St. Olaf College Athletics

Grant Wintheiser '15 earned seven All-America accolades, as well as one individual national title and one team title, during his decorated career for the St. Olaf men's cross country and track and field programs. After being the top finisher on St. Olaf's 2013 NCAA Division III title-winning team, Wintheiser won the individual cross country national title the following year while being named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
In cross country, Wintheiser finished in the top three nationally in each of his final three seasons, placing third in both 2012 and 2013 prior to the 2014 national title. He also was a four-time USTFCCCA All-Region performer, including winning regional titles in 2012 and 2014, while also being a three-time MIAC individual champion (2012-14) and three-time MIAC Athlete of the Year (2012-14). He helped the Oles to conference and regional titles in 2012, 2013, and 2014, as well as four top-25 national finishes, highlighted by the 2013 team title and a 2014 runner-up showing.
 
On the track, Wintheiser was a two-time All-American and six-time MIAC champion over the course of his career. Indoors, he was the national runner-up in the 3,000-meter run in both 2014 and 2015 and won the event at the conference meet three times (2013-15), in addition to a MIAC title in the one-mile run in 2014. Outdoors, he was a two-time All-American in the 1,500-meter run, taking fourth in 2014 and eighth in 2015, and won individual MIAC 5,000-meter run titles in 2013 and 2014.