2017 Cross Country Roster
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Monday, May 13
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
NC State Women's Cross Country Wins Third-Straight NCAA Championship
Monday, November 27
NC State Cross Country – 2022 National Champions
Monday, November 28
Brendan Johnson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Waldorf, Md.
- High School:
- Thomas Stone
- Prev School:
- American
Collegiate-Best Marks
Cross Country:
5K - 14:56.8
6K - 19:28.1
8K - 24:36.4
10K - 31:31.5
Indoor:
Mile - 4:17.66
3,000m - 8:25.45
5,000m - 14:20.85
Outdoor:
800m - 2:04.25
1,500m - 3:53.55
3,000m - 8:31.85
5,000m - 14:15.39
10,000m - 29:41.51
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Cross Country:
AT AMERICAN
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
2016 Cross Country:
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
2015 Cross Country:
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
2014 Cross Country:
2014 Outdoor Track & Field:
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field:
2013 Cross Country:
Prep/Personal:
Cross Country:
5K - 14:56.8
6K - 19:28.1
8K - 24:36.4
10K - 31:31.5
Indoor:
Mile - 4:17.66
3,000m - 8:25.45
5,000m - 14:20.85
Outdoor:
800m - 2:04.25
1,500m - 3:53.55
3,000m - 8:31.85
5,000m - 14:15.39
10,000m - 29:41.51
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017 Cross Country:
- Competed at two meets for the Wolfpack as a graduate transfer
- Ran his fastest 8K of the season at the ECU Pirate Invitational, clocking in at 25:27.66 to place 24th
- Opened his season at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, posting a mark of 26:31.5 in the open race
AT AMERICAN
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2016 Cross Country:
- Crossed in third for the Eagles, fourth overall, in his only meet of the season, timing through in 15:45.60 over 5000m at the Mount St. Mary's Duals (9/2)
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed primarily in the 5000m and 10k runs during the outdoor season
- Kicked the season off, though, with a fourth-place finish in the 3000m at the Coach O Coastal Carolina University (8:31.85)
- Had his first of three 10k competitions at the Raleigh Relays, running a PR of 29:41.51 to place 17th overall
- Was the runner-up in the 5000m at the Spring Invitational, crossing in 15:02.09
- Also placed second in his lone 1500m of the season, closing in 3:53.55 at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational
- Crossed in 14:20.86 for 5000m at the Penn Relays before earning a PR in the event with his third-place effort at the Patriot League Championships (14:15.39)
- Earned his first Patriot League title in the 10k, leading the field in 30:18.89
- Closed the season at the NCAA Championships East Preliminary Round, placing 35th in the 10k (31:05.55).
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
- Started the season with another winning effort, leading the field in the 3000m at the Navy Invitational with a season's best 8:30.39
- Followed that performance up with a second-place finish in the same event at the Father Diamond meet (8:40.99)
- Placed fourth in the mile at the Terrapin Invitational before closing his season with a pair of 5000m runs
- Placed first in the 5000m aet the Armory Track Invitational with an indoor PR of 14:20.85
- Closed the season with a fourth-place finish at the Patriot League Championships in the 5000m, crossing in 14:27.66
2015 Cross Country:
- Kicked off his junior campaign with a first-place finish at the Mount St. Mary's Duals, navigating the 5000m course in 15:37.30
- In fact, he led the Eagles in all but two meets during the season, including a top-ten finish at the Navy Invitational, crossing in 25:16.60 for the first 8000m of the year (9th)
- Crossed in third overall at the DCXC/GW Invitational, timing through in 15:45 for 5000m
- Followed that up with a season's best 24:48 for 8000m at the Lehigh Paul Short Run
- Led the team at the Patriot League Championships, taking sixth overall in 25:10.30
- Closed the season at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships, once again leading AU with a 46th overall finish on the 10k course (31:58.90)
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Placed 3rd in the 5,000 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships with a season-best 14:29.51, mark was an IC4A qualifier
- Also ran 9th at the Penn Relays 5K in 14:30.94
- Had Eagles’ second-best mark of the year in the open 3,000, going 8:42.12 (3rd) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational
- Was 2nd in the 3,000 at the Maryland Invitational (8:42.76)
- Best 1,500 of the outdoor season was at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier with 3:56.03
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
- Had AU’s top mark of the season in the 3,000, going 8:25.45 to win a quad meet at Navy
- Also won the 3K at the Townsend Invitational at UMES with 8:35.54 mark
- Also posted Eagles’ best 1,500 of the year of 4:04.04 at the Navy Invitational (4th) to open the indoor season
- Best mile time of the year was 4:17.66 to place 5th at the Terrapin Invitational in Landover
2014 Cross Country:
- Ran in Eagles' 1-2 or 3 spot throughout the season
- Individual champion at the season-opening Mount St. Mary's 5K, covering 5K course in 14:56.8
- Also had top-10 finish with 6th at Navy Invitational, going 24:49.4 over 8K in Annapolis, leading Eagles to 2nd-place team finish
- AU's second-fastest runner to the line at Patriot League Championships at Lehigh, going 24:36.4 to place 18th individually
- 21st overall and 3rd Eagle finisher at Oregon's Bill Dellinger Invitational (25:49 over 8K)
2014 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Won the outdoor 5,000 at the Morgan State Legacy Meet in 14:59.46
- Posted a personal-best mark of 14:40.86 in the 5,000 at the Penn Relays, placing 21st
- Placed sixth in the 5,000 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships with a mark of 14:48.12
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in the fall and spring
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field:
- Posted a runner-up result in the indoor mile at the Terrapin Invitational (4:25.83)
- Tallied a personal-best mark of 8:31.89 to place eighth in the indoor 3,000 at the Hoya Spiked Shoe Club Invitational
- Placed sixth in the mile at the Patriot Games in a personal-best 4:21.37
- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after recording an IC4A mark and the 10th fastest time at American in the indoor 5,000, placing sixth in 14:37.72 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
- Finished ninth in the 5,000 at the Patriot League Indoor Championships (14:46.91)
2013 Cross Country:
- Patriot League Male Rookie of the Year
- Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors in cross country after placing 11th at the Patriot League Championships (25:36.81)
- Set a conference record with four Patriot League Male Rookie of the Week honors (9/9, 9/16, 10/7, 10/21)
- Recorded top three finishes at the Mount St. Mary’s 5K Duals (3rd – 15:44.80), Catholic University Invitational (2nd – 19:28.10) and Leopard Invitational (3rd – 25:40.82)
- Ran a personal-best 25:02.62 at the Navy Invitational
- Placed 54th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (31:32)
Prep/Personal:
- Full name is Brendan Mitchell Johnson
- Son of Mitchell and Tonyia Johnson
- Attended Thomas Stone HS in St. Charles, Md., where he ran under head coach Butch Landis
- Named the All-SMAC Athlete of the Year for cross country in 2012
- Also honored as the All-SMAC Athlete of the Year for outdoor track in 2013
- Helped team to SMAC outdoor track championship in 2012 and 2013
- Also led team to 3A South Regional track title in 2012 and 2013
- Served as team captain for two years for cross country and one year for indoor and outdoor track
- Earned varsity letters in cross country and indoor/outdoor track, also played baseball and basketball in high school