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2018 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

Leah Johnson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pardeeville
  • Hometown Pardeeville, Wis

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• 2018 Horizon League Outdoor 4x400m Relay Champion


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Closed out the 2018 season with a league title, running the anchor leg of the winning 4x400m relay at the Horizon League Championships ... also competed in the 800m at the league meet, taking 11th with a season-best time of 2:16.04 ... started the year 15th in the 800m in 2:23.04 at the Big Blue Classic Mar. 31 ... dropped that time down to 2:18.83 one week later at the Gibson Invite ... finished fourth in the same event at DePaul April 21 ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2018 Indoor: Scored in both relays at the Horizon League Championships ... helped the DMR to a fifth-place finish before anchoring the 4x400m relay to a sixth-place finish ... also competed in the 800m at the league meet, just missing a spot in finals with a 12th-place finish with a season-best time of 2:18.87 ... came in fourth in the 600m at the Tierney Classic Jan. 20 to start her senior season ... clocked her first 800m time of the season in at 2:25.43 for 10th at the Parkside Classic Feb. 3 ... one week later, finished 10th in the 400m at the GVSU Big Meet ... was fifth in the mile at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2017 Cross Country: Came in 72nd at the Horizon League Championships in 25:18.8 ... opened the year taking fourth on the team and 38th overall at the UIC Opener Sept. 2 in 16:02.96 ... turned in a personal-best 5K time of 18:21.4 for 21st overall two weeks later at the Bradley Intercollegiate ... crossed the line in 19;19.46 at the national Louisville Invite Sept. 30 ... voted a team captain.

2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Was part of Milwaukee's outstanding showing in the 800m at the league meet, leading the way with a third-place finish ... started the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 1500m with a PR time of 4:52.63 at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... finished 10th in the 800m at the Big Blue Classic April 1 ... one week later, was fourth in the same event at Marquette ... placed eighth in the 1500m at the Drake Alternative April 29.

2017 Indoor: Had a big showing at the indoor championships, scoring in both the 800m and the mile ... came in sixth in the 800m and seventh in the mile ... 800m prelim time of 2:16.52 and mile time of 5:03.83 at the league meet both were personal records ... also helped the 4x400m relay team bring home the bronze medal ... kicked off the season running the 600m at the Tierney Classic Jan. 21, taking seventh ... came in 10th in the 800m at the Messersmith Invite one week later ... finished 16th in the same event at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 11 ... won the mile in 5:12.17 at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.

2016 Cross Country: Finished 46th overall at the Horizon League Championships ... kicked off her junior year taking 38th at the UIC Opener Sept. 3 ... one week later, came in 45th at the Midwest Classic in 20:06.8 ... lowered that time to 19:36.1 - a new PR - at the massive Louisville Classic Oct. 1 ... closed out the season with a career-best 6k time of 23:35.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

2015-16 Season
2016 Outdoor: Once again finished on the podium, taking eighth in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships ... took eighth in the 800m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... one week later, won the 1500m at the Edmonds Invite ... placed 14th in the 800m at the Gibson Invite April 9 ... took fifth in the same event at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... posted a season-best time of 2:18.39 at Louisville one week later ... also ran the 400m once on the season, finishing runner-up at the Drake Alternative May 1.

2016 Indoor: Finished on the podium in both events at the Horizon League Championships, taking fourth in the 800m and fifth in the 4x400m relay ... posted a PR time of 2:17.55 in the 800m prelims at the league meet ... started the season taking sixth in the 600m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... repeated that finish in the same event one week later at the Tierney Quad ... was 12th in the 800m at the Mike Lints Open Jan. 30 combined to post the second-fastest DMR time in program history at 11:56.36 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... won the 800m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19. 

2015 Cross Country: Came in 53rd overall with a season-best 6k time of 24:11.77 at her first Horizon League Championship ... started the season 29th at the Flyers/Flames Challenge Sept. 5 ... helped Milwaukee to a team win at the Friendship Invite Sept. 19, taking 54th ... two weeks later, scored and posted a season-best 5k time at 20:12 for 79th overall ... again helped UWM to a team win at the Panther Prowl with a 15th-place finish Oct. 10 ... placed 45th in 24:32.3 at the Bradley Classic one week later.

2014-15 Season
2015 Indoor: Came in ninth in the 800m as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a season-best time of 2:21.61 at the league meet ... finished 15th in the same event in collegiate debut at the Mike Lints Open Jan. 16 ... placed fifth in the 800m at the Tadd Metzger Invite Jan. 30 ... ran the mile once on the year, taking fourth in 5:24.98 at the Parkside Classic Feb. 7 ... was sixth in the 800m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 

2015 Outdoor: Competed in the 800m at the Horizon League Championships, taking 13th ... started her outdoor season at the SLU Kickoff, finishing 11th in the 1500m and 15th in the 800m ... helped the 4x800m relay squad to a fifth-place finish at the Big Blue Classic April 4 ... battled the cold weather to take fourth in the 1500m at Marquette one week later ... turned in a season-best 800m time of 2:21.77 at the Gibson Invite April 18.

2014 Cross Country: Competed in one meet ... received a medical hardship waiver and maintained freshman eligibility ... made her collegiate debut Aug. 30 at the UIC Opener, taking 16th in 17:11.5.

Johnson's Personal Bests

Year 5K 6K
2017 18:21.4 25:18.8
2016 19:36.1 23:35.6
2015 20:12 24:11.77
2014 N/A N/A
Career 18:21.4 23:35.6

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior