American middle-distance runner
Lauren Johnson
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| Born | (1987-05-04) May 4, 1987 (age 36)
Huntington, Indiana |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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| Country |  United States |
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| Sport | Track and field,
Road racing,
Cross country |
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| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 800 metres, Mile run, 5 km, Cross country |
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| College team | Huntington Foresters |
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| Team | B.A.A. High Performance |
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| Personal best(s) |
800m (Outdoors): 2:00.87 (2018)
800m (Indoors): 2:06.70 (2011)
1000m (Indoors): 2:38.33 (2017)
1,500m (Outdoors): 4:04.17 (2015)
1,500m (Indoors): 4:14.52 (2018)
Mile (Outdoors): 4:25.04 (2016)
Mile (Indoors): 4:31.63 (2018)
Mile (Road): 4:30.7 (2017) |
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| Updated on 29 August 2015. |
Lauren Johnson (born May 4, 1987) is a middle-distance runner from the United States. She competed in the Women's 1500 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[1]
Professional
The former Oregon Track Club Elite athlete placed 4th at the 2015 USA Track & Field Championships, but she did not have an "A" standard qualifying time to punch her automatic ticket to the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.[2]
Thus began her summer European circuit in hopes of dipping under the necessary 4:06.50 in the 1500m or 4:25.20 in the Mile.[citation needed]
On July 18 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium at the 2015 KBC Night of Athletics meet, Johnson placed second, clocking 4:04.17 to secure her spot on Team USA.[citation needed]
Johnson won the 2016 Sir Walter Miler in a meet, outdoor North Carolina state and personal record of 4:25.04 (and her first sub-4:30 Mile), and six days later, at the third stop on the BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2016, she won the ServiceNow West Chester Mile, stopping the clock at 4:31.33.[citation needed]
Personal
Johnson went to college on athletic scholarships for both track and basketball. She coached cross country and track at Huntington University from 2018-2020 as an assistant coach before taking over the head coaching role in 2021.
Born and raised in Huntington, Indiana, she attended Huntington North High School prior to Huntington University, where she earned a degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology.[3]
At Huntington University, Johnson earned All-American honors in track, cross country, and basketball. On her multi-sport background, she said, "I started playing basketball when I was 4 years old and that was my main sport all the way through college. I only began to focus on running once I graduated, so I'm pretty new to the elite level of track and field."[citation needed]
Johnson was sidelined with injuries ahead of the 2012 Olympic Trials and 2013 USA Championships. In 2015, she qualified for the World Championships in Beijing, where she finished a semi-finalist, and had achieved the Olympic Standard for Rio in the 1500.[citation needed]
