Linfield Results | Autumn Classic Results

SALEM, Ore. – Saint John's finished ninth out of 32 teams – fourth among NCAA Division III programs – at Linfield's George Oja Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Senior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) ran the fastest 8k in SJU history in a stacked field, taking eighth out of 399 runners in Oregon. Stencel crossed the line with a personal-best 23:55.3. SJU finished five places ahead of Carleton (309-359). 

Division I Portland won the race with 48 points, followed by Division II Western Oregon (72), George Fox (156), Division I Eastern Washington (166) and Division I Seattle (173).

Senior Vincent Kaluza (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) took 63rd with a personal-best time of 25:08.0, followed by freshman Quinn Carroll (West Fargo, N.D./Shanley) in 25:47.4 for 107th. Senior Jacob Malecha (Lonsdale, Minn./New Prague) took 110th with a 25:48.6, while sophomore Erick Montalvo (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville Area) was three runners behind him with a 25:50.8.

Senior Max McCoy (Benington, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine) finished 119th with a time of 25:53.9. Freshman Tanner Long (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake) was next for SJU with a 26:24.1.

CSB+SJU Autumn Classic
SJU finished fourth at their second home invite of the year at River Oaks G.C. in Cold Spring, with six Johnnies running to personal-best times. 

Sophomore Nolan Pfeilsticker (Plainview, Minn./Plainview-Elgin-Millville) led the second team with a PR of 27:12.4 to finish 17th. Junior Adam Marable (Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) finished 29th with a 27:39.9, followed by senior Jack Montgomery (Long Lake, Minn./Orono) in 31st (27:53.9), sophomore Mason Anderson (Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley) in 36th (28:03.7) and sophomore Ian Mills (Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area) in 39th (28:19.1). 

Freshman Jason Aldorfer (Northfield, Minn.) finished 42nd with a time of 28:27.6, freshman Colin Johnson (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park) added another PR in 28:42.3 and sophomore John Steines (St. Paul, Minn./DeLaSalle) crossed the finish line in 28:42.5 in 49th.

The Johnnies race in two weeks at the 2026 MIAC Championships at noon Saturday, Oct. 31, on St. Olaf's campus in Northfield.