MIAC Release

FARMINGTON, Minn. – Saint John's senior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) was named the MIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Stencel ran the fastest 8k in SJU history – 23:55 – to finish eighth out of 401 runners (third among Division III runners) as the Johnnies claimed ninth out of 32 teams (fourth among Division III teams) at Linfield's George Oja Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 17) in Oregon. 

The MIAC weekly honor is Stencel's fifth in cross country and sixth overall (outdoor track last spring).

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