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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Athens, Ohio
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- High School:
- Athens
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- Major:
- Physics
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- Events:
- Distance
Bio
CSC Academic All-District® selection for the 2023-24 academic year … Named CSC Academic All-District® for the 2022-23 academic year … Two-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll and three-time member of the AD Honor Roll.
2024 Cross Country: Started in seven meets … Placed 29th in 27:21.3 at the NCAC Championships (Nov. 3) … Went 26:39.3 to finish 83rd at NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 16) … Placed fifth at Dan Mullen Invitational (Oct. 5) in 28:48.4, helping the men’s team to a repeat title … Turned in season-best 8k time of 26:21.8 at Jenna Strong Classic (Oct. 18) … Matched best finish of fifth-place at home Wooster Twilight Challenge (Nov. 8), finishing the 5k course in a collegiate-best 15:43.7.
2024 Outdoor: Made five starts … Pair of collegiate bests came at NCAC Championships (May 3-4), placing 10th in the 5k (15:41.81) and the 3k steeplechase (10:08.49) … Runner-up in 3k steeple at home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 6) with a time of 10:25.05.
2024 Indoor: Made six starts … Competed in the 3k and 5k at the NCAC Championships (Feb. 23-24), turning in a PR of 9:15.82 in the 3k … Won the 5k at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 20) in 16:37.42 … Runner-up in the 3k in 9:20.16 at the Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 16) … Pair of collegiate bests came in dual vs. Denison (Jan. 25) with 2:16.15 in the 800 and 4:50.66 in the mile.
2023 Cross Country: Landed on the All-NCAC third team with 21st-place finish at NCAC Championships (Oct. 28) with time of 26:52.8 … Helped Wooster to first non-dual meet team victory since 2021 with fourth-place finish in Dan Mullen Memorial Invitational (Sept. 30) in time of 29:43.7 … Had two additional top-five finishes … Placed fourth in season-opening Wooster Invitational (Sept. 1), finishing the 4K course in 14:03.1 … Had top 5K time of 15:59.3 in home Wooster Twilight Challenge (Nov. 3), placing fourth … Posted career-best championship length time of 25:41.9 at NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Championships (Nov. 11), finishing 105th overall.
2023 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets … Turned in collegiate-best 5K time of 15:49.06 at NCAC Championships (May 5-6) … Also ran in 5K at All-Ohio Championships (April 15) … Took third in 3K steeplechase at Kenyon Invitational (April 22) in collegiate-best 10:16.29 … Logged top collegiate 1,500 time of 4:22.99 in dual meet against Denison (April 12).
2023 Indoor: Competed in three meets … Had collegiate-best 3K time of 9:33.11 as the runner-up at the Kenyon Invitational (Feb. 17) … Ran in 5K at NCAC Championships (Feb. 24-25).
2022 Cross Country: One of the Scots’ most consistent scorers with several top-five finishes … Started nine meets on the year … Went a career-best championship-length time of 26:48.3 at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Championships (Nov. 12), placing 152nd overall … Finished 52nd at the NCAC Championships (Oct. 29) in a time of 29:27.4.
2022 Outdoor: Competed in three meets … Ran the 5K each time, with top time of 17:36.05 coming at Wooster Invitational (April 1) … Lone 1500 meters time of 4:39.87 was turned in at the Wooster Invitational (April 2).
2022 Indoor: Competed in five meets … Primarily a mile and 3K runner … Top mile time of 4:58.61 came in dual with Kenyon (Feb. 28) … Went 9:59.51 for season-best 3K time at Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 5).
2021 Cross Country: Turned in an impressive rookie season, ranking as Wooster’s No. 4 harrier at the NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13) … Crossed at 28:03.6 at regionals, with that marking season-best championship-length time … Sixth from the team to finish at the NCAC Championships (Oct. 30), coming in at 28:33.3, which was 59th … Made nine starts … Went 29:39.6 at championship-length debut at NCAC Preview (Sept. 11) … Crossed at 29:42.8 at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 17) … Went 29:16.2 at the Jenna Strong Fall Classic (Oct. 15) … Sixth on the team at the Muskingum Invitational (Oct. 2), where the Scots posted their first win in a traditional meet since 2014.
Prior to Wooster: Helped Athens High School to a district runner-up finish as a senior … Part of three conference championship teams in track & field and four in cross country … Earned all-conference honors in cross country as a junior and senior and in track & field as a senior … Four-year letterwinner in cross country and lettered three times in track & field … Prepped for Fitz Read and Adam Gonczy.
Personal: Parents are Ken and Lynda Johnson … Physics major … Vice president of the physics club on campus, member of the astronomy club, and a STEM Zone intern.
News mentions
Callender Earns All-NCAC Honors to Kick Off NCAC Championships
Women sixth, men seventh after Friday’s competition
February 28, 2025

Senior Salute - Eric Johnson
Physics major is a member of cross country and track and field teams
February 27, 2025

Hargrave Breaks Hurdle School Record, Three Scots Land on Podium at All-Ohio Championships
Callender, Robertson join Hargrave with All-Ohio honors
February 15, 2025

Sanford, Robertson Winners at Wooster Invite
Scots compete in first indoor meet of season
January 18, 2025

Distance, Middle Distance Projected to Lead Wooster’s Men in 2025
Wooster's season starts with a home meet on January 18
January 6, 2025