MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Fifty-nine Saint John's University student-athletes earned 2021 Fall Academic All-MIAC honors on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

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

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.

By sport, here are the Johnnies who earned the honor (listed alphabetically):

Cross Country (Story)
Sophomore Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy); junior Riley Berg (Bemidji, Minn.); senior Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall); sophomore Jacob Gathje (Omaha, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine); senior Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall); junior Mitch Grand (Hutchinson, Minn.); sophomore Carter Grove (Osakis, Minn.); junior Alexei Hensel (Buffalo, Minn.); senior Max Krause (Downers Grove, Ill./North); junior Jacob Lipke (Stewart, Minn./Hutchinson); junior Nico Merickel (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle); senior Nathan Meyer (Iowa City, Iowa/Regina); junior Tom Nemanich (Red Wing, Minn.); sophomore Max Vogel (Bayport, Minn./Stillwater Area); and sophomore Lloyd Young (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy).

Football (Story)
Senior defensive back Colton Arne (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield); sophomore wide receiver Sanders Asplin (Dassel, Minn./Dassel-Cokato); senior quarterback Chris Backes (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech); junior defensive lineman Jonah Becken (Hudson, Wis.); sophomore linebacker Jack Bjork (Mahtomedi, Minn.); sophomore defensive back Mateo Cisneros (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View); senior defensive back Tommy Deters (Maple Plain, Minn./Orono); senior offensive lineman Jarod Fike (White Bear Lake, Minn.); senior defensive lineman Collin Franz (Otsego, Minn./Rogers); senior linebacker Mitch Gerlach (Cloquet, Minn.); sophomore linebacker Andrew Hamilton (Eagle River, Alaska); junior defensive lineman Nick Harris (Big Lake, Minn.); sophomore linebacker Logan Hennen (Prior Lake, Minn.); senior running back Carter Huberty (Avon, Minn./Albany); sophomore linebacker Brock Humbert (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori); senior linebacker Ethan Hylla (Holdingford, Minn./Albany); junior offensive lineman Joe Jaeger (Lakeville, Minn./North); sophomore wide receiver Todd Jager (St. Bonifacius, Minn./Waconia); senior offensive lineman Tyler Johnson (Willmar, Minn.); senior tight end Joe Lang (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower); junior linebacker Ben Lechtenberg (Minneapolis, Minn./Providence Academy); junior linebacker Sam Lewison (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview); sophomore defensive back Hillary Makori (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson); senior wide receiver Matt Mohr (Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes); junior linebacker Chad Mrachek (Orono, Minn.); sophomore linebacker Ted Muetzel (Oakdale, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall); senior offensive lineman Cameron Murphy (Willmar, Minn.); junior linebacker Andrew Peine (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes); sophomore defensive back Jaden Ponto (Mora, Minn.); junior linebacker Josh Sletta (Madelia, Minn.); senior running back Henry Trost (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes); sophomore defensive back Jaymeson Ungar (Shakopee, Minn.); junior defensive lineman Sam Willmott (Rosemount, Minn.); and junior defensive lineman Michael Wozniak (New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong).

Soccer (Story)
Junior defender Cavin Allen (Excelsior, Minn./Chanhassen); junior midfielder Matt D. Anderson (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep); junior forward Matt T. Anderson (Apple Valley, Minn./Holy Angels); junior goalkeeper Sam Anderson (Apple Valley, Minn./Holy Angels); junior midfielder Evan Atkins (Lakeville, Minn./North); junior defender Aidan Becken (Prior Lake, Minn.); junior midfielder Trenton Dodds (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert); senior midfielder Drew Engel (De Pere, Wis.); sophomore midfielder Kaidan Popp (Redmond, Wash./Mount Si); and sophomore midfielder Jack Simonet (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnetonka).