Results

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's track and field won two events and posted 13 other top-eight marks/times at the Carleton Relays on Saturday, April 23, in Northfield.

Senior Randy Perez (Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta) improved his MIAC-leading mark by over a meter to win the javelin with a throw of 58.42 meters, while classmate Cole Howard (Ridgefield, Wash./Skyview) placed seventh (48.84 meters). Perez's distance ties him for 18th in all of NCAA Division III.

Junior Raymond Twumasi (Coon Rapids, Minn.) won the triple jump with a leap of 13.48 meters.

Freshman Max Martin (Minneapolis, Minn./Wayzata) improved both of his season-best times to finish fourth in both the 110- (15.32) and 400-meter (56.56) hurdles. Sophomore Mitchell Peck (Alexandria, Minn.) followed Martin closely, within 0.01 of a second, in the 400-meter hurdles to take fifth (56.57).

Freshman Kai Barber (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) placed third in the discus (43.22 meters) and fifth in the shot put (14.94 meters).

Junior Peyton Thiry (Lester Prairie, Minn./Lester Prairie-Holy Trinity) finished fourth, third among collegiate throwers, in the hammer with a toss of 48.78 meters. 

Sophomore Drew Schoenbauer (New Prague, Minn.) and junior Evan Clark (Phoenix, Ariz./Apollo) finished fifth (11.10) and seventh (11.20), respectively, in the 100-meter dash, while sophomore Matthew Burgstahler (Sandpoint, Idaho) took seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:05.10).

Freshman Kevin Lamb (Avon, Minn./Albany) claimed fifth in the 800 meters (1:59.30) and junior Brandon Franta (La Crescent, Minn.) took seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:59.10).

The Johnnies' 4x100-meter relay finished second in 44 seconds flat.

SJU returns to action at the Macalester Twilight at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in St. Paul.

Friday, April 22
Eight Johnnies competed at two different meets Friday evening. Junior Ryan Bugler (Okinawa, Japan/Kubasaki) crossed the finish line in fourth place, third among collegiate runners, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:23.26) at Wisconsin-La Crosse's Phil Esten Challenge. The time is the second-fastest in the MIAC this season. Senior Thomas Feichtinger (Omaha, Neb./Mount Michael Benedictine) shaved 10 seconds off his season-best time to take 13th in the 1,500 meters (3:52.25) and Sam Friesen (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka) took 24th in the 10,000 meters (33:06.55).

Thiry led a group of four throwers in the hammer at Division I North Dakota State's Lyle Hokanson Classic. He led Division III participants to claim 12th with a distance of 48.26 meters. Senior Mike Manikowski (Lakeville, Minn./North) finished 19th (41.02 meters) and senior Zach Brown (Elk River, Minn.) placed 25th (38.82 meters). Freshman Ryan Reiter (Hudson, Wis.) and junior Tony Yost (Eden Prairie, Minn.) took 30th (33.04 meters) and 31st (31.68 meters), respectively.