2013 Women's Cross Country Roster

Andrew Towell

Jasmine Johnson

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Federal Way
  • Hometown Federal Way, WA

Biography

SPU: Three-year letterwinner.

Junior (2013): Ran in all eight meets. ... Scored for the Falcons in five of those, including the NCAA nationals, in which she was No. 5 on the team and 157th overall. ... Finished 11th in the long-course race and 8th in the short-course race at the Alaska Cross Country Invitational in Fairbanks, helping Seattle Pacific sweep the team titles. ... Placed No. 3 for the team and 9th overall in a team-title effort at the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Ran No. 6 for the Falcons at GNAC (33rd overall), and at NCAA West Regionals (47th).

Sophomore (2012): One of just two Falcons (Katie Thralls was the other) to run in all eight meets. ... Part of the top-5 SPU scoring pack in all eight. ... Top-10 overall finisher in both Alaska Fairbanks meets (9th in long course, 5th in short course). ... No. 5 for team and 42nd overall at Sundodger as Seattle Pacific finished a school-best third as a team with a school-record low point total of 88 at Sundodger. ... Ran No. 5 for the Falcons in all three postseason meets, placing 30th overall at GNAC, 63rd at West Regionals, and 129th at NCAA D-2 nationals.

Freshman (2011): Ran in six meets, scoring in three of them. ... After the non-scoring Lake Padden Relays, made her official Falcons debut at the Apple Ridge Run Invitational on Sept. 10 in Yakima, running No. 2 for SPU (9th overall). ... Also was among the scorers at Sundodger (No. 3 for SPU, 33rd overall) and at Charles Bowles Invitational (No. 5 for SPU, 63rd overall). ... Ran No. 6 for the Falcons at the GNAC Championships (42nd overall) and NCAA West Regionals (75th overall).

Federal Way High School: Qualified for the Washington state cross country meet all four years, placing 8th as a senior, and qualifying for the Washington-Oregon Border Clash meet. ... Owns the school course record. ... Qualified for the state track meet as a junior and senior, placing 2nd in the 800 and 6th in the 400 in 2011. ... Her state finals time of 2:13.84 in the 800 is a school record.

Personal: Jasmine Katelin Johnson. ... Born July 4, 1993. ... Art major.

Fun facts: Previously played tennis. ... Has never played soccer, but would like to try it. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Stomp the Yard 2." (Says, 'They shoulda stopped after the first one.") ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." ... Favorite junk food is Pop Tarts. ... Favorite TV programs are "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "Jersey Shore." ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Oprah Winfrey, "because she's boss and can make anything happen. I would serve bacon cheeseburgers and fries, with Menchies frozen yogurt for dessert." ... My friends call me Jazzy or Bomb Qui Qui. ... Wants to run the Disney Half Marathon because it sounds fun and because she has never been to Disneyland. ... Would like to visit Jamaica and London.