Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Head shot of track and field sophomore Tiana Johnson

Tiana Johnson

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/16/2022
  • Sport
    Women's Track and Field
  • Bio
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CSB track and field team at 2022 MIAC Championships

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict track and field team fought with Mother Nature and cold, wet Minnesota weather all outdoor season. Meets got moved and canceled, and many were run in cold, windy temperatures.
 
This past weekend in Winona, the weather was finally perfect – and the Bennies took full advantage.
 
Saint Benedict scored 30 points better than its seed and finished runner-up at the 2022 MIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Saint Mary’s. For its impressive performance, the track and field team is this week’s CSB Team of the Week.
 
On paper heading into the meet, the Bennies were supposed to finish behind Bethel, Carleton and St. Olaf, but when all was said and done Saturday evening, CSB finished second behind only Gustavus – the team’s best finish since 2017. CSB scored 117.333 team points – the second-best outdoor point total in program history. Just 4.333 points separated the second through fourth-place teams.
 
Saint Benedict crowned five conference champions over the course of the weekend – the most in one championship meet in program history. Fiona Smith won the 10K and Justus Floren won the high jump Friday to get the team started, then Tracy Renier (steeplechase), Tiana Johnson (200) and Smith (5K) added three more titles to the team’s total Saturday. The Bennies finished the weekend with six All-MIAC First Team performances, and 13 All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors.
 
The Bennies weren’t just winning over the weekend – they were winning in style. Tiana Johnson broke the school record in the 200-meter dash – twice – and Smith set the facility 10K record at Saint Mary’s Friday evening. Five other top-10 times or marks in program history were recorded on top of Floren’s top-10 heptathlon score from the week prior at Carleton.
 
When all was said and done, 21 different Bennies had a hand in scoring for the team over the course of the two-day championship meet to help the team end the year on a high note.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/19/2020 Ana Birklid Women's Swim and Dive
2/10/2020 Annika Brodt Women's Hockey
2/3/2020 Mollie Wise Women's Hockey
1/27/2020 Emily Quill Women's Swim and Dive
1/13/2020 Rylan Bistodeau Women's Hockey
1/6/2020 Ally Frantzick Women's Hockey
12/10/2019 Alex Johnson Women's Basketball
11/19/2019 Katie Koch Women's Volleyball
11/11/2019 Mikayla Von Wahlde Women's Swim and Dive
11/4/2019 Megan Thompson Women's Soccer
10/28/2019 Emily Quill Women's Swim and Dive
10/21/2019 Hunter Weiss Women's Volleyball
10/14/2019 Jessica Milstroh Women's Swim and Dive
10/7/2019 Katie Koch Women's Volleyball
10/1/2019 Liz Schwartz Women's Golf
9/23/2019 Lily Fredericks Women's Tennis
9/17/2019 Liz Schwartz Women's Golf
9/9/2019 Tracy Renier Women's Cross Country
9/3/2019 Megan Thompson Women's Soccer
5/13/2019 Morgan Pierce Women's Track and Field
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