this season. Junior Peyton Thiry (Lester Prairie, Minn./Lester Prairie-Holy Trinity) improved his previous best by over two full meters to take seventh, first among Division III throwers, in the hammer (51.47 meters). Sophomore Matthew Burgstahler (Sandpoint, Idaho) and Connor Franta (La Crescent, Minn.) finished fourth (9:56.78) and sixth (10:10.91), respectively, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The Johnnies' 4x100-meter relay took third (43.19), second among Division III competition, while the 4x400-meter relay claimed fifth (3:25.76).

ANOTHER FRESHMAN RECORD FALLS: Schoenbauer broke the program's freshman record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.94 seconds, the second-fastest time in the MIAC this season, in St. Paul last Saturday. The time is good for 36th in NCAA Division III this season. He is also fourth in the MIAC with a time of 10.91 seconds in the 100-meter dash 10.91, which is 45th nationally. Classmate Kai Barber (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) broke the school's freshman record in the shot put earlier this outdoor season and is currently fifth in the MIAC (15.69 meters). 

TRIO TRAVELS TO LA CROSSE: Three Johnnie runners are traveling to compete at Wisconsin-La Crosse's Phil Esten Challenge today. Feichtinger will run the 1,500 meters (8:14 p.m.), junior Ryan Bugler (Okinawa, Japan/Kubasaki) will compete in the steeplechase (6:53 p.m.) and junior Sam Friesen (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) will take part in the 10,000 meters (10:02 p.m.).

FIVE THROWERS GO TO FARGO: Four other Johnnies will compete in the hammer throw at the first day of Division I North Dakota State's Lyle Hokanson Classic today in Fargo: Thiry, senior Zach Brown (Elk River, Minn.), senior Mike Manikowski (Lakeville, Minn./North), freshman Ryan Reiter (Hudson, Wis.) and junior Tony Yost (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

WHO ELSE WILL BE IN NORTHFIELD: In addition to SJU, the host Knights and their neighbors, St. Olaf, other schools scheduled to compete Saturday include Augsburg, Bethany Lutheran, Bethel, Concordia-Moorhead, Concordia-St. Paul, Crown, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Macalester, Martin Luther, Minnesota and St. Thomas.

LAST YEAR'S MEET: SJU recorded six top-five finishes at last year's Carleton Relays held on April 18 (2015) in Northfield. Team scores were not calculated. Feichtinger led the Johnnies with a first-place finish in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.86, which was good for fifth in the MIAC so far this season. Bugler crossed the finish line second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:45.15). Jake Lammi '15 placed third in the 400 meters (49.94), while Twumasi took third in the triple jump (13.25 meters).

NATIONAL PLACEMENT: The Johnnies currently have seven marks/times in the NCAA Division III's top 50 (thru April 21). In addition to Schoenbauer's times in the 100- (45th) and 200-meter (36th) dashes, Feichtinger is 42nd in the 5,000 meters (14:51.10) and Twumasi is 23rd in the triple jump (14.01 meters). In the throws, Barber is 26th in the shot put (15.69 meters) and Thiry is 34th in the hammer (51.47 meters). Perez is 27th in the javelin (57.09 meters).  

IN THE MIAC: SJU currently touts 23 top-eight marks/times in the MIAC this outdoor season, including 15 in the top five of their respective event.        

100-Meter Dash
4. Drew Schoenbauer (10.91)
7. Anthony Clarke (11.01)

200-Meter Dash
2. Drew Schoenbauer (21.94)
4. Anthony Clarke (22.41)

800 Meters
5. Thomas Feichtinger (1:56.14)

1,500 Meters
8. Thomas Feichtinger (4:02.38)

5,000 Meters
5. Thomas Feichtinger (14:51.10)
6. Ryan Bugler (14:57.89)

110-Meter Hurdles
2. Max Martin (15.55)

400-Meter Hurdles
3. Max Martin (57.27)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
3. Ryan Bugler (9:45.99)
4. Matthew Burgstahler (9:56.78)

Triple Jump
2. Raymond Twumasi (14.01 meters)
4. Daniel Bruckbauer (13.24 meters)
7. Colton Peterson (13.06 meters)

Shot Put
5. Kai Barber (15.69 meters)

Discus Throw
6. Kai Barber (43.71 meters)
8. Tony Yost (43.25 meters)

Hammer Throw
2. Peyton Thiry (51.47 meters)

Javelin Throw
1. Randy Perez (57.09 meters)

Pole Vault
5. Maxwell Olson (4.30 meters)
6. Jordan Theisen (4.30 meters)
8. Matt Devery (4.25 meters)