Stencel Earns MIAC’s Top Cross Country Honor

By: Ryan Klinkner, SJU Director of Athletic Communications MIAC Release FARMINGTON, Minn. – Saint John’s senior Cole Stencel (Mapleton, Minn./Maple River) was named the 2026 MIAC Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year on Thursday, Nov. 5. Stencel became the 11th Johnnie and 14th overall to win the MIAC individual championship by 13 seconds – with a time of 24.56.1 – as SJU finished third out of 11 teams last Saturday (Oct. 31) in Northfield. His first-place finish was SJU’s first individual crown since Chris Erichsen ’08 – a 2023 inductee into the J-Club Hall of Honor – won in…