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Wayne State University Athletics

2015 Women's Track & Field Roster

Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Mich.
  • High School:
    Oxford
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Cross Country:  5000m - 18:10.7 ... 6000m - 21:10.7

Indoor:  600m - 1:42.91 ... 800m - 2:21.97 ... Mile - 5:13.40 ... 3000m - 10:04.32 ... 5000m - 17:01.55

Outdoor: 800m - 2:23.01 ... 1500m - 4:55.25 ... 5000m - 16:52.95 ... 2000m Steeplechase - 7:22.11 ... 3000m Steeplechase - 10:25.23
 


Chelsea Johnson's Race-by-Race Results

2015-16:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... did not compete in any races due to injury.  INDOOR:  Was not a member of the team.

2014-15:  Became the first WSU female track runner (along with Lauren Gagnon) to compete in all three national championships (cross country, indoor and outdoor) in the same academic year ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.  CROSS COUNTRY:  Earned All-Region honors after finishing 13th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/22) in a time of 21:26.6 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... lone WSU runner to earn First Team All-GLIAC accolades after placing ninth in the conference meet (11/8) in a career-best 6K time of 21:10.7 ... ran in all eight meets ... finished 35th at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... placed 53rd at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) with a time of 23:10 ... finished third at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... posted a career-best 5K time of 18:10.7 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... placed fifth (22:20.85) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... ran a 22:54.30 at the NCAA Championship meet (12/6) ... received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... posted a fourth place finish in the 5000m run with a mark of 17:38 at the Friday Night Special (12/12) ... finished second in the mile (5:14.89) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... clinched three first-place finishes in the mile (5:13.40), the 800m dash (2:21.97) and the distance medley relay (13:07.17) at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ... placed second in the 3000m run with a mark of 10:04.32 at the SVSU "Jet's Pizza" Invitational (1/31) ... notched a second-place finish in the 5000m run with a mark of 17:01.55 at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1) ... competed in the 5000m run (17:27.94) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/14). OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in 5000m run and 3000m Steeplechase ... marked a third-place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase (10:40.76)  and placed fourth in the 5000m run (17:10.34) at the Tennessee Relays (4/11) ... crossed the finish line in sixth place in the 3000m Steeplechase with a mark of 10:34.70 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/18) ... clinched a second place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase (10:26.40) at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (5/2) ... posted a second-place finish in the 5000m run with a time of 17:14.64 at the NCC Dr. Keeler Invitational (5/8) ... placed third in the 800m dash (2:25.70) and fifth in the 1500m run (4:55.25) at the GVSU Last Chance Meet (5/9) ... finished fifth in the 3000m Steeplechase with a mark of 10:25.23 at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/23) ... earned USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Scholar Athlete recognition. 

2013-14:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in six meets ... posted season-best 5K run of 18:58.41, finishing third overall and helping lead Warriors to victory at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) ... placed 65th (23:22) at MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... posted time of 19:17 to finish 35th at Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... recorded top 6K time of 23:08.60, placing fourth as WSU won the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) ... placed 48th (24:09.1) at GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... finished 87th (23:32) at NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).  INDOOR:  Ran in six races for the Warriors ... placed third in the 5000m in her season debut at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invitational ... helped the DMR team to a third-place finish at the SVSU "The Cardinal" meet before running a leg of the second-place 4x800m team at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.  OUTDOOR:  Participated in four races during the outdoor season for WSU ... placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the USF Open, crossing the line at a season-best 11:41.76 ... earned a ninth-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bellarmine Invitational ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.

2012-13:  CROSS COUNTRY:  Placed 13th (19:15) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... took 25th (24:42.60) to help the Warriors win the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... ran to 95th (24:30.8) place at the Roy Griak Invite (9/29) ... placed 39th (19:12.0) at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/6) ... placed 15th (19:29.94) at the Raider Run (10/13) ... finished 44th (22:46.5) at the GLIAC Championships (10/20) and 124th (24:12) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/3).  INDOOR:  Set school records in the 500 meter run (1:27.58) and 600 meter run (1:42.91) ... also led off seventh-place 4,000 DMR team at GLIAC Indoor Championships (12:19.14; school record) ... ran to a third place finish at the Baldwin-Wallace Meet in the 500 meter ... took sixth place at the Baldwin-Wallace Meet in the 1 mile run with a time of 5:34.84 ... helped the Warriors earn a point in their first GLIAC Indoor Championship in the 4,000 DMR.  OUTDOOR: Finished fifth in the 2,000 meter steeplechase at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge ... won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Adrian Invitational ... placed 10th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the GLIAC Outdoor Championship.

