2022 Men's Cross Country Roster
Cole Johnson
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Rockford, Mich.
- High School:
- Rockford
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Last Modified: July 26, 2022
At Michigan
• School record holder (distance medley relay)
Fifth-Year (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:48.80 in the 800 meter run for 7th at the Florida Relays (March 30- April 1)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 9:41.65 in the distance medley relay for 9th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11)
• Ran 1:50.01 in the 800 meter run for 9th in the prelims at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a school record 9:20.83 in the distance medley relay for 4th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 17)
• Ran 1:47.84 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran 1:18.54 in the 600 meter run for 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 4:03.32 in the mile for 9th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
• Ran in the 4x400 relay at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Ran 25:01.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 42nd at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28)
• Ran 24:56.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 49th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational B Race (Oct. 14)
• Ran 24:37.55 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 95th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 18:48.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 30th at the Michigan Big Ten Preview (Sept. 9)
• Ran 15:28.7 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 11th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 2)
Senior (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:51.96 for 23rd in the 800 meter run quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28) after running 1:49.09 for 12th in the first round.
• Ran 1:52.23 for 2nd in the 800 meter run final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) after running 1:49.29 for 2nd in the prelims.
• Ran legs of the 7th-place 4x400 relay in 3:15.80, the 2nd-place 4x800 relay in 7:18.78, and the 2nd-place distance medley relay in 9:45.63 at the Drake Relays (April 28-30).
• Ran a career-best 1:48.24 for 4th in the 800 meter run final at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16).
• Ran a career-best 1:48.26 for the win in the 800 meter run final at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9).
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:48.88 for 6th in the 800 meter run final for first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12) after running 1:48.00 for 8th in the prelims.
• Ran 1:49.52 for 3rd in the 800 meter run final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26) after running 1:50.43 for 2nd in the prelims. Ran legs of the 7th-place 4x400 relay in 3:11.63 and the 5th-place distance medley relay in 9:42.06
• Ran a leg of the school-record distance medley relay in 9:23.78 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 19). At the time, the performance ranked No. 2 in Big Ten history and No. 10 in collegiate history on the all-conditions lists.
• Ran a career-best 1:47.60 for 5th in the 800 meter run final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Ran a career-best 1:49.97 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 28-29), and ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x400 relay in 3:19.13.
• Ran a career-best 1:17.98 in the 600 meter run for 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15)
Cross Country
• Ran 25:45.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 49th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 15)
• Ran 26:02.3 over 5.2 miles (8.37 kilometers) to finish 27th at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Ran 15:28.1 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 10th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 3)
Junior (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 1:50.85 in the 800 meter run for 20th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
• Ran a career-best 1:51.33 in the 800 meter run for 2nd at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Ran 3:50.58 in the 1500 meter run for 16th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran 3:50.87 in the 1500 meter run for 10th at the B1G Fighting Illini Relays (April 23-24)
• Ran 1:52.69 in the 800 meter run for 13th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9)
• Ran a career-best 1:52.24 in the 800 meter run for 9th at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 1:50.10 in the 800 meter run for 5th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27), and also ran a leg of the sixth-place 4x400 relay in 3:11.78.
• Ran 1:52.03 in the 800 meter run for 11th at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Ran 4:16.43 in the mile for 8th at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23)
• Ran 1:52.89 in the 800 meter run for 4th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16)
Cross Country
• Did not compete
Sophomore (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:11.71 in the mile for 10th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 4:03.98 in the mile for 9th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 1:50.71 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
• Ran a career-best 4:05.32 in the mile for 16th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
• Ran a career-best 1:51.76 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Ran 1:20.31 in the 600 meter run for 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)
Cross Country
• Ran 24:44.28 over five miles to finish 99th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4)
• Ran 17:57.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 5th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sep. 20), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 15:09.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
Freshman (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 3:48.15 in the 1500 meter run for 12th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 3:56.07 in the 1500 meter run for 11th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 3:49.33 in the 1500 meter run for the win at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in section 3.
• Ran a career-best 1:52.93 in the 800 meter run for 5th at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran a career-best 3:49.16 in the 1500 meter run for 3rd at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
• Ran a career-best 3:52.02 in the 1500 meter run for 4th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran a career-best 1:54.17 in the 800 meter run to finish 10th
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 4:07.53 in the mile for 24th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 1:52.60 in the 800 meter run for 10th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 4:17.64 in the mile for 51st at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
• Ran 1:52.33 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
Cross Country
• Competing unattached, ran 15:23.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19)
• Competing unattached, ran 16:06.1 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 23rd at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
HIGH SCHOOL
Track & Field: 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile champion … Three-time individual MHSAA State Championships event winner, and 10-time qualifier … Won two state titles at 1,600 meters and finished third and fifth in four consecutive appearances in the state championships at that distance … Won the 2018 state title at 800 meters and was second and fifth at that distance in the previous two seasons … Finished 16th in the state 3,200-meter final as a freshman … Among all high schoolers in 2018, ranked No. 1 in the indoor 3,200 meters, No. 9 in the mile outdoors, No. 10 in the mile indoors, No. 11 at 1,600 meters outdoors, and No. 85 at 800 meters outdoors … Among Michigan high schoolers in 2018, ranked No. 2 at both 800 and 1,600 meters outdoors, and No. 16 at 400 meters
Cross Country: Four-time qualifier for the MHSAA State Championships, placing top-20 in three of those years … Finished runner-up in 2017, third in 2015 and 16th in 2014 as a freshman … Finished 20th at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional in 2017
High School Career Bests
400m -- 49.46
800m -- 1:50.72
1600m -- 4:08.47
Mile -- 4:08.12
3200m -- 9:04.60i
Career-Best Performances (College)
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