MIAC Release

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Eighty-eight Saint John's University student-athletes earned 2024-25 Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC recognition on Thursday, June 26.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season. 

Athletically, student-athletes must be a member of a MIAC-sponsored, varsity team and be academically and athletically eligible. The student-athlete must have utilized a season of participation (per NCAA and MIAC definitions) and have remained on the sports roster through the conclusion of the sports season.

For the fifth-straight academic year, SJU led the MIAC in male honorees with a total of 173 in 2024-25, followed by Gustavus Adolphus (149), Macalester (134), St. Olaf (133) and Carleton (110). The Johnnies had 85 fall honorees in cross country, football and soccer.

Here are the SJU honorees, listed by sport in alphabetical order:

Baseball (Story)
Junior outfielder Owen Amrhein (Waconia, Minn.); senior first baseman Owen Best (Aurora, Colo./Regis Jesuit); senior pitcher Kade Bowar (Burnsville, Minn.); senior outfielder Alex Broholm (Shakopee, Minn.); sophomore infielder Justin Brooks (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park); sophomore catcher Sam Garry (Mahtomedi, Minn.); junior infielder Jackson Geislinger (Grove City, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins); senior pitcher Connor Hartley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Rosemount); sophomore designated hitter Zach Helfmann (St. Louis Park, Minn.); junior outfielder Brendan Hemr (Blaine, Minn./Centennial); senior second baseman Ryan Janzen (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral); junior pitcher Noah Jensen (St. Cloud, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice); junior first baseman Collin Kray (Little Falls, Minn.); junior shortstop Reed Marquardt (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes); junior pitcher Vinny Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.); sophomore outfielder Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge); and sophomore pitcher Carter Theisen (Rosemount, Minn.).

Basketball (Story)
Senior guard Luke Healy (Hudson, Wis.); junior guard Kyle Johnson (Prior Lake, Minn./DeLaSalle); sophomore A.J. McCleery (Mahtomedi, Minn.); senior wing Connor Schwob (Waconia, Minn.); senior wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview); and senior guard Kooper Vaughn (St. Charles, Minn.).

Golf (Story)
Junior Tim Fultz (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area); senior Will Gruidl (Edina, Minn./Minnehaha Academy); and senior Cole Proctor (Brainerd, Minn.).

Hockey (Story)
Senior defenseman Cooper Anderson (White Bear Lake, Minn.); sophomore defenseman Sam Berry (St. Louis Park, Minn.); sophomore forward Jackson Bisson (Edina, Minn.); senior forward Cody Carlson (Buffalo, Minn.); senior forward Matt DeRosa (Alpharetta, Ga.); senior defenseman Danny Eckerline (Wayzata, Minn.); junior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.); senior goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.); sophomore forward Chris Kernan (Maple Grove, Minn.); sophomore forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.); sophomore forward Jacob McPartland (Victoria, Minn.); senior forward Jackson Sabo (Rosemount, Minn.); junior defenseman Michael Spinner (Prior Lake, Minn.); and sophomore forward Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.).

Swimming and Diving (Story)
Sophomore Brennan Close (Princeton, Minn.); sophomore Ben Edwards (Burnsville, Minn.); senior Eli Grabinski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice); senior Colby Kern (Delano, Minn.); senior Carter Larson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen); sophomore Simon Nyangamoi (Harrisburg, S.D.); senior Langston Philion (Maple Grove, Minn.); senior Jake Tschida (Mendota Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley); and sophomore Cody Watts (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech).

Tennis (Story)
Senior Cooper Anderson (White Bear Lake, Minn.); junior Finn Dolezal (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./East Ridge); sophomore Alex Draeger (Litchfield, Minn.); junior Taylor Duncan (Benson, Minn.); and sophomore Sam Wolden (St. Louis Park, Minn.).

Track and Field (Story)
Senior Andrew Adams (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata); senior Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy); junior Jacob Becker (Lincoln, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine); sophomore Noah Besemann (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale); sophomore Connor Brynteson (Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper); senior Eamon Cavanaugh (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest); senior Ryan Conzemius (La Crosse, Wis./Aquinas); junior Mitchell Degen (Brainerd, Minn.); sophomore Aaron Freier (Red Wing, Minn.); senior Jaeden Frost (Omro, Wis.); senior Joe Gathje (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson); junior Kole Guth (St. Peter, Minn.); sophomore Matt Hansen (Longmont, Colo./Niwot); sophomore Jack Johnston (Maple Grove, Minn.); sophomore Vincent Kaluza (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori); junior Aiden Langheim (Jordan, Minn.); senior Max Lelwica (Brainerd, Minn.); senior Ethan Leonard (Chaska, Minn.); junior Jacob Malecha (Lonsdale, Minn./New Prague); sophomore Peyton Martinek (Coon Rapids, Minn.); sophomore Max McCoy (Bennington, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine); senior Jackson McDowell (Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe); sophomore Lars Molenkamp (Almere, Netherlands/Oostvaarders College); junior Owen Montreuil (Jordan, Minn.); junior Aidan Morey (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep); senior Sam Rabaey (Hastings, Minn.); senior Liam Sheeley (Edina, Minn./Holy Angels); sophomore Cooper Smith (Alvarado, Minn./East Grand Forks); junior Nick St. Peter (Maple Grove, Minn.); sophomore Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River); senior Aidan Thomas (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace); senior Anthony Thurk (St. Bonifacius, Minn./Waconia); sophomore Andrew Withuski (Wahpeton, N.D.); and sophomore Wyatt Witschen (Monticello, Minn.).