MIAC Release

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Thirty Saint John's University track and field student-athletes earned 2025-26 Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honors on Thursday, June 25.

Saint John's saw its streak of consecutive academic years leading the MIAC in male honorees end at five – by one honoree – with 141 in 2025-26. St. Olaf edged the Johnnies with 142. Gustavus Adolphus was third (125), followed by Carleton (114), Macalester (112) and Bethel (105). SJU had 61 fall honorees in cross country, football and soccer.

Those honored (listed alphabetically) include:

-Senior Jacob Becker (Lincoln, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine), a computer science and mathematics double-major with a 3.78 GPA;
-Junior Noah Besemann (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale), a biology and environmental studies double-major with a 4.0 GPA;
-Junior Connor Brynteson (Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper), a computer science major with 3.94 GPA;
-Sophomore Thomas Cass (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area), a strategic communication studies major with a 3.77 GPA;
-Senior Aiden Chalmers (Chaska, Minn./Minnetonka), an exercise and health science major with a 3.67 GPA; 
-Senior Mitchell Degen (Brainerd, Minn.), a global business leadership major with a 3.81 GPA;
-Sophomore Anthony Ferrante (Prior Lake, Minn.), an accounting major with a 3.55 GPA;
-Senior Kole Guth (St. Peter, Minn.), an exercise and health science major with a 3.61 GPA;
-Sophomore Arthur Hank (Cascavel, Brazil/Colegio Passo Certo), an economics major with a 3.80 GPA;
-Junior Jack Johnston (Maple Grove, Minn.), a biochemistry major with a 3.79 GPA;
-Junior Vincent Kaluza (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), a physics major with a 3.64 GPA;
-Senior Aiden Langheim (Jordan, Minn.), a finance major with a 3.84 GPA;
-Senior John Maile (Eden Valley, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins), an economics and global business leadership double-major with a 3.53 GPA;
-Senior Jacob Malecha (Lonsdale, Minn./New Prague), a global business leadership major with a 3.72 GPA;
-Sophomore Adam Marable (Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong), an exercise and health science major with a 3.86 GPA;
-Junior Peyton Martinek (Coon Rapids, Minn.), a physics major (pre-engineering emphasis) with a 3.92 GPA;
-Junior Max McCoy (Bennington, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine), a biology major with a 3.66 GPA;
-Sophomore Grady Minnerath (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), a finance major with a 3.87 GPA;
-Junior Lars Molenkamp (Almere, Netherlands/Oostvaarders College), an economics major with a 4.0 GPA;
-Senior Owen Montreuil (Jordan, Minn.), a finance major with a 3.98 GPA;
-Junior Connor O'Brien (Belle Plaine, Minn.), a data science major with a 3.57 GPA;
-Sophomore A.J. Olesen (Wrenshall, Minn./Carlton), an environmental studies major with a 3.66 GPA;
-Sophomore Zander Olmschenk (Sauk Centre, Minn.), a biology major with a 3.70 GPA;
-Sophomore Evan Raske (Becker, Minn./Monticello), a theology major with a 4.0 GPA;
-Sophomore Bode Russell (Buffalo, Minn.), a biochemistry major with a 3.65 GPA;
-Junior Cooper Smith (Alvarado, Minn./East Grand Forks), an accounting major with a 3.99 GPA;
-Senior Nick St. Peter (Maple Grove, Minn.), a data science major with a 3.86 GPA;
-Junior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River), a physics major (pre-engineering emphasis) with a 3.82 GPA;
-Sophomore Andy White (Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman), a biochemistry major (pre-medicine emphasis) with a 4.0 GPA;
-Junior Wyatt Witschen (Monticello, Minn.), a finance major with a 3.73 GPA.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season. 

Athletically, student-athletes must be a member of a MIAC-sponsored, varsity team and be academically and athletically eligible. The student-athlete must have utilized a season of participation (per NCAA and MIAC definitions) and have remained on the sports roster through the conclusion of the sports season.

The Academic All-MIAC honor is the third in track and field for Becker, Chalmers, Degen, Guth, Langheim, Malecha, Montreuil and St. Peter.

Degen, Minnerath, Montreuil, Smith, Stencel and St. Peter were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team June 23.

SJU track and field finished third out of 11 teams at both the 2026 MIAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. SJU qualified four athletes at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships and collected a pair of All-America performances. Stencel was SJU's lone indoor national qualifier, where he became the first Johnnie to earn All-America honors in the mile run.