MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Eighty-six Saint John's University student-athletes received 2021-22 Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honors on Monday, June 27.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season. 

Athletically, student-athletes must be a member of a MIAC-sponsored, varsity team and be academically and athletically eligible. The student-athlete must have utilized a season of participation (per NCAA and MIAC definitions) and have remained on the sports roster through the conclusion of the sports season.

SJU led the MIAC with 145 male honorees during the 2021-22 academic year, followed by Gustavus Adolphus (134) and Carleton (113). The Johnnies had 86 fall honorees (cross country, football, soccer), ahead of Gustavus (80) and St. Olaf (67).

Here are the SJU honorees, listed by sport in alphabetical order:

Baseball (Story)
Junior infielder Jackson Amann (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan); junior second baseman Owen Dauk (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview); sophomore outfielder Rodney Erickson (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury); junior pitcher Jack Haring (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine); junior shortstop Matthew Hayford (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes); sophomore pitcher Griffin Larson (Edina, Minn.); senior infielder Casey Lieser (Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial); sophomore first baseman Andrew Mahlke (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen); junior outfielder Luke McElroy (St. Paul, Minn./Central); sophomore shortstop Landon Peterson (Minneapolis, Minn./Blake); senior catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake); senior outfielder Soren Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake); senior second baseman Pete Schroeder (Minneapolis, Minn./Providence Academy); junior catcher/infielder Zach Selchow (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview); junior pitcher Casey Trapp (Blaine, Minn./Centennial); and sophomore catcher Nick Trucke (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer).

Basketball (Story)
Senior guard Jake Binley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley); sophomore wing J.T. Gaffney (Wayzata, Minn./Minnetonka); sophomore wing Connor Schwob (Waconia, Minn.); and sophomore wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview).

Golf (Story)
Senior Joe Abdo (Edina, Minn.); senior Isaac Burgess (Starbuck, Minn./Minnewaska Area); sophomore Thomas Ellis (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen); junior  Gutzmer (Jordan, Minn.); junior Cameron Lemke (Avon, Minn./Albany); sophomore Nate Loxtercamp (Richmond, Minn./Melrose Area); sophomore Jackson May (Monticello, Minn.); sophomore Glavine Schugel (New Ulm, Minn.); and sophomore Max Thelen (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace).

Hockey (Story)
Senior forward Braden Altena (St. Cloud, Minn.); senior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.); senior forward Brady Dahl (Rochester, Minn.); junior forward Henry Enebak (Lakeville, Minn.); senior goaltender Michael Magnuson (Sunfish Lake, Minn.); junior forward Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.); senior defenseman Jerome Newhouse (Shorewood, Minn.); sophomore defenseman Jack Olsen (Lakeville, Minn.); junior defenseman Joe Raleigh (Lake Elmo, Minn.); and sophomore goaltender Jaeger Reed (Crosslake, Minn.).

Swimming and Diving (Story)
Senior Spencer Atkinson (Cold Spring, Minn./Litchfield); junior Tim Belov (Medina, Minn./Wayzata); junior Dylan Fleischhacker (Greenwald, Minn./Melrose Area); senior Steven Froehle (DuPont, Wash./Steilacoom); junior Jack Grabinski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice); sophomore Alex Heer (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall); junior Ethan Huber (Mitchell, S.D.); junior Joe Koller (Savage, Minn./Shakopee); junior Jack Mehus (Fargo, N.D./South); senior Trevor Nelson (Helena, Mont./St. Andrew School); sophomore Mark Spangler (Littleton, Colo./Heritage); and sophomore Scott Spangler (Littleton, Colo./Heritage).

Tennis (Story)
Sophomore Ian Aadland (Brainerd, Minn.); junior Hunter Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar); junior Peyton Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar); junior Will Fischer (Spicer, Minn./Willmar); sophomore Mason Meyer (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson); sophomore Nolan Morrey (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes); and sophomore Mark Rosen (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson).

Track and Field (Story)
Sophomore Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy); junior Riley Berg (Bemidji, Minn.); senior Seth Cattoor (Marshall, Minn.); sophomore Carson Davis (New Prague, Minn.); junior Mason DeGross (New Prague, Minn.); senior Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall); junior Charles Ellis (Long Lake, Minn./Orono); sophomore Jacob Gathje (Omaha, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine); senior Matt Gish (Bemidji, Minn.); senior Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall); junior Mitch Grand (Hutchinson, Minn.); sophomore Carter Grove (Osakis, Minn.); junior Brett Hague (Brainerd, Minn.); sophomore Logan Hennen (Prior Lake, Minn.); junior Alexei Hensel (Buffalo, Minn.); junior Danny Kloeppner (Dayton, Minn./Champlin Park); senior Max Krause (Downers Grove, Ill./North); junior Jacob Lipke (Stewart, Minn./Hutchinson); junior Will Mattock (Maryville, Mo.); senior Nathan Meyer (Iowa City, Iowa/Regina); junior Tom Nemanich (Red Wing, Minn.); junior Charlie Otto (Delano, Minn.); junior Maguire Petersen (Hutchinson, Minn.); junior Sam Rengo (Esko, Minn.); senior Shawn Schindler (Maple Grove, Minn.); junior Josh Sletta (Madelia, Minn.); sophomore Max Vogel (Bayport, Minn./Stillwater Area); and junior Lloyd Young (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy).