2019 King's College Monarchs Women's Cross Country Roster

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Tara Johnson

Tara Johnson

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Pittston Area
  • Hometown:
    Avoca, PA

Summary

Biography

Career Results
Career Best Times
4K: 14:53.00 (Big Spring High School Cross Country Course on 9/30/17 @ Dickinson Long-Short Invitational)
5K: 19:07.80 (Union Canal Tunnel Park on 9/20/19 @ Elizabethtown Short Course Invitational)
6K: 23:06.90 (Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on 10/5/19 @ Paul Short Run)

AWARDS:
All-MAC Team (First Team 2016, First Team 2017)
MAC Rookie of the Year (2016)
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2016)
MAC All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018)
MAC Runner of the Week (10/24/16)

2019: Ran in six of seven races as a senior … Finished 126th and was King’s top finisher at the NCAA Mideast Regional (11/16) with a time of 24:09.00 … Finished 34th and was King’s top finisher at the MAC Championships (11/2) with a time of 24:09.70 … Ran a season best 6K time of 23:06.90 at the Paul Short Run (10/5) … Ran a season best 5K time of 19:07.80 at the Elizabethtown Short Course Invitational (9/20) … Ran a season best 4K time of 16:29.20 to finish sixth at the season-opening MU Invitational (8/30) … Finished fifth at the Cougar Classic (9/14) with a time of 24:40.00 … King’s did not score as a team at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and finished 13th at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships

2018: Ran three of six races as a junior ... Finished 136th and was King's top finisher at the NCAA Mideast Regional (11/10) with a time of 25:46.30 ... Finished 36th and was King's top finisher at the MAC Championships (10/27) with a season best 6K time of 25:30.60 ... Won the season-opening Mustang Invitational (8/31) with a season best 4K time of 15:29.40 ... named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... King's finished 33rd of 47 scoring teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and eighth at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships

2017: Ran all six races as a sophomore ... Finished 131st and was King's third finisher at the NCAA Mideast Regional (11/11) with a time of 24:51.20 ... Finished seventh and was King's top finisher at the MAC Championships (10/28) with a season best 6K time of 23:42.10 ... Finished ninth out of non-D1 runners, was the top D3 finisher, and ran a season best 5K time of 19:19.30 at the National Catholic Invitational (9//15) ... Finished sixth and ran a season best 4K time of 14:53.00 at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational (9/30) ... Finished third with a 5K time of 20:46.40 at the season-opening Delaware Valley Invitational (9/2) ... named to the All-MAC Team as a first team selection ... named to MAC All-Academic Team ... named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... King's finished 22nd of 49 scoring teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and fourth at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships

2016: Ran all seven races as a freshman ... Finished 71st and was King's top finisher at the NCAA Mideast Regional (11/12) with a time of 23:45.00 ... Finished fifth and was King's top finisher at the MAC Championships (10/29) with a time of 23:30.30 ... Finished third with a time of 24:25.40 at the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational (10/21) ... Ran a season best 6K time of 23:23.00 at the DeSales Invitational (10/8) ... Finished third at the Dutchman Invitational (9/10) with a 5K time of 19:56.49 ... Finished third in first collegiate race with a 4K time of 16:15.81 at the Misericordia Invitational (9/1) ... named MAC "Rookie of the Year" ... named to All-MAC Team as a first team selection ... named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... named to MAC All-Academic Team ... named to MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named MAC "Runner of the Week" on October 24 ... King’s finished 27th out of 51 scoring teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and seventh at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships

PRIOR TO KING'S: Three-sport star for the Patriots of Pittston Area High School in Yatesville, Pennsylvania ... graduated in 2016 as #1 in her class, a member of the National Honor Society, and a member of Junior Leadership from sophomore through senior years ... earned four varsity letters in cross country, four letters in track and field, and two letters in swimming ... named a track captain as a junior and senior ... won the District 2 Cross Country Championship as a senior ... finished ninth overall at the PIAA State Cross Country Championship to earn All-State honors as a sophomore ... was a four-time Wyoming Valley Conference All-Star and four-time Citizen's Voice All-Star ... member of the Patriots' 4x800 meter relay team that won the District 2 Track and Field Championship as a sophomore and a senior and qualified for the State Championships as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... was a two-year qualifier for the District 2 Swimming Championships ... earned the PIAA Athletic Award as a senior ... ran a personal best 5K time of 18:55

PERSONAL: Also a member of the King's College women's indoor track and field and women's outdoor track and field teams ... daughter of Elizabeth and Brian Johnson ... has one younger sister, Brianna ... an elementary education and special education major ... works as a Extended School Year Paraeducator with the LIU ... plans on getting a teaching job after graduation ... chose King's over Saint Joe's, Pittsburgh, and West Chester because "King's had a welcoming feeling during every visit I had. The students and faculty were all welcoming and I felt at home instantly. I love the small atmosphere and the education class I sat in on brought a smile to my face and I knew I couldn't go anywhere else."

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016First Year

    5'1"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2018Junior

    5'2"
  • 2019Senior

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