Results

ST. PAUL, Minn. – No. 11 Saint John's track and field won two events and recorded 23 top-eight marks/times, including eight in the top three, on Wednesday, April 30, at Hamline's Meet of the Unsaintly.

Senior Mitchell Degen (Brainerd, Minn.) won the javelin with a throw of 59.55 meters and senior Jackson McDowell (Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe) was next in second (52.63 meters). McDowell also claimed second in the high jump (2.01 meters) and classmate Alec Ungar (Eden Prairie, Minn./Chanhassen) was next in fourth (1.88 meters).

Senior Kevin Arthur (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) won the 200-meter dash in 21.30 seconds and freshman Max Reis (West Fargo, N.D./Spectrum) took third (21.85). Reis was also second in the long jump with a mark of 6.96 meters, while senior Zach Schaffer (Chaska, Minn.) and freshman Anthony Sletta (St. James, Minn.) were fourth (6.78 meters) and fifth (6.77 meters). Schaffer was also fifth in the triple jump (12.75 meters) and sophomore Bangaly Kaba (St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo) placed sixth (12.73 meters).

Sophomore Andrew Withuski (Wahpeton, N.D.) and junior Josh Johnston (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) were second (4.52 meters) and third (4.41 meters), respectively, in the pole vault. Junior Kole Guth (St. Peter, Minn.) was next in fifth (4.26 meters) and senior Andrew Adams (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) finished eighth (3.96 meters).

Senior Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy) placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:52.61) and junior Owen Montreuil (Jordan, Minn.) was seventh (1:53.91).

A number of Johnnies fared well against NCAA Division III competition. Junior Jacob Malecha (Lonsdale, Minn./New Prague) was fifth overall but first among Division III runners in the steeplechase (9:39.63), while sophomore Cooper Smith (Alvarado, Minn./East Grand Forks) claimed sixth, first among his peers, in the 400-meter hurdles (54.72) and another sophomore Wyatt Witschen (Monticello, Minn.), was first among Division III sprinters in the 400-meter dash (49.95) and eighth overall.

Three others finished third or better among Division III participants:
-Sophomore Bahir Amoud (St. Paul, Minn./Harding), third in the 110-meter hurdles (16.02) and eighth overall;
-Senior Joe Mensen (Hudson, Wis./Hill-Murray), second in the hammer throw (50.86 meters) and seventh overall;
-Freshman Grady Minnerath (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), third in the shot put (14.48 meters) and eighth overall.

Five Johnnies begin the two-day MIAC decathlon with the first five events at noon tomorrow (Thursday, May 1) at Carleton's Laird Stadium in Northfield: 100-meter dash (noon), long jump (~12:45 p.m.), shot put (~2:15 p.m.), high jump (~3:45 p.m.) and 400-meter dash (~6:15 p.m.).