USTFCCCA Release
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Eight Saint John's University outdoor track and field student-athletes earned a total of 13 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Central Region honors on Monday, May 20.
To be selected for All-Region, a student-athlete must either be ranked in the top-five of an individual event in the region according to final
TFRRS data or be part of a top-three relay team.
-Junior
Kai Barber (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace): second in the shot put (17.05 meters);
-Sophomore
Nick Gannon (St. Paul, Minn./Hill-Murray): first in the 4x100-meter relay (40.78);
-Sophomore
Brady Labine (Detroit Lakes, Minn.): fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (54.04) and first in the 4x100-meter relay (40.78);
-Senior
Max Martin (Minneapolis, Minn./Wayzata): third in the 110-meter hurdles (14.96);
-Sophomore
Ryan Miller (Maple Grove, Minn./Totino-Grace): first in the 100-meter dash (10.39), third in the 200-meter dash (21.73) and first in the 4x100-meter relay (40.78);
-Freshman
Shawn Schindler (Maple Grove, Minn.): second in the pole vault (4.50 meters);
-Senior
Drew Schoenbauer (New Prague, Minn.): second in the 100-meter dash (10.60), second in the 200-meter dash (21.55) and first in the 4x100-meter relay (40.78);
-Freshman
Michael Wallace (Nassau, Bahamas/St. Anne's): fifth in the triple jump (13.98 meters).
Schoenbauer is now an 8-time All-Region honoree across indoor (4) and outdoor (4) track. The 2019 outdoor distinction was also the second or better for five other Johnnies: Gannon (2-time), Labine (3-time), Martin (2-time), Miller (6-time) and Wallace (2-time).
Five of the All-Region honorees will compete at the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships May 23-25 in Geneva, Ohio. SJU opens the three-day national meet with the 4x100-meter relay prelims at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the SPIRE Institute. The 100-meter dash prelims (Miller and Schoenbauer) are scheduled for 3:45 p.m. Friday, May 24. Barber's prelim begins at 11:30 a.m. Friday. The 4x100-meter relay final is penciled in for a 12:15 p.m. start Saturday, May 25, while the 100-meter dash final is at 1:40 p.m.
