D3football.com Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's senior tight end Alex Larson (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Larson caught six passes for 84 yards and two, third-quarter touchdowns in the Johnnies' 41-27 win over Gustavus Adolphus Oct. 22 in Collegeville.

The performance enabled Larson to climb past the tie between Mike Ramler '90 and Brett Saladin '09 for fifth on SJU's all-time list for tight ends with 76 career receptions, as well as move him above Tom Ramboldt '92 for seventh with 1,016 receiving yards. Larson now has 17 receiving touchdowns, which are two behind SJU's record for tight ends, 19, held by Nate Kirschner '01.

He currently leads the MIAC with nine receiving touchdowns, which are eighth-most in NCAA Division III this season. Larson is second on the team in both receptions (41) and receiving yards (540).

No. 4 SJU (6-1, 4-1 MIAC, 2-0 Northwoods) travels to face St. Scholastica (2-5, 1-4 MIAC, 0-3 Northwoods) for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Public Schools Stadium in Duluth.