D3football.com Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Nine Saint John's University student-athletes were named to the 2025 D3football.com All-Region 6 teams on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Senior defensive lineman Zach Frank (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial), senior tight end Joey Gendreau (Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka), junior linebacker Aiden McMahon (Maple Grove, Minn.) and senior wide receiver Dylan Wheeler (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds View) were named to the first team. Junior left tackle Michael Bougie (South St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall), senior defensive lineman Landon Gallagher (Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta) and sophomore cornerback Westin Hoyt (Forest Lake, Minn.) were second-team honorees, while senior offensive guard Ian DeGross (Elko, Minn./New Prague) and junior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn.) were named to the third team.

All nine All-Region picks earned All-MIAC honors Nov. 24. The All-Region selection is the third-consecutive for Frank and the second for Gendreau and Wheeler.

The Johnnies have now had 80 All-Region honorees over the last 11 full seasons.

The 2025 D3football.com All-Americans are scheduled to be announced on Monday, Dec. 22. 

Frank
A three-time (2023, 2024, 2025) All-MIAC selection and the 2025 MIAC Mike Stam Award recipient as the conference's best lineman, Frank led the team in tackles for loss (17.0), sacks (13.0) and quarterback hurries (7) in 12 games. He was fourth on the team with 46 tackles for a defense that ended the regular season fourth in Division III in scoring defense (8.8 ppg.); fifth in total defense (203.0 ypg.); seventh in passing defense (135.3 ypg.); and 11th in both first downs allowed (126) and red-zone defense (.611, 11-for-18).

The 2024 All-American ended his career fifth in program history in sacks (28.5) and ninth in tackles for loss (40.0).

Gendreau
Gendreau finished second on the team with 76 catches for 1,020 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games this fall. He was named to D3football.com's National Team of the Week three times this fall. Gendreau ended his career as SJU's all-time leader in receiving yards (2,196), among tight ends, and second in both receptions (168) and receiving touchdowns (20) at the position.

McMahon
McMahon led SJU's defense with 106 tackles (48 solo), 37 more than the second-best tackler on the team, in 12 games. He also had 4.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two blocked kicks, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and an interception.

Wheeler
Wheeler ended the regular season eighth in Division III in receiving touchdowns and led the Johnnies in all three receiving categories: receptions (98), yards (1,175) and touchdowns (19). He totaled 22 catches for 237 yards and five touchdowns in two NCAA playoff games.

He started each of SJU's last 34 games (and has played in all 46 as a Johnnie). He owns three conference or program receiving records: MIAC (conference games only) - games of multiple receiving touchdowns (six in 2024) and is tied with Blake Elliott '03 with 12 100-yard receiving games. The unanimous 2024 All-American also holds the SJU record for games of three receiving touchdowns or more (8). 

Wheeler ended his career second in program history in receptions (247), receiving yards (3,182), receiving touchdowns (50) and 100-yard receiving games (15).

Bougie and DeGross
Bougie and DeGross started all 12 games on the line for an SJU offense that ended the regular season as the Division III leader on third down (60 percent, 55-for-92) and tackles for loss allowed (2.10 tflpg.); second in completion percentage (.751) and passing offense (366.8 ypg.); third in scoring offense (50.5 ppg.) and total offense (523.5 ypg.); fifth in sacks allowed (0.5 spg.); sixth in passing efficiency (191.55); seventh in first downs (264); and 11th in red-zone offense (.919, 57-for-62).

SJU led the MIAC in total offense (527.4 ypg.) – for the seventh-consecutive season – and passing offense (375.2 ypg.) for the third-straight year (fifth time in the last seven seasons) in conference play. The Johnnies were second in scoring offense with an average of 50.7 points per MIAC game. Saint John's allowed just seven sacks, including five by the starting offensive line.

Bougie has started each of the Johnnies' last 18 games at left tackle, while DeGross started all 12 games for SJU at right guard. 

Gallagher
Gallagher missed the season's first two games due to injury and finished second on the team in both sacks (3.5) and quarterback hurries (6), and third in tackles for loss (7.5). He accumulated 78 tackles (33 solo), including 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, in 34 career games.

Hoyt
Hoyt posted 34 tackles (28 solo), including 3.5 for a loss, and led the Johnnies with three interceptions and five pass breakups in 12 games. He totaled 151 return yards on the three interceptions.

Feeney
Feeney ended the season 281 of 386 passing for 3,352 yards and 40 touchdowns (to seven interceptions. He ended the regular season in Division III's top 20 in six statistical categories: second in completion percentage (.774); sixth in both passing efficiency (194.1) and passing touchdowns (32); 11th in yards per pass attempt (9.65); 18th in passing yards (2,691); and 20th in completions per game (21.60).

He led the MIAC in completion percentage (.767, 204-for-266) and passing efficiency (192.2), and was second in completions (204), passing yards (2,550) and passing touchdowns (30) in conference play. The .767 completion percentage was a MIAC record and the 192.2 pass-efficiency rating was second-best to Aaron Syverson's '24 199.9 posted last year. 

Feeney played just one complete game in the regular season after splitting time as SJU's starting play caller with senior Zander Dittbenner (Mankato, Minn./West) for the first half of the season. 

Feeney took over the reigns as the primary starter ahead of a triumphant return to his hometown on Oct. 18 at Concordia. He exited games before the fourth quarter six times in all, and before the second half twice. 

SJU (10-2, 8-1 MIAC) recorded its 27th 10-win season and made its 34th postseason appearance (30th in Division III) this fall.