Saint John's golf ends its 2024-25 season with a dual against Carleton at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, May 3, at Edinburgh G.C. (par 72) in Brooklyn Park.

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's finished second, two shots from Gustavus Adolphus, out of 15 teams at its spring invitational last weekend (April 26-27). Three Gusties carded a 3-under par 68 each as GAC fired a 278 (-6) Sunday to erase SJU's five-shot lead and win the tournament by two shots with a two-round total of 574 (+2). The Johnnies posted a 1-over par 285 Sunday to finish with a 576 (+4), followed by Bethel (+20, 592) and Carleton (+30, 602). SJU led the tournament with a combined -14 on the par-5 holes and 34 birdies.

Four of the five Johnnies finished in the top 10, led by junior Tim Fultz (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) with his first collegiate medalist honor. He claimed first in the 85-man field with a two-day score of 141 (-2) and also led the tournament with a -6 on the par 5's.

Senior Andrew Boemer (Eagan, Minn./St. Thomas Academy) tied for sixth, his fifth top-10 finish of the season, with a 144 (+1). Freshman Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) led the Johnnies Sunday with a season-low 69 (-2), thanks to an eagle on the par-4 No. 16 (355 yards), and placed eighth with a 145 (+2).

Junior Ethan Kress (Woodbury, Minn.) totaled a team-best six birdies Sunday and tied with senior Will Gruidl (Edina, Minn./Minnehaha Academy), who was playing as an individual, for ninth with a 146 (+3). Gruidl tied for the tournament lead with 10 birdies.

Junior Gus Briguet (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) rounded out the Johnnies' five in a tie for 26th (+10, 153).

SJU Blue finished sixth with a 607 (+35) and was led by sophomore Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) and freshman Connor O'Hara (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South), who both tied for 18th (+8, 151). O'Hara tied for second in the tourney with 25 pars.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Fultz collected his first MIAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week award on Tuesday (April 29) after he earned medalist honors at the spring invitational. He carded a career-best, 4-under par 68 during Saturday's opening round. Fultz is currently second on the team with a 74.1 scoring average in 23 rounds this season, including 73.3 (+2.3) in seven rounds this spring.

THE LINEUP: Eight Johnnies are scheduled to compete against Carleton on Saturday.

SJU Red
1. Fultz
2. Kress
3. Grahek
4. Briguet
5. Appelhof

Individuals
1. Freshman Mac Drake (Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman)
2. O'Hara
3. Freshman Marty Timmons (Brainerd, Minn.)

LAST YEAR'S MEETING: Then-No. 10 SJU fired a 7-under par 281 to win a triangular against Carleton and Alexandria T.C.C. last May 2 at Blackberry Ridge G.C. (par 72) in Sartell. The Johnnies won the four-team tournament by five shots ahead of Carleton (-2, 286), followed by Alexandria T.C.C. (+4, 292) and SJU Blue (+26, 314). The 7-under par is tied for the sixth-best round in program history.

Mark Longhenry '24 and Blake Schuler '24 tied for first place in the 25-man field with a 4-under par 68 each. Nate Loxtercamp '24 collected his 10th round at par or better with an even-par 72 and classmate Sam Berger '24 added a 1-over par 73. Boemer served as the Johnnies' drop score at 74 (+2).

Senior Cole Proctor (Brainerd, Minn.) led SJU Blue with a 77 (+5).