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Wayne State University Athletics

2014 Women's Cross Country Roster

Brittany Johnson

Brittany Johnson

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Mich.
  • High School:
    Oxford
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Personal Records:

Cross Country:  5000m - 17:56.3 ... 6000m - 21:10.7

Indoor:  600m - 1:40.93...800m - 2:13.56...1000m - 2:59.41...Mile - 4:58.36...3000m - 10:36.14

Outdoor:  400m - 1:03.31...800m - 2:15.80...1500m - 4:30.53...3000m - 10:45.76...5000m - 18:38.89
 

Brittany Johnson's Race-by-Race Results

2014-15:  Became the first WSU female athlete in history to participate in the NCAA Championship in three different sports (Indoor Track, Outdoor Track and Cross Country) ... earned All-America honors after placing 38th at the NCAA National Championship meet with a time of 22:03.5 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... ran in all eight meets ... placed 10th (18:58.13) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... finished the MSU Spartan Invitational in 22:35 and 29th place (9/12) ... was the runner-up at the SIU-Edwardsville meet with a time of 22:20.39 (10/4) ... led WSU while recording a 5K career-best time of 17:56.3 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... won the LSSU Invitational with a time of 21:44.33 (10/25) ... posted a career-best 6K time of 21:24.0 at GLIAC Championships placing 15th overall and earning All-GLIAC Second Team honors (11/8) ... finished 20th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/22) with a time of 21:35.31 earning All-Region accolades ... received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2013-14:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in six meets during season ... placed 10th overall (19:29.81) as Warriors won the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) ... ran season-best 6K time of 22:59, placing 40th at MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... posted top 5K time of 19:16 to finish 31st at Western Ontario Invitational (10/21) ... finished fifth (23:19.74) to help lead WSU to victory at SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) ... placed 40th (23:55.9) at GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... ran to 57th (23:01) at NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).  INDOOR:  Participated in eight races during the indoor season ... tallied 11 top-three finishes, including two first-place finishes ... grabbed three third-place finishes at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite in the DMR, 800m, and the 1000m ... helped the DMR team to a first-place finish at the SVSU "The Cardinal" meet ... grabbed a runner-up finish in the mile and a third-place spot in the 3000m at the SVSU "The Cardinal" meet ... garnered first in the 800m at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic, while finishing second in the 4x8 relay ... placed  third in the mile at the GLIAC Championships, punching her ticket to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.  OUTDOOR:  Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 1,500m and finished 13th in a time of 4:30.53 ... ran in four races during the outdoor season ... placed third in the 800m at the Bellarmine Invitational, crossing the line at 2:16.84 ... had a runner-up finish in the 1500m at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 4:31.85 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.

2012-13:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Placed 14th (19:16) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... took 12th (24:01.19) to help the Warriors win the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... finished 61st (24:09.0) at the Roy Griak Invite (9/29) ... placed 28th (18:55.2) at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/6) ... had season-best 6K run of 22:26.2 to finish 30th overall at the GLIAC Championships (10/20) ... finished 63rd (23:01) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/3).  INDOOR:  Set school records in the 800 meter (2:16.75), 1 mile (5:08.05) and as part of 4x400 relay (4:13.79) and 4,000 DMR (12:19.14) teams at the GLIAC Indoor Championship ... won the 800 meter run (2:20.08) at the Baldwin-Wallace Meet ... won the 1 mile run (5:09.21) at the Spire D-II Challenge ... helped the Warriors earn a point at the GLIAC Indoor Championship with her effort in the 4,000 DMR, which also earned an NCAA Provisional qualifying time.  OUTDOOR:  Selected as the team's Freshman of the Year ... established school record in the 800 meter run, with best time coming at Eastern Michigan Twilight (2:16.71) ... also won Adrian Invitational in 800 meter run (2:22.70) ... also set school record in 1,500 meter run, finishing sixth (4:42.22) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship ... placed 12th in the 800 meter run (2:19.75) at the conference meet.

High School:  A 2012 graduate of Oxford High School ... earned four letters each in cross country and track and field, while attending Ontario High School (Mansfield, Ohio) and Oxford ... placed 11th in the 2011 Division 1 Regional cross country meet in a time of 19:29.00, then finished 38th at the state meet in a time of 19:01.3 ... placed sixth in the 800m (2:15.04) at the 2012 Division 1 state track meet ... was a four-time all-league selection in cross country ... served as a team captain in both cross country, and track and field ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... earned Scholar-Athlete accolades six times.

Personal:  Full name--Brittany V. Johnson ... born October 7, 1994, in Toronto, Ont. ... daughter of Kenneth and Shelley Johnson ... is part of quadruplets with one brother, Devon, and two sisters, Chelsea and Brianna ... is a pre-nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013 and Fall 2014 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2013 and Winter 2014 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is the SAAC secretary for the second consecutive year in 2014-15.

 
Brittany Johnson's XC Career Statistics
2012
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational19:1614th
Mack Cooper Classic24:0112th
Roy Griak Invitational24:0961st
UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational18:5528th
Raider RunDNRDNR
GLIAC Championships22:2630th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships23:0163rd
NCAA Division II ChampionshipsDNR DNR
2013
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational19:29.8110th
MSU Spartan Invitational22:5940th
Western Ontario Invitational19:1631st
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational23:19.745th
Michigan IntercollegiatesDNRDNR
GLIAC Championships23:55.940th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships23:0157th
NCAA Division II ChampionshipsDNR DNR
2014
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational18:58.1310th
MSU Spartan Invitational22:3529th
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational22:20.392nd
UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational17:56.34th
LSSU Invitational21:44.531st
GLIAC Championships21:2415th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships21:35.5120th
NCAA Division II Championships22:03.538th
 
Brittany Johnson's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2012-15
EventTimeMeet
400m1:04.15Baldwin-Wallace Meet (Jan. 18, 2013)
600m1:40.93Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014)
800m2:13.56Michigan Silverstone Invite (Feb. 22, 2014)
1,000m2:59.41Kent State Raymond Invitational (Jan. 11, 2014)
1 Mile4:58.36GLIAC Indoor Championship (March 2, 2014)
3,000m10:36.14The Cardinal at SVSU (Jan. 31, 2014)
4x400 Relay4:13.79GLIAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 23, 2013)
4x800 Relay9:54.27Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014)
4,000 DMR12:14.62GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15, 2014)
 
Brittany Johnson's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2012-15
EventTimeMeet
400m1:03.31Hillsdale Invitational (April 13, 2013)
800m2:15.80GLIAC Outdoor Championships (May 1, 2014)
1,500m4:30.53NCAA Outdoor Championships (May 22, 2014)
3,000m10:45.76Wake Forest Open (March 15, 2013)
5,000m18:38.89Adrian Invitational (April 6, 2013)
4x400 Relay4:27.44Coastal Carolina Invitational (March 8, 2013)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2013Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2014Junior

    5'9"