Athletic Department
Saint John's University
P.O. Box 7277
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3296
Campus Map
Directions to Campus
General Information
Saint John's University is located about 10 miles west of St. Cloud on Interstate 94. To enter Saint John's, take the I-94 exit #156 then turn left onto County Road 159 for about 1.5 miles.
Athletic Training
Athletic Communications
Our athletic media relations office will provide visiting teams with complete game statistics and meet results for all home varsity events. Final scores will be reported to local media outlets. Radio broadcasts can occur from the Clemens Stadium press box, Sexton Arena in the Warner Palaestra and the National Hockey Center. Requests for radio or television broadcasts must be approved by Ryan Klinkner (Director of Athletic Communications) a week before the contest. Please call with any special requests a minimum of one week prior to your event.
Parking
Football Game Day: Ticket booths open at 10:30 a.m. Gates open at 11 a.m. General admission tickets cannot be reserved ahead of time and do not sell out.
- Visiting Team Buses
- Parking available at St. John's Parish: 14241 Fruit Farm Rd. St Joseph, MN 56374
- Fans
- Mary Lot (P17): Designated Handicapped Accessible Parking
- Science Lot (P5), Flagpole Lot (P18), Palaestra Lot (P4) Parking pass required
- Athletic Fields Lot (P2) Tailgate Lot only
- All other Lots available to the general public
- Overflow Lot along County Rd 159 and 325th St.
- Buses and shuttles are available to the main gate of Clemens Stadium (Shuttles continue to run throughout the game)
- Parking available at College of Saint Ben's (Link Shuttle to SJU)
- Tailgating: Questions regarding tailgating, please contact Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, Jean Dempsey, at jdempsey002@csbsju.edu.
All other Sporting Events
- Parking is available to general public in all accessible lots (see campus map for locations of Parking Lots)
Pets
- No pets allowed
- Service animals are welcome
BACKPACKS, BAGS, COOLERS NOT PERMITTED
Sport Specifics
- Baseball: Becker Park is located northeast of Warner Palaestra
- Basketball: Sexton Arena (within the Warner Palaestra)
- Cross Country: Boulder Ridge GC (St. Cloud); Collegeville Trails
- Football: Clemens Stadium is located directly south of Warner Palaestra
- Golf: Blackberry Ridge GC (Sartell)
- Hockey: National Hockey Center on the St. Cloud State campus
- Soccer: Haws Field is located northeast of the Warner Palaestra
- Swimming and Diving: Warner Palaestra Pool
- Tennis: Indoor matches are held at StaFit (Sartell) or The Donald McNeely Spectrum (within the Warner Palaestra), while outdoor matches are held at the on-campus Saint John's Tennis Courts
- Track & Field: Indoor meets are held The Donald McNeely Spectrum (within the Warner Palaestra) and outdoor meets are in Clemens Stadium
- Wrestling: Sexton Arena
Important Phone Numbers
- Football Press Box: (320) 363-2763
- Training Room: (320) 363-3294
- Athletic Department Office: (320) 363-2757
- Director of Sports Events and Facilities: (320) 363-3296
- Athletic Communications: (320) 363-3127
Local Restaurants
St. Joseph (3 miles east)
- Subway: 217 County Road 75 W, (320) 363-7777
- Bo Diddley's: 19 N College Avenue, (320) 363-7200
Waite Park (7 miles east)
- Olive Garden: 12 Division St., (320) 656-1320
St. Cloud (10 miles east)
- Applebee's: 4190 W Division St., (320) 251-8686
- Buffalo Wild Wings: 3701 Division St., (320) 656-9464
- Chipotle Mexican Grill: 3959 2nd St. S #205, (320) 253-7014
- Cold Stone Ice Cream: 3959 2nd St. S, (320) 258-3590
- Granite City Food & Brewery: 3945 2nd St. S (320) 203-9000
- Panera: 2801 W Division St., (320) 656-9650
- Perkin's: 30 Park Ave. S, (320) 253-0300
Entertainment
- Marcus Theatres Parkwood 18 (located in Waite Park, 7 miles from campus)
18 screens
- Great River Bowl (located in Sartell, 12 miles from campus)
Daily bowling and food specials at attached Quarry Grill and Bar Located 11 miles from campus
- Quarry Cinema (located in Cold Spring, 13 miles from campus)
Five screens with stadium seating
- Downtown St. Cloud Located about 20 minutes from campus
Shopping
- Crossroads Center (located 9 miles from campus)
Featuring Scheels All Sport, Macy's, JC Penney, Target and Sears, plus over 120 specialty shops including GAP, American Eagle, Hollister, Aeropostale, Chico's and Express
Hotels
Avon (5 miles west)
- AmericInn Hotel: (800)-634-3444, (320)-356-2211
Albany (11 miles west)
- Baymont Inn and Suites: (320) 845-2145
Cold Spring (13 miles southwest)
- Riverside Inn Hotel: (320) 685-4539, 10% discount if you mention "SJU"
Waite Park (7 miles east)
St. Joseph (3 miles east)
- Super 8: (800) 800-8000, (320) 363-7711
St. Cloud (10 miles east)
- AmericInn Hotel and Suites: (800) 634-3444, (320) 253-6337
- Best Western Americanna: (800) 950-8701, (320) 252-8700
- Best Western Kelly Inn: (800) 528-1234, (320) 253-0606
- Budgetel Inn: (800) 428-3438, (320) 253-4444
- Comfort Inn: (800) 221-2222, (320) 251-1500
- Country Inn & Suites by Carlson: (800) 456-4000, (320) 259-8999
- Country Inn & Suites by Carlson (East St. Cloud): (800) 456-4000, (320) 252-8282
- Days Inn: (800) DAYS-INN, (320) 253-0500
- Fairfield Inn & Suites: (800) 228-2800, (320) 654-1881
- GrandStay Residential Suites: (877) 388-STAY, (320) 251-4000
- Holiday Inn Express: (320) 240-8000
- Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites: (800) 465-4329, (320) 253-9000
- Quality Inn: (320) 253-4444
- Radisson Suites: (800) 333-3333, (320) 654-1661
- Super 8: (800) 800-8000, (320) 253-5530
- Travelodge Motel: (800) 628-3338, (320) 253-3338
