Saint John’s Johnnies

2026 J-Club Hall of Honor Class: Dr. Bob Dumonceaux ’61

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s University has been a central part of Bob Dumonceaux’s life for almost 70 years now.

But as a kid growing up on a farm just north of Foley in the early 1950s, he had mixed emotions about the place.

“I was the third of four boys,” he recalled. “We had a 128-acre farm and everybody worked on it. My oldest brother graduated high school and never came home. We had to take him to St. Cloud to get on the train that night because he’d been drafted. Then my brother Leonard, who is nine years older than me, disappeared the fall after he graduated. My dad took him to this place called Saint John’s way on the other side of St. Cloud.

“That was a sad time for me. We didn’t see him again until Christmas. So to me, Saint John’s was the place that took him away.”

As the next in line, Dumonceaux became his father’s right-hand man on the farm while also going on to a stellar high school athletic career. In 1957, the senior became the first of what would become many Foley High School wrestlers to advance to the state tournament. Continue reading at gojohnnies.com →

2026 J-Club Hall of Honor Class: Fr. Otto Weber, OSB ’57

By Frank Rajkowski

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – When it came to Central Minnesota high school wrestling in the 1960s, there may have been no better rivalry than the one that existed between St. Cloud Cathedral and Saint John’s Prep.

The Crusaders – under head coach Terry Haws – won five State Catholic Tournament titles during those years. But the Johnnies – under the direction of Fr. Otto Weber – were always right near the top as well, winning a state title of their own in 1966.

The annual dual meet between the neighboring schools drew overflow crowds, packing gymnasiums to see two evenly matched teams. Continue reading at gojohnnies.com →

Wrestling standouts Newman, Dumonceaux among SJU J-Club Hall of Honor inductees

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — National champion wrestler John Newman ’99 and former wrestler and head coach Dr. Bob Dumonceaux ’61 anchor the latest group of inductees selected for Saint John’s University’s J-Club Hall of Honor.

The enshrinement ceremony and dinner are set for Saturday, Oct. 17, in Guild Hall as part of the university’s Homecoming festivities.

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Van Krevelen to Lead Saint John’s Wrestling

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s University has named Alex Van Krevelen as head wrestling coach.

Van Krevelen, whose hiring was announced Tuesday (April 14), served as head wrestling coach at Shakopee High School the past five seasons (2021-26) where he led the Sabers to Minnesota Class AAA runner-up finishes in 2026 and 2025, as well as third-place finishes in 2024 and 2022. Six of the 11 state qualifiers placed in the top six in February, including three state champions and two runners-up.

“I’m incredibly honored and excited to lead this program,” Van Krevelen said. “From the moment I stepped on campus and met the athletic administration and wrestling team, I knew this was where I wanted to be.”

Shakopee compiled a 133-20 dual record and qualified 45 wrestlers for the state tournament, 25 of whom placed in the top six during Van Krevelen’s five-year tenure: four champions, six runners-up, four third-place, four fourth-place, four fifth-place and three sixth-place.

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