COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m – 1:30.91, 800m – 2:02.84, 1000m – 2:43.12, 1500 – 4:18.19, Mile – 4:37.44, 4K (XC) – 14:14.0, 5K (XC) – 17:43.8, 6K (XC) – 21:17.2
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
1x Penn State school record holder
- Outdoor 4x800m (8:23.81)
No. 2 in school history in the indoor 800m (2:02.84)
No. 7 in school history in the outdoor 800m (2:04.61)
AWARDS:
1x Second Team All-American (’22 indoor 800)
1x Big Ten Freshman of the Year (’22 indoor)
1x Big Ten Champion (’22 indoor 800)
3x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’24, ’23, ’22)
4x Academic All-Big Ten (Sp. ’24, F ’23, Sp. ’23, F ’22)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Finished seventh in the Big Ten in the 800m, qualified for the NCAA East Region Prelims for the second-straight year.
Pepsi Florida Relays (2:04.61): Exploded out of the gates in outdoor season, clocking a 2:04.61 in the 800, the seventh-fastest mark in school history, to finish tenth in the field. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Finished seventh in the Big Ten in the 800-meter finals, recording a 2:07.56. NCAA East Region Prelims (5/22-25): Concluded her year with a 2:05.18 in the 800-meter prelims, her second-fastest time of the season.
2024 Indoor
Season: Made her return from injury…Finished ninth in the Big Ten in the 600m.
Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/3): Made her return to the track helping her team win the 4x400 in 3:41.90. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Clocked a 1:30.91 PR in the 600m to claim ninth place.
2023 Cross Country
Did not compete.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Finished fourth in the Big Ten in the 800…Set the ninth-best outdoor 800 time and the tenth-best 1500 time in Penn State history…Qualified to the NCAA East Prelims for the first time in her career.
LSU Lloyd Willis Invitational (4/8): Clocked a 2:05.21 in the 800, setting the ninth-fastest outdoor 800 time in Penn State history. Virginia Challenge (4/20-22): Posted the tenth-best 1500 in Penn State history, finishing in seventh overall with a 4:18.90…Also took fifth in the 800, going 2:06.61. Penn Relays (4/27-29): Took home the 4x800 Championship of America wheel for the Nittany Lions with a school record time of 8:23.81…Also ran in the sprint medley relay, finishing just outside the top ten in school history with a 3:54.44. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished fourth overall in the Big Ten in the 800, going 2:07.04 in the finals, finishing right behind teammates Rachel Gearing and Hayley Kitching. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): Qualified in the 800 for the first time in her career…Finished 24th in the region.
2023 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
2022 Cross Country
Season: Set PRs in the 5K and 6K, with a 29th-place finish at the Mid-Atlantic Regional meet to cap off the season.
Joe Piane Invitational (9/30): Ran a 17:43.8 PR in the 5K race. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (11/11): Posted a personal-best 21:17.2 to finish 29th in the region, just outside of a spot on the All-Region team.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
2022 Indoor
Season: Set new program record in indoor 800m at 2:02.84 at Music City Challenge (2/11-12)…Won Big Ten Indoor title in 800m…Finished her true freshman season with four top-five times in program history…First in 800m, second in mile and 1,000m, fifth in DMR…Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800m.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15): Won 1000m and 4x400m relay in collegiate indoor debut. Penn State National Open (1/21-22): Set personal-best in mile in second-place finish. Music City Challenge (2/11-12): Set new program record in indoor 800m at 2:02.84 to win race. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Won gold medal in 800m…Took third place in DMR.
2021 Cross Country
Season: Ran in two meets, including winning Dolan Duals 4k (9/2) in first collegiate race.
Dolan Duals (8/2): Won her first collegiate cross country meet with a 14:14.0.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 100h - 14.72, 300h - 44.72, 400 - 56.27, 2:09.66, 800 - 2:05.20, Mile - 4:41.29, PV - 11’0 - 5k - 17:47.63.
Four year varsity letterwinner...Three- All-Ohio cross country...All-Ohio in 100mH (2x), 300mH (1x), 800m (1x), 4x800 (1x)...KMAC cross country runner of the year 2018 and 2020...2020 KMAC/district champion in cross country...2020 800m indoor track and field state champion...2019 KMAC/regional champion in cross country...2018 12th at New Balance Nationals in the 800m...2018 Region/State runner up in 100mH. District champ in pole vault...2018 district/region/state champion in 800m...2018 District/region champion in 400m...2018 District champion in 100mH...2018 KMAC, district, region champion cross country...2018 district/region champ in 4x800...2017 girls cross country state runners up (team)...2017 district runner up/region runner up in cross country...School record holder in cross country 5k, Indoor 60mH, 800m, 4x400 and 4x800, Outdoor 100mH, 300mH, 400m and 800m.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Joe and Jackie Johnson...Studying Kinesiology...Born in Ohio.