COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's senior distance runner Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) was named The House Food & Tap's SJU Athlete of the Week on Monday, Nov. 2.

Stencel became the 11th Johnnie and 14th overall to win the MIAC individual championship by 13 seconds – with a time of 24.56.1 – as SJU finished third out of 11 teams Saturday (Oct. 31) in Northfield.

His first-place finish was SJU's first individual crown since Chris Erichsen '08 - a 2023 inductee into the J-Club Hall of Honor - won in 2007 at the Como Park G.C. in St. Paul.

The Johnnies host the annual SJU Fall Finale at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, near the water tower in Collegeville.