Men's track and field sixth at MIAC Championships
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 — ST. PAUL - The St. Olaf men's track and field competed in the MIAC Championship Meet at Hamline University this weekend, finishing sixth in the conference with 69.0 points.

Lundin named head men's track and field, cross country coach
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Phil Lundin, head men's track and field coach at the University of Minnesota, has been named head men's cross country and track and field coach at St. Olaf, athletic director Matt McDonald announced Thursday afternoon.

Doyle second in MIAC decathlon
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf junior Ryan Doyle finished second in the MIAC decathlon, held this weekend at Carleton College.

Men's track and field competes in last regular season meet
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field competed in their last meet prior to the MIAC championships this Sunday at the St. Thomas Invitational, held at their own Manitou Track.

Doyle in first after day one of MIAC decathlon
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf junior Ryan Doyle is in first place after day one of the MIAC decathlon, which is being held at Carleton College.

Men's track hosts Carleton in Rolex Classic
TUESDAY, APR 29, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team hosted Carleton Tuesday afternoon the annual Rolex Classic Meet.

Anderson, Schantzen lead way at SJU
MONDAY, APR 28, 2008 — COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team competed in the unscored SJU Invitational this Sunday against fellow MIAC competitors Hamline University, St. John's University, and Concordia-Moorhead.

Oles compete at Drake Relays
MONDAY, APR 28, 2008 — DES MOINES, Iowa - Eight members of the St. Olaf men's track team competed at the Drake Relays this weekend, including two relay teams.

Shot putter Schantzen qualifies provisionally for Nationals at Carleton Relays, Men's track sixth
SUNDAY, APR 20, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team was sixth of sixteen teams at Saturday's Carleton Relays. Ole John Schantzen, a shot putter, was one of several meet competitors to qualify provisionally for NCAA Division III Nationals.

Men's track and field competes at Carleton Relays
SATURDAY, APR 19, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team was sixth of sixteen teams at Saturday's Carleton Relays. Ole John Schantzen, a shot putter, was one of several meet competitors to qualify provisionally for NCAA Division III Nationals.

Men's track and field third of eleven at WU Select meet
SATURDAY, APR 5, 2008 — ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team competed at the Washington University Select Meet this weekend, finishing third in a field of eleven teams.

Swanson earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
WEDNESDAY, APR 2, 2008 — INDIANAPOLIS - St. Olaf senior men's cross country and track runner David Swanson earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the association announced late last week.

Schantzen earns All-America status with seventh place in shot put
SUNDAY, MAR 16, 2008 — ADA, Ohio - John Schantzen earned All-America honors with his 53-3 1/2 (16.24m) effort in the first flight of the shot put to finish seventh at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

Schantzen to NCAA's
WEDNESDAY, MAR 12, 2008 — INDIANAPOLIS - St. Olaf sophomore John Schantzen will compete in this weekend's NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships in Ada, Ohio after qualifying in the shot put.

Men's track and field first in DMR at MIAC Championship, sixth overall
SATURDAY, MAR 8, 2008 — COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team finished sixth overall in the MIAC Indoor Championship meet this weekend.

Men's track hosts the Qualifier
SATURDAY, MAR 1, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team hosted the unscored Qualifier meet this Saturday, one week before the MIAC championship meet.

Men's track and field third at SJU,four individual wins
SATURDAY, FEB 23, 2008 — COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team competed Saturday at the St. John's Quadrangular, finishing third of four teams.

Thornton to retire, search for replacement begins
WEDNESDAY, FEB 20, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Longtime St. Olaf men's cross country and track and field coach Bill Thornton will retire from coaching each sport after this year, athletic director Matt McDonald announced Wednesday morning. A search to find Thornton's replacement began simultaneously.

Ruon is MIAC's Track Athlete of the Week
TUESDAY, FEB 19, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf College first year Doboul Ruon was named the MIAC's Track Athlete of the Week on Monday after he won the mile at the Tostrud Classic on Saturday in 4:17.84.

Three event wins at Tostrud Classic
SATURDAY, FEB 16, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track team had three event wins Saturday's Tostrud Classic meet.

Men's track second at Border Battle
SATURDAY, FEB 9, 2008 — MENOMONIE, Wis. - The St. Olaf men's track team narrowly missed a win at Saturday's Border Battle meet, scoring 170 points to winner St. Thomas' 175.5.

Schantzen earns MIAC Field Athlete of the Week honor
WEDNESDAY, FEB 6, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf sophomore John Schantzen (Stillwater, Minn.) won the Minnesota State-Mankato Open with a MIAC-leading throw of 15.87 meters (52'0 3/4") in the shot put to earn the MIAC's Field Athlete of the Week honor.

Men's track fares well at Carleton Open
FRIDAY, JAN 25, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team collected six individual wins in the Carleton Open on Friday night.

Swanson earns MIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
TUESDAY, JAN 22, 2008 — Swanson earned MIAC Track athlete of the week recognition for his personal best run in the 3000 Meters at Saturday's Triangular at St. Olaf.

Doyle is MIAC's Field Athlete of the Week
TUESDAY, JAN 22, 2008 — Doyle was named the MIAC's Field Athlete of the Week award for his efforts in Saturday's Triangular meet.

Men's track wins triangular
SUNDAY, JAN 20, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's track and field team won a triangular meet with Hamline University and Carleton College on Saturday at the Tostrud Center.

Schantzen, St. Olaf Men's Track and Field named to All-Academic
THURSDAY, JUL 12, 2007 — First Year John Schantzen (Lake Elmo, Minn.) and the St. Olaf Men's Track and Field team were both honored with the 2007 Division III USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors July 9, 2007.

Schantzen wins shot, Oles 8th at MIAC's
SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2007 — COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - First year John Schantzen had a first place 51' 3" effort in the shot put as the St. Olaf men's track and field team was eighth at the MIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

Ole men dominate open 400 at Quadrangular
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007 — The St. Olaf men had a strong showing in the open 400, taking the first six places at the St. John's Quadrangular this Saturday in Collegeville, Minn. Reid Johnson took the gold with a time of 50.48, followed closely by teammate Tom Cruse who came in at 50.87.