2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Carolina Johnson
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- The Cathedral School
- Hometown:
- Linkoping, Sweden
2016 (XC) – Garnered USTFCCCA All-Region accolades … Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 59th with a time of 20:36.2 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k), placing 21st overall with a time of 20:07.5 … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 34th with a time of 21:35.0 … Opened the season with a 68th place showing at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) with a time of 21:05.6.
2016 (Track) – Competed in four meets in her first track season with the Bruins … Posted the second fastest 3,000m steeple time in school history when she clocked a 10:13.28 to place eighth at the Pac-12 Championships … Was the runner-up in the 1,500m at the Oxy Invitational with a time of 4:21.78 … Ran a 10:36.12 to finish second in her collegiate debut in the steeple at the dual meet against rival USC.
2015 (XC) - Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year ... A NCAA Championship Individual qualifier … placed 75th … Ran at the Pac-12 Championships (6k) and finished with a time of 20:17 and placed ninth … Finished in the top 10 of the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) placing ninth and earning All-Region Honors … Ran a time of 21:00 … Raced in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (6k) and finished 26th with a time of 20:15.
HIGH SCHOOL- Attended The Cathedral School in Linkoping, Sweden for three years… Competed for the Linkoping Athletic Team for three years … Won 14 medals from the Swedish Championships ... Won the Silver medal at the European Junior Championship… Won two medals from the Nordic Championships… Named Women’s Junior Runner of the Year… Holds the regional record in the 5,000m and 3k Steeplechase… Holds the third best time in history for U20 Steeplechase for Sweden … Participated in the World Junior Championships, European Junior Championships, Nordic Championships, and represented the national team at international competitions.
PERSONAL-Is the daughter of Fredrik and Louise Johnson … Has two sisters named Gabriella and Mikaela … Lists her biggest thrill as winning the silver medal at the European Junior Championships in the 3k Steeplechase … Enjoys all types of competition and challenges … Father was a world champion in squash.
