Results
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John's track and field competed at its second outdoor meet of the season – the St. Thomas' Tomcat Invitational – on Friday, April 7, at O'Shaughnessy Stadium.
The Johnnies recorded four top-three marks/times at the meet, which was not scored. SJU did not have a competitor in the 110-meter hurdles, 5,000 meters, long jump, triple jump or the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays.
Senior
Brady Labine (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) placed second in the 400-meter hurdles (54.77) and three Johnnies finished in the pole vault's top six, led by junior
Joe Charbonneau (New Richmond, Wis.) in second (4.67 meters). Freshman
Kole Guth (St. Peter, Minn.) and senior
Mason DeGross (New Prague, Minn.) reached 4.22 meters to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.
Junior
Lloyd Young (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy) finished third in the 1,500 meters, first among Division III runners, with a time of 3:54.98 and junior
Carter Grove (Osakis, Minn.) was the next Division III participant (seventh overall) in 3:57.49.
Freshman
Caden Wheeler (Andover, Minn.) was the Johnnies' fourth top-three finish – third – in the 400-meter dash (49.80).
Six Johnnies finished in the top five among NCAA Division III competitors:
-Senior
Will Mattock (Maryville, Mo.), ninth (second among DIII) in the 800 meters (1:57.45);
-Freshman
Nick St. Peter (Maple Grove, Minn.), 11th (third among DIII) in the 800 meters (1:57.88);
-Sophomore
Alex Seiler (Albany, Minn.), eighth (fourth among DIII) in the high jump (1.80 meters);
-Senior
Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall), 11th (fifth among DIII) in the 1,500 meters (3:59.26);
-Sophomore
Joe Mensen (Hudson, Wis./Hill-Murray), eighth (fifth among DIII) in the hammer (43.28 meters);
-Sophomore
Emanuel Popoca (Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy), 10th (fifth among DIII) in the 200-meter dash (23.38).
The Johnnies' home meet and decathlon scheduled for next weekend (April 15-16) are canceled due to field conditions. SJU is likely to compete next Saturday, April 15, but has not decided on the location.
