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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

David Johnston

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Mass.
  • Highschool Lexington High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Time
200 meters 22.16
400 meters 48.31
500 meters 1:06.02

Career Highlights: 
-Ranks 4th, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 4x400m relay (3:13.74).
-Ranks 14th, All-Time Indoor Performance List, 4x400m relay (3:16.38).
-Ranks 14th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List, 400m dash (48.31).

-2016 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 4x400m relay.
-2016 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 400m run.

2017-18: 
OUTDOOR
Was a member of the first-place 4x400m relay team at the Mark Young Invitational (April 7) … Finished 18th in the 400m (50.35) at the Northeast Challenge (April 14) … Secured second place in the 400m (51.74) and seventh place in the 200m (22.67) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invite (April 21) ... Took home bronze in the 200m (22.93) at the Brown Springtime Invitational (April 29) ... Placed sixth at the CAA Championships (May 4-6) in the 400m (49.40). 

2016-17: 
OUTDOOR
Finished 18th in the 200m (22.39) at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 24-25) … Took second place in the 400m (52.06) at the Mark Young Invite (April 1) … Finished 16th in the 400m (51.33) at the Northeast Challenge (April 15) … Earned eighth place in the 200m (22.330 at the Brown Invite (April 30) … Placed sixth in the 400m (49.95/49.19) and fifth in the 200m (22.61/22.79) at the CAA Outdoor Championships (May 5-6) … Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that took third-place at the New England Championships (May 12-13)

INDOOR
Opened the indoor season with a ninth place finish in the 300m (34.78) at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 3) … Finished 18th in the 200m (22.39) at the Scarlet and White (Feb. 4) … Placed 31st in the 400m (48.95) at the David Hemery Invite (Feb. 10-11) … Was a member of the fourth-place 4x400m relay at the IC4A Championships (March 3-5)
 
2015-16:
OUTDOOR
Won gold in the 4x400m relay (3:21.42) and silver in the 400m dash (48.31) at the 2016 CAA Championships (May 6-7).

2014-15:
OUTDOOR
Placed seventh in the 400-meter dash (51.52) at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts (March 28) … Finished fifth in the 400-meter dash (51.60) and 14th in the 200-meter dash (22.92) at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational (April 4) … Competed on the fourth-place 4x400 relay team (3:26.81) at the Minuteman Invitational (April 11) … Placed ninth in the 400-meter dash (48.90) at the Mark Young Yale Invite (April 18) … Finished third in the high jump (1.92m) and second in the 4x400 relay (3:17.96) at the CAA Championships (May 1-2).

INDOOR
Placed fourth in the 400-meter run (51.11) at the Harvard Fast Meet (Feb. 6).

2013-14
INDOOR
Closed out the indoor season with an appearance in the 400-meter dash at the New England Championship, timing in at 49.96 (Feb. 28) … Recorded personal best times in both the 200-meter dash (22.80) and 400-meter dash (49.56) at the Scarlet & White Invitational (Feb. 15) … Competed in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 24) and the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 7) … Opened his indoor rookie campaign with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the BU Opener with a time of 50.2 (Dec. 7).
 
Before Northeastern: 
 Two-year outdoor and one-year indoor track and field memeber at Lexington High School … Fourth place at the 2013 MIAA All-State meet … Took first at the MIAA DI East meet as a member of the 4x400m relay team … Played one year of basketball and baseball … Two-time Middlesex League All-Star … Three-year Indoor/Outdoor Member of the Track & Field Team at Lexington High School.

Personal: 
Class of 2018.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Redshirt Senior

    Sprints