Jordan Johnston - Women's Cross Country Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Jordan Johnston

Title:
Assistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
Email:
jjohnston22@murraystate.edu
Phone:
(270) 809-3240

At Murray State
The 2024-25 season marks Jordan Johnston's eighth year with the Murray State Cross Country and Track & Field teams.

Cross Country:

Rewrote the Men's Cross Country record book having coached seven of the top 10 performances in school history in the 8k including Jorge Ruiz's school record of 24:27.
Coach two women to top 10 performances in the 5k and 6k.
Johnston has coached two athletes to All-Conference honors at the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships in 2017, 2020, and 2021.

Track and Field:

In 2023, Johnston coached Kayla Bell to second team All-American honors in the 800m with a 12th place finish at the NCAA National Championships.
From 2018-2023, Johnston has coached 10 athletes to 34 Top-10 performances in school history from the 300m to the 5,000m.
School Records include Kayla Bell in the 300m (39.34), 600m (1:29.95), and outdoor 800m (2:02.66). Amirr Evans in the 1,000m (2:56.50). Hilary McAdam in the 600y (1:23.46).
During her five years in the Ohio Valley, Johnston coached six individual champions, four second place finishes, and two third place finishes at the Indoor and Outdoor Conference Championships.

Before MSU

Assistant at University of Illinois Women's XC and Track 2015-2016.
Assisted in the coaching of All-American Alyssa Schneider, with a 17^th place finish at the NCAA DI Cross Country Championships.

Competition Career

Currently holds the 3,000m Indoor Record at Eastern Illinois University and is on the programs top 10 performance lists for the Mile and 5,000m
Was a member of the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Conference Championship team, competing in the 3,000m and 5,000m.
Was a nine-time NAIA National Qualifier in Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track.

Personal

Is a certified USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Endurance Events Specialist as well as Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Graduated from Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Ill.) with a M.S. in Sports Administration in 2015.
Graduated from Saint Xavier University in Chicago with a B.S. in Biology in 2014.
Is a native of Frankfort, Ill.