Mackenzie Johnston

Class:
Senior
Major:
Undecided
Hometown:
Hilton Head, S.C.
High School:
Hilton Head

JOHNSTON ON TFRRS

Honors: Scholar Athlete (2014) ... All-CAA Cross Country Team (2014) ... Two time CAA Runner of the Week (2013)

Senior (2014): Competed in all seven meets for the Cougars, finishing first among his teammates on all seven occasions ... Received the Fall Scholar Athlete Award ... Named to the 2014 All-CAA Cross Country Team for his fourth place finish at the CAA Championships ... Logged top-five finishes on four separate occasions, including the Coastal Carolina Invitational (16:04.73), Cod Fish Bowl Meet (26:06.6), College of Charleston Invitational (25:15.0), and the CAA Championships (25:07.73) ... Ran a time of 32:00.0 at the 10k NCAA Southeast Regional to finish 86th overall ... Appeared in five meets during the outdoor t&f season, competing in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m runs ... Achieved two top-five finishes on the year, including a second place finish at the Palmetto Classic and a third place finish at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, both in the 5000m ... Achieved a personal best 3000m time (8:45.56) at the Shamrock Invitational, finishing eighth

Junior (2013): One of the best runners in school history, Johnston opened the season with a third place finish at the Carolina Challenge…Named CAA Runner of the Week after breaking the school’s 8K record in the season’s second meet at the Furman Cross Country Classic with a time of 24:51.18…Finished fourth out of 48 competitors at the Towson Invitational (the Cougars inaugural CAA meet) with a time of 26:24.62…Claimed an 11^th place overall finish at the Mountaineer Open with an 8K mark of 25:30.40, again earning CAA Runner of the Week honors…Finished 14th at the CAA Championships with an 8K time of 26:22.94 .

Sophomore (2012): The team’s top-performer, Johnston finished second at the season opening Gamecock Invitational with a 5K time of 16:00.50…Claimed top honors at the home-hosted CofC Invitational with a 8K time of 26:10…Notched a second place team finish at the highly-competitive Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:54.84…Improved on his 8K mark at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 25:57.35…Finished tenth overall at the Will Wilson Citadel Invitational, running a time of 26:28.24 at Laurel Hill Plantation...Ran 26:27.38 at the SoCon Championships, good enough 42^nd overall.

Freshman (2011): Competed in six meets for the Cougars, including the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky...Best finish of the season came at the Charlotte Invitational where he finished 7^th in 27:10 for the 8K race…Career-best time came at the SoCon Championships where he ran 26:53 for the 8K race.

High School: Third in 2010 South Carolina AAA State Track & Field Championship 3200-meter run…Member of All-State Cross Country team (2008, 2009, 2010)

PR's: 3200 - (9:45.70) 5000 - (16:01)

Personal: Son of Clyde and Suzanna Johnston