Results

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's cross country finished fifth out of 23 teams at the St. Olaf Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 17, on the campus of St. Olaf in Northfield.

The host Oles, who are ranked third in the region and No. 17 nationally, won the 8k race with 42 points. No. 26 Wisconsin-Stout was second (70 points), followed by No. 30 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (84), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (110) and SJU (173).

Senior Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) led SJU in 23rd place out of 325 runners, seventh among MIAC competitors, with a time of 26:41.

Junior Carter Grove (Osakis, Minn.) and sophomore Eamon Cavanaugh (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) were next in 33rd (26:58) and 35th (26:59), respectively.

Senior Mitch Grand (Hutchinson, Minn.), like Cavanaugh, made his 2022 cross country debut Saturday and took 42nd (27:06), a few steps ahead of junior Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy) in 46th (27:10).

Seniors Alexei Hensel (Buffalo, Minn.) and Tom Nemanich (Red Wing, Minn.) rounded out the Johnnies' seven in 53rd (27:20) and 55th (27:23).

Junior Lloyd Young (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy), a 2021 national entrant, did not race for the second consecutive meet.

The Johnnies compete at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Whitetail G.C. in Colfax, Wis.