Joseph Johnson III

Height:
5-10
Weight:
135
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Powell, Ohio
High School:
Olentangy Liberty

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2021: 3

2021:

Competed in all six races in the 2021 season
Opened his season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite 5K, finishing 26^th with a time of 16:46.6
Finished 151^st at the Spartan Invitational
Placed 141^st overall at the Live in Lou XC Classic, finishing the race in 26:37.6
Completed the Falcon Invitational 8K in 27:40.49, good for 33^rd overall
Earned a season best 8K time of 26:31.5 at the MAC Championships, finishing 48^th
Placed 157^th at the Great Lakes Regional, notching a new personal best 10K time of 33:30.5

2020:

Competed in the Falcon Invitational and MAC Championships 8K meets
Placed 32nd at the Falcon Invitational with a time of 26:57.0
Finished 51st at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 26:10.7

2019:

Competed in six races in the 2019 season
Opened his season with a personal best in the 5K at the Mel Brodt XC Invitational where he placed 19th with a time of 16:37.9
Went on to place 69th in the 8K at the MAC Championships with a time of 27:53.6
Ended his season in the 10K with a personal best time of 34:54.0 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional where he placed 175th

High School:

Was an eleven-time letter winner
Served as cross country team captain for his senior season in 2018
Was awarded both OCC and All Districts first team in 2016, 2017 and 2018
Teams finished in the top three regionally and in the top 15 in states from 2016 to 2018

Personal:

Son of Joseph and Tamara Johnson
Has two brothers, David and Nicholas
Father Joseph Johnson Jr ran cross country and track at Buffalo State University
Plans to major in Architecture

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 16:37.9, Mel Brodt XC Invitational (8/30/19)
8K: 25:54.0, Louisville XC Classic (10/5/19)
10K: 33:30.5, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/12/21)

CAREER FINISHES
2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:46.6 – 26th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 28:21.0 – 151st
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 26:37.6 – 141st
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 27:40.49 – 33rd
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 8K – 26:31.5 – 48th
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 10K – 33:30.5 – 157th

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:57.0 – 32nd
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:10.7 – 51st

2019 Results
Aug. 30 – Mel Brodt XC Invitational (Bowling Green – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:37.9 – 19th
Sep. 13 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Cross Country Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 27:11.8 – 110th
Oct. 5 – Louisville XC Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 25:54.0 – 232nd
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) – 8K – 26:20.7 – 101st
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, IL) – 8K – 27:53.6 – 69th
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Verona, WI) – 10K – 34:54.0 – 175th