The Johnnie cross country team returns to action at Carleton's Running of the Cows this Saturday, Oct. 3, in Northfield. SJU competes in the Maize Division race at 1 p.m. – Live Results

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's finished third out of six teams at its Toni St. Pierre Invitational two weeks ago (Sept. 18) at River Oaks G.C. in Cold Spring. SJU placed five runners in the top 20 for a team total of 62 points. Macalester finished first with a total of 38 points and four runners in the top 10, followed by Bethel in second (59). St. Scholastica finished fourth (108), followed by Concordia (125) and Northwestern (166).
 
Senior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) ran an 8k time of 25:35.9 to finish first in the 111-man field, 18 seconds ahead of the next finisher.  

Freshman Quinn Carroll (West Fargo, N.D./Shanley) was next for SJU, crossing the line in 26:36.5 for 14th, just ahead of senior Vincent Kaluza (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) in 15th (26:39.5). Senior Max McCoy (Bennington, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine) finished 17th with a 26:43.9.  

Senior Jacob Malecha (Lonsdale, Minn./New Prague) was 20th (26:46.6) followed closely by sophomore Erick Montalvo (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville Area) in 21st with a 26:47.0.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK…AGAIN: Stencel was named the MIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Sept. 22. His 8k time of 25:35.9 is the fastest in the MIAC this season.

WHO WILL BE THERE: The Johnnies and host Knights are scheduled to be joined Saturday in the Maize Division race by Bethel, Carthage (Wis.), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), Concordia-Moorhead, Cornell (Iowa), Dubuque (Iowa), Elmhurst (Ill.), Grinnell (Iowa), Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Hope (Mich.), Kalamazoo (Mich.), Lawrence (Wis.), Loras (Iowa), Luther (Iowa), Macalester, Martin Luther, Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.), Minnesota-Morris, Nebraska Wesleyan, Northwestern (Minn.), Occidental (Calif.), Ripon (Wis.), Rose-Hulman (Ind.), Saint Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Scholastica, Trinity (Texas), Vassar (N.Y.), Washington and Lee (Va.), Washington (Mo.), Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-River Falls, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin-Superior and Wisconsin-Whitewater.