Ella Johnson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Squadron:
15 War Eagles
High School:
Glenwood Springs

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

NCAA Qualifier, Cross Country (2025)

2x All-Mountain West, 10000-Meter Run (2025, 2026)

All-Mountain West, Cross Country (2026)

All-Region, Cross Country (2025)

JUNIOR YEAR | 2025: NCAA Qualifier…all-conference (first-team) and all-region honoree…clocked a career-best 6K time of 20:03.7 to finish seventh out of 107 runners at the Mountain West Championships…placed 12th out of 123 runners at the NCAA Mountain Regional (20:42.4)…posted a time of 20:05.1 to place within the top half of the field at the NCAA Championships (125th)…Falcons’ top finisher in first three meets…used a time of 20:09.3 to finish fifth out of 107 runners and lead Air Force to a runner-up finish at the Bill Dellinger Invitational…posted a 20:04.4 finish to place 31st out of 237 runners at the Gans Creeks Classic…clocked a program-record three-mile time of 16:52.8 to win the season-opening Air Force Classic…team captain…academic all-conference selection…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2024: Raced in four meets…posted a career-best 6K time of 21:27.9 to finish 83rd out of 330 runners at the Gans Creek Classic…helped Air Force to a seventh-place finish at that meet…also scored for the Falcons at Pre-Nationals and the NCAA Mountain Regional…clocked a 21:32.8 to finish 48th out of 213 runners at Pre-Nationals, helping the women to a runner-up finish…added a time of 21:35.4 at the regional championships (78th)…finished within the top half of the field at the Mountain West Championships (22:19.5, 40th)…earned the team’s Most Improved award…academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023: Competed in four meets, including the conference championships…clocked a career-best 6K time of 22:09.0 to finish 53rd at the Mountain West Championships…added a 22:30.2 finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational (231st)…recorded a 5K time of 18:48.5 at the Virginia Invitational (182nd)…first freshman finisher at the Air Force Classic…clocked a three-mile debut of 18:10 to finish fifth overall at that meet…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time all-Mountain West performer in the 10,000-meter run…ranked No. 8 on the program’s all-time standings in that event following a 34:21.14 finish at the 2025 Stanford Invitational…also listed among the Air Force Top 10 In the 3000-meter run (9:30.61a, No. 10) and both 5000-meter events (indoors: 16:01.59, No. 8; outdoors: 16:17.19, No. 9)

HIGH SCHOOL: Glenwood Springs High School…three-time first-team all-state selection…four-time all-conference selection…Colorado High School Activities Association 4A Region 1 cross country champion (2021)…claimed top-five finishes at the CHSAA 4A state cross country championships in 2019 (fifth), 2020 (fourth), and 2021 (fourth)…finished fourth in the 3200-meter run at the CHSAA 4A state track and field championships (10:58)…also lettered in soccer and basketball every year…named Colorado Western Slope League soccer player of the year in 2022…member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society…served as vice-president of the STEM Club…two-time AP Scholar, with Distinction…graduated with a 4.3 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ella Lynn Johnson…daughter of Erik and Jessie Johnson…has one younger sister, Avery…majoring in civil engineering…future plans include becoming a pilot…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2024…soloed in the T-53 in the summer of 2026…member of Cadet Squadron 15.