Final Results

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's senior Max Lelwica (Brainerd, Minn.) became the fifth Johnnie and seventh overall to win the MIAC decathlon on Friday, May 2, at Carleton's Laird Stadium.

Lelwica finished with 6,905 points, the second-highest total in program history and just 27 points from the record of 6,932 that Maguire Petersen '22 registered for fifth place and All-America honors at the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships.

He joins Steve Kimble (1998, 1999); Matt Mogensen (2006); Brayden Wagner (2009); and Petersen (2021, 2022) as a MIAC champion in the event.

The 2025 MIAC indoor champion in the heptathlon, senior Anthony Thurk (St. Bonifacius, Minn./Waconia) earned his third All-MIAC honor (top three) with a third-place finish of 6,378 points and freshman Bailey Evans (Breckenridge, Minn.) picked up two team points with a seventh-place total of 5,734.

Sophomore Noah Besemann (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale) just missed scoring in ninth place (5,697), 13 points from eighth, and sophomore Isak Brandt (Eagan, Minn.) was 14th (4,567).

Lelwica won three of the final five events (six of the 10) – the 110-meter hurdles, discus and pole vault - and finished second in the 1,500 meters. He recorded four personal bests and is now a five-time All-MIAC honoree in the multi-events (heptathlon and decathlon).

Thurk tied for fourth in the pole vault and tallied his fourth PR of the decathlon to finish third in the final event, the 1,500 meters.

Evans was third in the discus and fifth in the javelin, while Besemann's best event was a tie for first in the pole vault. Brandt claimed seventh in the 110-meter hurdles.

The Johnnies compete at their final tune-up before next week's MIAC Championships with St. Olaf's Ole Open at noon tomorrow (Saturday, May 3) in Northfield.

Lelwica
-100-Meter Dash: Third (11.39) *Personal Best
-Long Jump: First (6.48m) *Personal Best
-Shot Put: Third (11.83m)
-High Jump: First (1.89m)
-400-Meter Dash: First (50.31) *Personal Best
-110-Meter Hurdles: First (15.17)
-Discus: First (39.29m) *Personal Best
-Pole Vault: T-First (4.20m)
-Javelin: Fourth (46.48m)
-1,500 Meters: Second (4:45.53)

Thurk
-100-Meter Dash: Fifth (11.47) *Personal Best
-Long Jump: Second (6.45m)
-Shot Put: First (12.34m)
-High Jump: Second (1.86m)
-400-Meter Dash: 10th (54.14)
-110-Meter Hurdles: Sixth (16.52)
-Discus: Fifth (34.93m) *Personal Best
-Pole Vault: T-Fourth (4.00m)
-Javelin: Sixth (45.40m) *Personal Best
-1,500 Meters: Third (4:50.03) *Personal Best

Evans
-100-Meter Dash: First (11.22) *Personal Best
-Long Jump: Ninth (5.82m)
-Shot Put: Second (12.13m) *Personal Best
-High Jump: T-Sixth (1.71m)
-400-Meter Dash: Eighth (53.64) *Personal Best
-110-Meter Hurdles: 10th (17.62)
-Discus: Third (36.06m) *Personal Best
-Pole Vault: T-11th (3.10m)
-Javelin: Fifth (45.51m)
-1,500 Meters: 11th (5:09.90) *Personal Best

Besemann
-100-Meter Dash: Eighth (11.63) *Personal Best
-Long Jump: 11th (5.64m)
-Shot Put: Fifth (11.49m) *Personal Best
-High Jump: 11th (1.62m) 
-400-Meter Dash: Sixth (52.87) *Personal Best
-110-Meter Hurdles: Eighth (17.16) *Personal Best
-Discus: Sixth (31.99m) *Personal Best
-Pole Vault: T-First (4.20m)
-Javelin: 12th (37.34m)
-1,500 Meters: Ninth (5:05.10) *Personal Best

Brandt
-100-Meter Dash: 14th (12.31)
-Long Jump: 14th (5.08m)
-Shot Put: 11th (9.41m)
-High Jump: 12th (1.59m) *Personal Best
-400-Meter Dash: 13th (55.92) *Personal Best
-110-Meter Hurdles: Seventh (16.70)
-Discus: 12th (27.52m) *Personal Best
-Pole Vault: 14th (2.90m)
-Javelin: 14th (31.32m) *Personal Best
-1,500 Meters: 13th (5:32.69) *Personal Best