2010 Elijah Johnson   2008, 2009, & 2010 Letterman
2009 Captain
2010 News Gazette All Area
2008 Personal Best Time 16:47
2009 Personl Best Time 17:07
2010 Personal Best Time 16:08

300 Mile Club in 2008, 500 Mile Club in 2009, 400 Mile Club in 2010
2009 Scholar Ahtlete
2009 & 2010 Old Dog 5 Minute Mile Club
2010 Sportmanship Award
2010 Brent Johnson True Grit Award

Fastest Top 10 Freshman Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, Peoria ND, and East Peoria Invitational.
Fastest Top 10 Sophomore Times List for our 1st home meet, the Charleston, Springfield, Eureka F/S, Peoria ND
, East Peoria, U-High, and Metamora Inviational.
Fastest Top 10 Junior Times List for the 1st home meet of the year, the Charleston, Springfiled, Peoria ND, East Peoria, U-High, and Metamora Invitational.

2008, 2009, & 2010 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September, October, & November.


Elijah Johnson - Junior

Elijah is a third year high school cross country runner. Elijah is a one year returning letterman.  Son of Lieb and Stacie Johnson.
As a freshman, Elijah brings many years of running experience from junior high cross country and track.  After running over 300 miles this summer, he has stepped up in the top 7 of our team.  He has the ability to be in the top 15 of the area by the end of the season if he continues to improve.  In Elijah's first high school race he was able to place in the top 10 of the meet and 2nd for our team.  Elijah earned a medal in the Charleston Invitational Varsity race by placing 13th.  He placed 2nd overall in the Pontiac quad meet.  Elijah medaled at the Springfield Invitational in the freshman race by placing 2nd.  He made his way into our team's top ten fastest freshman ever list at the Charleston Invitational, the Springfield Invitational, the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational,  and the East Peoria Invitational.  Elijah worked his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leader list in September & October.  Elijah ran a 16:47 at the Prairie Central Meet.  Elijah got injured mid-season and was out for the remander of the year.  Elijah was a first year letter winner as a freshman.
     As a Sophomore, Elijah ran over 500 miles in the summer.  He earned the honor of being captain of his team during his sophomore year.  He earned his way onto our team's top 10 sophomore list at our 1st home meet, the Charleston Invitational, the Springfield Invitational, the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational, the Peoria ND invitational, the East Peoria Invitational, the U-High Invitational, and the Metamora Invitational.  He earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 18th with a time of 17:23.  He earned a medal at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 7th.  
He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September and October.
   As a junior, Elijah ran over 450 miles in the summer.  The News Gazette selected Elijah as one of the nifty fifty in their preseason polls.  He made his way onto our team's top ten fastest junior list at our 1st home meet, the Charleston Invitational, the Springfield Invitational, the Peoria ND Invitational, the East Peoria Invitational, the U-High Invitational, and the Metamora Invitational.  Elijah earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 11th.  Elijah went on to run a personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational where he ran 2nd for our team.  Elijah had a great race at the U-High Invitational where he ran a lifetime best of 16:08.  Elijah ran another solid race at the Metamora Inviational where he was our 4th fastest junior ever at this meet and earning a medal for placing 35th.  Elijah won our team's sportsmanship award.  Eliajh also was the 2010 Brent Johnson True Grit award winner.  He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November.  Elijah earned 2010 News Gazette All Area honors.
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