Results

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's track and field recorded 12 top-six performances at St. Olaf's Ole Open on Saturday, May 3.

The Johnnies did not have a competitor in eight of the 20 events at the meet, which served as the final tune-up before next weekend's conference meet. SJU travels to St. Paul for the 2025 MIAC Outdoor Championships on Friday (2 p.m.) and Saturday (noon), May 9-10, at Macalester.

Freshman Grady Minnerath (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) led the Johnnies with wins thanks to season-best throws in both the discus (46.65 meters) and shot put (14.66 meters).

Junior Aidan Morey (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep) provided SJU's third win in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.23 seconds.

Three Johnnies were in the shot put's top five, led by freshman Alex Wimmer (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) in third (13.57 meters). Freshman Jalen Graham (Minneapolis, Minn./Champlin Park) followed in fourth (12.86 meters) and sophomore Beau Boudreaux (Huson, Mont./Frenchtown) was fifth (12.40 meters). Graham was also sixth in the discus (38.69 meters).

Senior Pierre Deutschlander (Maple Grove, Minn.) claimed third in the 400-meter hurdles (58.58), while sophomore Max McCoy (Bennington, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine) placed fourth in the steeplechase (10:04.99) and senior Emanuel Popoca (Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy) was fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.47). Sophomore Connor Brynteson (Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper) took fifth in the hammer throw (41.99 meters).