Elise Johnson

Position:
Distance
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Lancaster
Hometown:
Lancaster, Ohio

2023-24
(Indoor)

Competed in the 3000 and 5000
Placed sixth in the 3000 at the Falcon Early Bird Open, recording a 10:44.54 performance
Placed eighth in the 5000 GVSU Big Meet, finishing in 18:05.48
Academic All-MAC

(Outdoor)

Competed in the 5000, 1500, and 10,000
Recorded a personal best in the 10,000 at the MAC Outdoor Championship, finishing in 37:31.67
Academic All-MAC

2022-23
(Indoor)

Did not compete

(Outdoor)

Competed in the 5K twice, running a season-best 17:59.02 to place 13^th at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet
Ran the 10K for the first time in her career at the MAC Championship, placing 12^th in 38:58.19

2021-22
(Indoor)

Placed second in her heat of the 5K at the GVSU Big Meet (18:06.43)
Ran the 3K at the Chippewa Invitational, finishing fifth with a time of 10:32.96
Academic All-MAC

(Outdoor)

Placed seventh in the 1500 at the We Fly Challenge (4:54.54)
Earned the team’s top two times of the season in the 3K Steeplechase, finishing in the top ten at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (9^th, 11:22.16) and Indiana Invitational (8^th, 11:28.37)
Academic All-MAC

2020-21
(Indoor)

Ran the 3000 and the 5000 for the Falcons
Established a collegiate-best time of 10:48.81 in the 3000 at the Jack Skoog Invitational
Posted a time of 18:44.05 in the 5000 at The Big Meet

(Outdoor)

Improved her 3K steeplechase time in the four times she competed, ending the season with a time of 11:20.96 and 11^th-place finish at the MAC Outdoor Championship
Placed fourth in the event at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (11:32.73) and fifth at the Blizzard Buster (11:38.85)
Academic All-MAC

2019-20
(Indoor)

Redshirted

High School

Was a nine-time letter winner
Served as cross country team captain for the 2018 season
Was a four-time regional qualifier in cross country (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018), and a two- time state qualifier (2016 and 2018)
Was named First Team All-OCC and named First Team All-District in cross country all four years (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018)
Named First Team All-OCC in track in 2019, Second Team All-OCC twice (2018 and 2019), and Third Team once (2017)
Was a regional qualifier in track in 2018 and 2019
Awarded Lady Gales Cross Country MVP 2015-2018 and Lady Gales Track Distance MVP 2016-2019
Won Columbus Dispatch “Going to School” Athlete of the week on September 29, 2017
Won Lancaster Eagle Gazette Female Cross Country Runner of the Year for 2018
Was in National Honor Society, made High Honor Roll, won Archie Griffith Sportsmanship Award and named Academic All-Ohio

Personal

Daughter of Ryan and Susan Johnson
Has one sister, Emily, and one brother, Noah
Plans to major in Communications Sciences and Disorders

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
3000: 10:32.96, Chippewa Invitational (1/14/22)
5000: 17:56.48, MAC Indoor Championship (2/25/22)
Outdoor Track and Field
1500: 4:54.54, We Fly Challenge (4/16/22)
3000 Steeplechase: 11:22.16, Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (4/2/22)
5000: 17:59.02, GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (4/29/23)
10K: 37:31.67, MAC Championship (5/10/24)