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University of California, Santa Barbara

2020 Men's Track and Field

Bryan Johnson

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Encinitas, CA
  • High School La Costa Canyon HS
  • Position Distance

Biography

2019 Cross Country 

Competed in five meets for his third season of cross. Set a personal best 8k time of 25:12.2 at the 39th Annual UC Riverside Invitational finishing 45th overall, finishing in the top five and scoring for the Gauchos for the first time. Finished 43rd at the Big West Conference Championships with a time of 26:40.6. Closed out the season at the NCAA West Regional Championship where he finished 154th in 32:58.7 for 10k. 

2018-2019 Track and Field 

Competed in eight meets for his second year of track. Set a season's best time of 15:08.00 for 5000m at the UCLA Legends Invite. Dropped a huge personal best in the 1500m at the Cal Poly Dual finishing fifth overall in 3:54.39, knocking three seconds off his previous best from 2017. Finished his season at the Big West Conference Championships where he took 11th in the 1500m. 

2018 Cross Country 

Competed in three meets for his second season of cross. Ran a season's best time of 25:39.3 at the Santa Clara University Bronco Invitational for 8k. 

2017-2018 Track and Field 

Ran four meets for his first track season. Set a season's best at 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 4:05.03. 

2017 Cross Country

Ran five meets in his first season in uniform. Finished 8th place in the open section of the UC Riverside Invitational clocking 25:49.7. Took 31st at the Titan Invitational with a personal best of 25:22.9. 

2016-2017 Track and Field 

Redshirt season. Clocked 3:57.40 at the Bryan Clay Invitational running unattached. 

2016 Cross Country

Redshirt Season.

Prep

Graduated from La Costa Canyon High School. Captained his XC team to a CIF San Diego Section win. At the CIF State Meet, recorded 15:30 for 5k and placed 9th, earning All-State Honors. Has a 1600m PR of 4:17.53 in the 1600m and was the Div 1 San Diego Section 1600m Champion. Coached by Bill Vice.

Personal

Parents are Kristen McBride and Gary Johnson... Was senior class president at LCC and founder and president of the amnesty international club...Major is molecular, cellular, and developmental biology with a minor in Spanish....Plans to become an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in sports medicine...College running goals include running 14:30 in the 5k and 3:50 in the 1500m...Would also love to have a "darn good time"...Favorite hobbies include surfing, and laying in bed face down with his head slightly turned to breathe...Fun fact: Bryan holds the Encinitas Denny's record for most pancakes eaten in a a single sitting - 16.5.

Collegiate Bests 

1500m - 3:54.39 (2019 Cal Poly Dual) 

Big West Championships 

2019 - 1500m, 11th, 3:58.33

Big West Championships (Cross Country) 

2019 - 8k, 43rd, 26:40.6

NCAA West Regional (Cross Country) 

2019 - 10k, 154th, 32:58.7

Prep Bests 

1600m - 4:17.53

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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