Wingate University Athletics

2015: Academic All-America® first team pick for cross country and track & field as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)…South Atlantic Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winner for women’s cross country...Claimed second place in SAC meet with a 5K time of 18:40, helping ‘Dogs earn third straight league title…WU’s top finisher at NCAA national championship meet with her 6K time of 22:18 (112th place)…Ran 23:19 6K at Bulldog Stampede (eighth place) and a 18:53 5K at the Disney Classic (19th place)…Earned SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll laurels for third straight year…
 
2014: Academic All-America® third team choice for cross country and track & field as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)…Second year making first team All-SAC…Gained a first team All-Southeast Region award as well…At the SAC meet, clocked a 18:59 5K to earn fourth place…Made six top 10 finishes and posted a 6K time of 22:41 to post a fourth place showing at NCAA Southeast Regional…Competed in the National Championship meet, placing in the top 100 with a 5.78K time of 23.01…SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
 
2013: An All-SAC first team and All-Southeast Region second team performer as a true freshman, helping Bulldogs win both team titles…Posted four top-10 finishes, including a fourth-placing showing in the SAC championship meet (19:07 5K time)…All-SAC Freshman team as well…Began her collegiate career with a 19:23 5K at the Eye Opener…Had a 19:32 in her next race to finish second in the Montreat Invitational…Eighth in the Royal XC Challenge (18:01)…Clocked a 22:54 6K time to take 15th place at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional race…SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
 
High School: Alyssa Johnson was a four-sport standout (cross country, soccer, swimming and track) at Leland High School, where her cross country coach was Rudy Montenegro. In addition, she compiled a perfect 4.000 GPA during her Leland academic career. Johnson was a three-year captain for the Chargers’ cross country and track teams. Her XC honors include All-State honors as a junior. Johnson was a four-time all-county cross country runner while receiving Leland’s XC team MVP award four times as well. In soccer, she was all-conference three times and Leland’s MVP as a sophomore. In track, Johnson was named three times to the all-county team. For good measure, she added a swimming all-county award to her trophy case. Alyssa is the daughter of Todd and Kelly Johnson. She has cousins who have dived at Stanford, played softball at Whittier (Calif.) and played baseball at Oregon State.