MIAC Release
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Forty-eight Saint John's University student-athletes received Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honors for the 2019-20 academic year on Tuesday, June 30.
Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season.
Athletically, student-athletes in basketball and hockey must compete in 50 percent of their team's varsity, regular-season contests. Hockey goaltenders must play in one-third (33.3 percent) of their team's total minutes played for the regular season.
To be eligible in swimming and diving, student-athletes must place in the top 16 individually or participate on a relay team at the conference meet.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 spring season, the athletic requirement for baseball, golf, tennis and track and field was eliminated.
Here are the SJU honorees, listed by sport in alphabetical order:
Baseball (
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Senior shortstop Michael Gruber (Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area); senior infielder Kyle Kipka (Foley, Minn.); sophomore infielder Casey Lieser (Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial); junior pitcher Nick Penick (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori); sophomore catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake); sophomore infielder Pete Schroeder (Minneapolis, Minn./Providence Academy); senior outfielder/catcher Nick Skluzacek (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori); and junior first baseman Derek Vonderohe (Caledonia, Minn.).
Basketball (
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Sophomore guard Gavin Bates (Gaylord, Minn./Sibley East); senior post Ethan Novacinski (St. Joseph, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo); senior post Kyle Sorenson (Caledonia, Minn.); and senior post Lucas Walford (Elko, Minn./New Prague).
Golf (
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Junior Preston Kopel (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Foley) and senior David Schneider (Albany, Minn.).
Hockey (
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Junior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.); junior defenseman Jake Dittel (St. Paul, Minn.); junior defenseman Troy Dobbs (Lancaster, N.Y.); junior forward Tanner Dufault (Kasson, Minn.); sophomore forward Russell Harren (Wasilla, Alaska); junior forward Ryan Kero (Hermantown, Minn.); and sophomore forward Davis Kirkendall (Hamel, Minn.).
Swimming and Diving (
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Junior Mitchell Dockendorf (St. Stephen, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen); sophomore Steven Froehle (DuPont, Wash./Steilacoom); junior Eli Greenblat (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata); junior Mick Olson (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) and senior Ryan Pauley (Columbus, Neb.).
Tennis (
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Junior Thomas Gillach (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) and junior Nate Jordre (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech).
Track and Field (
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Sophomore Seth Cattoor (Marshall, Minn.); senior Randall Clintsman (Maplewood, Minn./Hill-Murray); junior Jack Colleran (Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy); senior Trey Collins (Plentywood, Mont./Royalton); senior Sam Cruz (Pelican Rapids, Minn.); junior Jacob Czech (Kewaunee, Wis.); sophomore Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall); sophomore Matt Gish (Bemidji, Minn.); sophomore Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall); junior Charles Haik (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds View); junior Seth Jackson (Eagan, Minn.); junior Kyle McKinney (Nassau, Bahamas/St. Augustine's); junior Ryan Murphy (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View); sophomore Charlie Otto (Delano, Minn.); sophomore Jacob Reding (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan); sophomore Shawn Schindler (Maple Grove, Minn.); junior Ryan Thompson (Minneapolis, Minn./Edina); senior Collin Trout (Cloquet, Minn.); junior Noah Webb (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech); and sophomore Danny Welshons (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata).
