MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Twenty Saint John's University track and field student-athletes earned Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honors for the 2019-20 academic year on Tuesday, June 30.

Those honored (listed alphabetically) include:

-Sophomore Seth Cattoor (Marshall, Minn.), a global business leadership major with a 3.63 GPA; 
-Junior Randall Clintsman (Maplewood, Minn./Hill-Murray), a computer science major with a 3.80 GPA;
-Junior Jack Colleran (Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy), a biology major with a 3.97 GPA;
-Senior Trey Collins (Plentywood, Mont./Royalton), a nutrition major with a 3.63 GPA;
-Senior Sam Cruz (Pelican Rapids, Minn.), an accounting major with a 3.92 GPA;
-Junior Jacob Czech (Kewaunee, Wis.), an economics and political science double-major with a 3.98 GPA;
-Sophomore Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall), an accounting major with a 3.90 GPA;
-Sophomore Matt Gish (Bemidji, Minn.), a biochemistry major (pre-medicine emphasis) with a 3.96 GPA;
-Sophomore Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall), an integrative science major with a 3.90 GPA;
-Junior Charles Haik (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds View), an economics and global business leadership double-major with a 3.53 GPA;
-Junior Seth Jackson (Eagan, Minn.), a chemistry major (pre-engineering emphasis) with a 3.66 GPA;
-Junior Kyle McKinney (Nassau, Bahamas/St. Augustine's), an integrative science major with a 3.63 GPA;
-Junior Ryan Murphy (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), an accounting major with a 3.65 GPA;
-Sophomore Charlie Otto (Delano, Minn.), an economics major with a 3.71 GPA;
-Sophomore Jacob Reding (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan), an integrative science major (pre-physical therapy emphasis) with a 3.85 GPA;
-Sophomore Shawn Schindler (Maple Grove, Minn.), a nursing major with a 3.97 GPA;
-Junior Ryan Thompson (Minneapolis, Minn./Edina), a biochemistry and peace studies double-major with a 3.93 GPA;
-Senior Collin Trout (Cloquet, Minn.), a biochemistry major (pre-pharmacy emphasis) with a 3.86 GPA;
-Junior Noah Webb (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), an accounting major with a 3.66 GPA;
-Sophomore Danny Welshons (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), an environmental studies major with a 3.66 GPA.

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. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 spring season, the athletic requirement for track and field was eliminated.

The Academic All-MIAC honor is the third consecutive for Trout and the second for nine others: Clintsman, Collins, Czech, Haik, Jackson, McKinney, Murphy, Thompson and Webb. 

The Johnnies hosted the 2020 MIAC Indoor Championships and finished fourth. SJU qualified a program-record five student-athletes, all in individual events, for the NCAA Indoor Championships before the meet was cancelled. COVID-19 also cancelled the outdoor season, which barred SJU from defending its NCAA Division III title in the 4x100-meter relay.