Results (Pdf)

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Saint John's cross country finished second out of 11 teams for the second consecutive season at the 2016 MIAC Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Como Park G.C. in St. Paul.

No. 16 St. Olaf won its fifth consecutive conference title with a total of 44 points, followed by SJU (66), Gustavus Adolphus (77) and St. Thomas (111). The top five individuals for each school counted toward the team score. 

Three Johnnies finished in the top 15 to earn All-MIAC honors, the program's most since its last title in 2007 (four All-MIAC honorees).

Senior Ryan Bugler (Okinawa, Japan/Kubasaki) finished second out of the 208 runners with a time of 26:06 on the 8k course, 10 seconds behind St. Olaf's Joe Coffey. 

Senior Maxwell Kuzara (Deephaven, Minn./Minnetonka) claimed eighth (26:36) and was followed closely by sophomore Trey Collins (Plentywood, Mont./Royalton) in ninth (26:41). Senior Brandon Franta (La Crescent, Minn.) crossed the finish line in 21st (26:55) and junior Matthew Burgstahler (Sandpoint, Idaho) rounded out the Johnnies' five, thanks to a late push, in 26th (27:02).

SJU was ranked seventh, the third-highest among ranking among MIAC schools, in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) Central Region rankings released Oct. 18. Loras (Iowa), which is ranked ninth nationally, claimed the top spot in the region. No. 16 St. Olaf was second and Gustavus Adolphus was listed fifth. 

The Johnnies return home to host the annual SJU Fall Finale at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, near the Prep School/water tower in Collegeville.