Western Oregon University Women's Track

Johnson enters his 12th year as the head coach for the Western Oregon track and field and cross country programs. Under his guidance, Johnsons teams have won 15 GNAC indoor and outdoor track & field championships, and he has also led the WOU cross country teams to several NCAA Cross Country Championship appearances. While at WOU, Johnson has led numerous student-athletes to All-American honors, including javelin thrower Amanda Schumaker (four-time All-American from 2010-2013), distance runner Chris Olsen (2013), javelin thrower Seabre Church (2014), and Monica Barnhart (three-time All-American from 2002-2005). Distance runners Badane Sultessa, and David Ribich as well as javelin thrower Justin Larson are among the current WOU All-Americans that have been coached by Johnson. Since joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Johnson has coached five US Track & Field Olympic Trial qualifiers and three World Cross Country Championship participants. In addition, he coached Deaflympic gold medalist Gary Namba (100 and 200-meters) and multi-time Deaflympic medalist Janna Vander Meulen, a WOU graduate who set new American deaf records in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles. Prior to joining the Wolves, Johnson's career includes tenures as the head coach at Highline Community College (1972-74), Eastern Washington University (1974-76), University of Portland (1976-86), University of Washington (1986-98), and Boise State (1998-2000). He was also an assistant coach at WOU for three seasons prior to becoming the programs leader in 2004. Johnson's teams at Washington won two Pac-10 cross country championships and his Portland squads captured seven-consecutive West Coast Conference cross country titles. He founded the Pilots womens program as the womens NAIA championship team he coached was inducted into the Portland Hall of Fame. The Seattle native has won numerous honors during his career as he is a three-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times, four-time NCAA West Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year and has earned NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Johnson graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in physical education from Eastern Washington.  Mike Johnson Head Cross Country / Track & Field Coach Mike Johnson enters his 12th year as the head coach for the Western Oregon track and field and cross country programs. Under his guidance, Johnsons teams have won 15 GNAC indoor and outdoor track & field championships, and he has also led the WOU cross country teams to several NCAA Cross Country Championship appearances. While at WOU, Johnson has led numerous student-athletes to All-American honors, including javelin thrower Amanda Schumaker (four-time All-American from 2010-2013), distance runner Chris Olsen (2013), javelin thrower Seabre Church (2014), and Monica Barnhart (three-time All-American from 2002-2005). Distance runners Badane Sultessa, and David Ribich as well as javelin thrower Justin Larson are among the current WOU All-Americans that have been coached by Johnson. Since joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Johnson has coached five US Track & Field Olympic Trial qualifiers and three World Cross Country Championship participants. In addition, he coached Deaflympic gold medalist Gary Namba (100 and 200-meters) and multi-time Deaflympic medalist Janna Vander Meulen, a WOU graduate who set new American deaf records in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles. Prior to joining the Wolves, Johnson's career includes tenures as the head coach at Highline Community College (1972-74), Eastern Washington University (1974-76), University of Portland (1976-86), University of Washington (1986-98), and Boise State (1998-2000). He was also an assistant coach at WOU for three seasons prior to becoming the programs leader in 2004. Johnson's teams at Washington won two Pac-10 cross country championships and his Portland squads captured seven-consecutive West Coast Conference cross country titles. He founded the Pilots womens program as the womens NAIA championship team he coached was inducted into the Portland Hall of Fame. The Seattle native has won numerous honors during his career as he is a three-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times, four-time NCAA West Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year and has earned NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Johnson graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in physical education from Eastern Washington.