2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Johnson, Whitney

Whitney Johnson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wethersfield HS
- Hometown:
- Galva, Ill.
Bio
Season-by-Season
2020 (So.)
Before Mercer
High School
2020 (So.)
- Raced five times as a sophomore. Set personal bests in the 5K and 6K.
- Helped Mercer win the Julius Johnson Invitational (Sept. 19) with a 17th-place finish and time of 21:17.0
- Set a 5K PR at the Florida State Invitational (Oct. 2) with a time of 19:41.8
- Her 6K PR came the following meet at the Blazer Classic (Oct. 16). She finished 41st, clocking in at 24:27.21.
- Rounded out the top-20 at the Mercer Invitational (Oct. 30, 20:58.0)
- Competed in five of six races
- Ran a 16:21.7 4K in the season opener on Aug. 30. Finished a career-best 33rd
- Finished 69th at the SoCon Championships (Nov. 2). Ran the 5K in 21:30.2
Before Mercer
High School
- Ran cross country for four years at Annawan- Wethersfield Co-op under head coach Creston Fenn
- Competed in the 3 mile run
- Team honors include 2015-Conference Champions, Regional Champions, Sectional Champions, and 5th place finish at the State Championship, and 2017 Conference Championship
- Individual honors include Top 5 at Conference (2015), All-Academic (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Conference Champions (2016), Quad City’s Times Runner of the Year (2016), Sectional Top 3 finish (2016), Team Captain (2017, 2018), Star Courier’s Athlete of the Week (2017), Pacesetter (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Member of the National Honor Society, AFS and Student Council
- Also participated in cheerleading and was an All-American Cheerleader
- Born January 11, 2001 to Jeff and Shelia Johnson in Aurora, Illinois
- Has one sibling, Eric
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. South Florida Men's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05