Olivia Johnson

Photo by: Becky Paull- LCSC Media Relations

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gresham, Ore.
High School:
Barlow HS

2x NCAA West Preliminary Round (2019- 5,000m; 2021- 1,500m)
All-West Region Cross Country (2019)
2x Academic All-Mountain West (Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020-21)
Mountain West Champion (2020-21- 1,500m)
All-Mountain West Cross Country First Team (2020)
2x All-Mountain West Cross Country Second Team (2019, 2021)
All-Mountain West Track and Field (2021- 1,500m)

BOISE STATE CAREER
2021-22: CROSS COUNTRY- Was among Boise State’s top-two runners in each of the five races in which she appeared…opened the season with a top-five finish at the CSI Classic (Sept. 3)…registered a 30th-place finish at the Bill Dillinger Invitational (Sept. 23)…paced the Broncos at the Mountain West Championships (Oct. 29), finishing 13th overall en route to garnering MW Second-Team All-Conference honors…led the Blue and Orange at the NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 12), crossing the finish line in 26th place…INDOOR- Did not compete…OUTDOOR- Did not compete.

2020-21: CROSS COUNTRY- Finished seventh in the opening race of the season at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 1)...set a personal best of 20:02.4 just missing the sub 20-minute mark at the Battle Born Challenge (Feb. 19)...secured her best finish of the season with a fifth-place effort at the Mountain West Championships (March 5) garnering first team All-Mountain West accolades...earned the second scoring spot for the Broncos at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (March 15) closing 52nd…INDOOR- Did not compete...OUTDOOR- Made outdoor debut in the 1,500-meter at the Hayward Premiere (April 2-3) finishing with a bronze medal effort and a personal best time of 4:23.44...finished seventh in the 1,500m at the Oregon Relays (April 23-24)...logged a personal best in the 5,000m at the West Coast Relays (April 30) with a 16:21.81...competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the Mountain West Championships (May 13-15)...finished ninth in the 5,000m...set a personal best and a Mountain West Championships record in the 1,500m with a time of 4:19.86...qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries (May 26-29) closed 31st.

2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY- Opened the season at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (Sept. 28) logging a 34th-place finish...third scoring Bronco at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 18)...earned All-Mountain West Second Team honors at the Mountain West Championships (Nov. 1)...set a personal best time of 20:23.2 finishing 17th at the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 15)...finished as the fourth scorer for Boise State at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23)...INDOOR- Debuted the 2020 campaign with a win in the women’s mile at the Ed Jacoby Invitational (Jan. 24-25) clocking a time of 4:59.48...registered the top finish for the Broncos in the 3,000-meters at the UW Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) running a personal best of 9:31.48…in the 3,000m two weeks later at the Husky Invitational (Feb. 14-15), she again paced Boise State runners, finishing second and once again eclipsing her previous best with a time of 9:26.19…ran the anchor leg of the women’s distance medley relay at the Mountain West Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-29)…took the top spot for the Broncos in the final of the mile at the indoor championships with a fifth-place finish and a time of 5:00.85…finished 10th in the 3,000m at the indoor championships…OUTDOOR- Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19: CROSS COUNTRY- Saw action in three meets on the season, placing in the top five twice...placed 18th at the Sundodger Invitational in 21:47.40 for 6k (Sept. 8)...was the second Bronco across the finish in third at the Charles Bowles Invitational, running 17:19.8 to help lead Boise State to the team title (Sept. 29)...notched a second top five finish at the Inland Empire Championships, finishing in fourth in 17:34 for 5k (Oct. 13)...INDOOR- Took third in the mile in a personal best of 5:05.01 at the Ed Jacoby Invitational and Multis (Jan. 18-19)...ran a personal best of 9:45.89 in the 3000m at the UW Invitational (Jan. 25-26)...set a new personal best in the 3000m at the Husky Classic, running 9:32.38 (Feb. 8)...competed in both the 3000m and the 5000m at the Mountain West Championships, with her best finish being a 13th-place effort in the 5000m (Feb. 21-23)...OUTDOOR- Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 5,000-meter during her sophomore season...took 42nd at the meet in Sacramento (May 23-25)...won the 1,500-meter at the Border Clash in a personal best of 4:36.11 (April 26-27)...ran a new 5,000-meter personal best of 16:24.23 to take third at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (March 28-30)...appeared in the 5,000-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite (April 17-19) and the Mountain West Championship (May 8-11).

2017-18: CROSS COUNTRY- Redshirt season...INDOOR- Took part in three meets, running the 3,000m for her debut season...competed in the 3,000m at the Mountain West Championships (Feb. 22-24)...ran a personal best in 10:00.36 in the 3,000m at the 2018 Husky Classic (Feb. 9-10)...made her collegiate debut in the 3,000m at the UW Invitational, running 10:03.12 (Jan. 26-27)...OUTDOOR- Had a strong outdoor campaign for Boise State, progressively improving over the four meets she competed in...debuted with a 17:35.99 time in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational (March 30-31)...lowered her time to a 17:04.68 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 19-20)...broke the 17-minute barrier with a 16:58.23 at the Mountain West Championships (May 9-12)...also competed in the 1,500m at the Border Clash, running 4:47.66 for eighth (April 27-28).

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE
Fresh off a track season where she was runner-up in the 3,000m at the Oregon 6A State Track and Field Championships, Johnson has shown gradual improvement in each year at Barlow HS...was dominant in both 1,500m and 3,000m as a senior in 2017, compiling a combined 10 victories in the two events...showed a massive jump in cross country as well, taking fourth in 2016 after placing 25th in 2015 at the Oregon 6A State Cross Country State Championships.

CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY
5k- 17:19.8
6k- 20:02.6

INDOOR
Mile- 4:57.27
3,000- 9:26.19
5,000- 17:48.51

OUTDOOR
1,500m- 4:19.86
5,000m- 16:21.81