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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Saint John's University football team ended the season ranked No. 8 nationally in the final American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) and D3football.com polls of 2021 posted on Monday, Dec. 20.

The Johnnies have now been ranked in D3football.com's top 25 in 87 consecutive polls, including 35 straight in the top 10.

SJU (11-1, 8-0 MIAC) won its MIAC-record 35th conference title and made its 31st postseason appearance (27th in Division III) this fall.

The Johnnies ended the 2021 season ranked in the NCAA Division III's top 15 in eight statistical categories: seventh in first downs (299), red-zone defense (53.3 percent, 16-for-30) and red-zone offense (89.4 percent, 59-for-66); 12th in scoring offense (44.5 ppg.); 13th in scoring defense (12.9 ppg.); 14th in third-down defense (28.1 percent, 45-for-160); and 15th in passing efficiency (166.9) and total defense (250.0 ypg.).

Individually, senior running back Henry Trost (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) finished 13th in NCAA Division III with 18 rushing touchdowns, which were also 19th nationally in total.

Senior wide receiver Ravi Alston (Lake Elsinore, Calif./Vista Murrieta), junior tight end Alex Larson (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge), senior center Nick Neumann (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) and junior defensive lineman Michael Wozniak (New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) earned All-America honors last week.

The four awardees bring the total to 109 SJU football student-athletes who have earned All-America distinction a total of 143 times.