MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Ten Saint John's University soccer student-athletes received 2021 Academic All-MIAC honors on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Those honored (listed alphabetically) include:

-Junior defender Cavin Allen (Excelsior, Minn./Chanhassen), a computer science major with a 3.98 GPA; 
-Junior midfielder Matt D. Anderson (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep), a psychology major with a 3.93 GPA; 
-Junior forward Matt T. Anderson (Apple Valley, Minn./Holy Angels), a communication and global business leadership double-major with a 3.73 GPA; 
-Junior goalkeeper Sam Anderson (Apple Valley, Minn./Holy Angels), a global business leadership and sociology double-major with a 3.73 GPA; 
-Junior midfielder Evan Atkins (Lakeville, Minn./North), a numerical computation major with a 3.63 GPA; 
-Junior defender Aidan Becken (Prior Lake, Minn.), a biology major (pre-medicine emphasis) with a 4.0 GPA; 
-Junior midfielder Trenton Dodds (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert), a biology major (pre-physician's assistant emphasis) with a 3.50 GPA; 
-Senior midfielder Drew Engel (De Pere, Wis.), a biology major with a 3.87 GPA; 
-Sophomore midfielder Kaidan Popp (Redmond, Wash./Mount Si), a communication major with a 3.60 GPA; 
-Sophomore midfielder Jack Simonet (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnetonka), an accounting major with a 3.92 GPA.

In order to qualify for MIAC Academic All-Conference recognition, student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Transfers must have completed one academic year (full-time) at the institution prior to becoming eligible the following year.

Athletically, student-athletes must be a member of a MIAC-sponsored varsity team, utilize a season of participation (per NCAA and MIAC definitions) and have remained on the sports roster through the conclusion of the sport's season. The MIAC moved away from athletic-specific requirements (i.e. participate in 50 percent of the games, finish in the top 100 at the MIAC Championships, etc.) beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.

For the fourth time in the last seven academic years (and the second consecutive), SJU led the MIAC in male honorees with 59.

The Academic All-MIAC honor is the second consecutive for Allen, M.D. Anderson, M.T. Anderson, S. Anderson, Atkins, Becken, Dodds and Engel.

SJU earned a United Soccer Coaches' Team Academic Award for the 12th consecutive season back in September. For a team to be considered for the award, it must have a composite team grade-point average of at least 3.0 for all team members who appear on the official NCAA roster forms during the 2020-21 academic year. The Johnnies' 43-man roster combined for a 3.31 team GPA.

Individually, Becken earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors this fall.

The Johnnies finished sixth in the MIAC with a 4-6 record (8-9-1 overall) and made their 10th trip to the semifinals in 11 MIAC Playoff appearances.