MIAC Release

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Saint John's junior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) was named the MIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week on Monday, May 4.

Stencel finished sixth out of 31 runners – first among NCAA Division III participants – in the 1,500 meters Friday night (May 1) at Hamline's Meet of the Unsaintly in St. Paul. 

He recorded a personal-best time of 3:49.71, which is good for 19th-best in Division III this season and was a little over a second shy of the program record of 3:48.86 set by Thomas Feichtinger in 2015.

SJU travels to Northfield for the 2026 MIAC Outdoor Championships this Friday (2 p.m.) and Saturday (noon), May 8-9, at St. Olaf.