High School:  A 2012 graduate of Oxford High School ... earned three letters in cross country plus additional letters in both soccer and track and field ... attended both Ontario High School (Mansfield, Ohio) and Oxford ... was a Second Team All-Area selection in cross country as a senior ... placed ninth in the 2011 Division 1 Regional cross country meet in a time of 19:16.00, then finished 60th at the state meet (19:17.1) ... was a three-time all-league honoree in cross country, while earning all-league accolades in soccer as a junior and track as a sophomore ... led off the regional winning 3200m relay team, which placed sixth at the Division 1 state track meet ... placed seventh in the 1600m at regionals ... served as a cross country team captain as a senior ... earned Scholar-Athlete honors in every sport.

Personal:  Full name--Chelsea M. 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, Brittany and Brianna ... is a sociology and pre-nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2014, Winter 2015 and Fall 2015 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2012 and Winter 2014 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
 
Chelsea Johnson's XC Career Statistics
2012
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational19:1513th
Mack Cooper Classic24:4225th
Roy Griak Invitational24:3095th
 UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational19:1239th
Raider Run19:2915th
GLIAC Championships22:4644th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships24:12124th
NCAA Division II ChampionshipsDNRDNR
2013
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational18:58.413rd
MSU Spartan Invitational23:2265th
Western Ontario Invitational19:1735th
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational23:08.604th
Michigan IntercollegiatesDNRDNR
GLIAC Championships24:09.148th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships23:3287th
NCAA Division II ChampionshipsDNRDNR
2014
MeetTimePlace
Detroit Titan Invitational19:59.8435th
MSU Spartan Invitational23:1053rd
SIU-Edwardsville Invitational22:21.923rd
UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational 18:10.78th
LSSU Invitational 22:20.855th
GLIAC Championships21:10.79th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships21:26.5313th
NCAA Division II Championships22:54.3105th
2015
MeetTimePlace
EMU CelebrationDNRDNR
Detroit Titan InvitationalDNRDNR
MSU Spartan InvitationalDNRDNR
Michigan Intercollegiates DNRDNR
GLIAC ChampionshipsDNRDNR
NCAA Midwest Regional ChampionshipsDNRDNR
 
Chelsea Johnson's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2012-15
EventTimeMeet
500m1:27.58Baldwin-Wallace Meet (Jan. 18, 2013)
600m1:42.91GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 23, 2013)
800m2:21.97Tiffin Dragon Open (Jan. 24, 2015) 
1 Mile5:13.40Tiffin Dragon Open (Jan. 24, 2015) 
3,000m10:04.32SVSU "Jet's Pizza" Invitational (Jan. 30-31, 2015)
5,000m17:01.55GLIAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 28- March 1, 2015)
4x400 Relay4:25.28Baldwin-Wallace Meet (Jan. 18, 2013)
4x800 Relay9:42.72Indiana Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25, 2014)
4,000 DMR12:19.14GLIAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 23, 2013)
 
Chelsea Johnson's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2013-15
EventTimeMeet
800m2:23.01Wake Forest Open (March 15, 2013)
1,500m4:55.25GVSU Last Chance (May 9, 2015)
5,000m16:52.95Raleigh Relays (March 27-28, 2015)
2,000 Steeplechase7:22.11Toledo Collegiate Challenge (March 30, 2013)
3,000 Steeplechase10:25.23NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (May 21-23, 2015)
4x400 Relay4:27.44Coastal Carolina Invitational (March 8, 2013)
4x800 Relay9:56.68Coastal Carolina Invitational (March 8, 2013)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2014Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
    5'7"