*the team standings were adjusted later Saturday evening

Lewis & Clark Results | Crown Results | UW-La Crosse Results

ESTACADA, Ore. – Saint John's cross country finished seventh out of 26 teams at the Lewis & Clark Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 16, at Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, Ore.

Division I Portland won the 8k race with 15 points, followed by NAIA Southern Oregon (78), No. 15 Carleton (94), No. 25 Loras (100), Pacific Lutheran (160), Division I Seattle (204) and SJU (217).

Senior Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall) led the Johnnies in 45th out of 299 runners, 16th among NCAA Division III participants, with a time of 25:14. Junior Mitch Grand (Hutchinson, Minn.) was next in 63rd (25:32) and sophomore Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy) crossed the finish line in 75th (25:43), two spots ahead of junior Alexei Hensel (Buffalo, Minn.) in 77th (25:49). Freshman Eamon Cavanaugh (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) and sophomore Carter Grove (Osakis, Minn.) placed 85th (26:02) and 96th (26:10), respectively, while junior Tom Nemanich (Red Wing, Minn.) rounded out the Johnnies' top seven in 126th (26:51).

Crown's St. Boni Invitational (Friday)
SJU finished first out of five teams Friday at Crown's St. Boni Invitational. The Johnnies totaled 33 points, followed by Martin Luther (43), Minnesota-Morris (68) and the host Storm (83).

Senior Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) led the Johnnies in third place out of 50 runners with a time of 28:08. Juniors Nathan Clausing (Big Lake, Minn.) and Riley Berg (Bemidji, Minn.) followed in seventh (29:01) and eighth (29:02), respectively. Senior Justus Fast (Reno, Nev./Galena) was 12th (29:23), while freshmen Liam Sheeley (Edina, Minn./Holy Angels) and Aidan Thomas (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) were 14th (29:34) and 15th (29:38). Freshman Bennett Wirth (Alexandria, Minn.) was SJU's seventh scorer in 22nd (30:19).

Wisconsin-La Crosse's Jim Drews Invitational (Friday)
Sophomore Lloyd Young (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy) finished 16th out of 380 runners, 12th among NCAA Division III participants, with a time of 25:21.73 Friday at Wisconsin-La Crosse's Jim Drews Invitational held at the Maple Grove Venues, LLC in West Salem, Wis.

The Johnnies return to action in two weeks with the 2021 MIAC Championships at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, on the campus of St. Olaf in Northfield.