Saint John's University

Football

2025-26 Recipient

Zach Frank (Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial) was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Conference selection who was voted the 2025 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Mike Stam Award recipient as the top lineman in MIAC Football last season. He led the Johnnies in tackles for loss (17.0), sacks (13.0), and quarterback hurries (7) in 12 games. Frank ended his SJU career ranked fifth in program history in sacks (28.5) and ninth in tackles for loss (40.0). His work in the classroom led to five Dean’s List appearances, three Academic All-MIAC and Academic All-District nods, two Academic All-America selections and induction into both Chi Alpha Sigma and the Hampshire Honor Society. In the community, Frank helped Saint John’s raise nearly $250,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital during his playing career. He also volunteered annually with the Kids Fighting Hunger food drive and donated his time while studying abroad in London to participate in a service internship with Boxing Futures, where he helped facilitate an outreach program for at-risk youth. Those experiences guided Frank to co-found the Johnnies and Bennies in Community (JBIC) campus organization in 2025. JBIC participates in community service with local organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Feed My Starving Children and local elderly groups. He also created a mentorship program in 2024 at a local elementary school where 40 SJU student-athlete mentors spend an hour at the school twice a week.