Johnson earned the male athlete of the month honors after shattering the Patriots school record twice and clipping the NAIA “A” standard. The junior opened his indoor track season by winning the 3,000 meter racewalk at the Rams Winter Challenge. Johnson crossed the line in 13:26.57, which was a career-best by over 15 seconds, and set a new school record. That time also clipped the NAIA “A” standard 14:18.00 by 44 seconds. The Bowling Green, KY native followed that up at the Strive for Greatness Indoor Meet a week later, where he improved on his career-best and school record performance. Johnson clocked a 13:18.55, which was an eight second improvement as he placed second in the event. Johnson earned consecutive MSC Runner of the Week honors and is currently ranked second in the NAIA in the 3,000 racewalk.
