2025: Cross Country — Opened the season with a 20th-place finish at the Battle for NOLA XC Meet 5k (15:35.5)... ran a season-best 8k of 25:15.9 at the Southern Showcase... competed at the Sun Belt Championships (26:44.2 for 40th) and NCAA South Regionals (33:43.2 for 137th).
2025: Outdoor — Competed in the distance events at the Sun Belt Championships, placing 12th in the 10,000m (31:24.77) and 20th in the 5000m (15:16.59)... recorded a season-best 10,000m time of 30:36.27 at the Bryan Clay Invitational... finished second in the 3000m (8:46.44) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational... ran 4:01.77 in the 1500m at the Joe Walker Invite and 15:28.29 in the 5000m. Indoor — Competed in the 3000m and 5000m at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships, highlighted by a 16th-place finish in the 5000m (15:43.96)... ran a season-best 9:04.08 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge... also competed at the Samford Bulldog Invite.
2024: Outdoor — Sun Belt Conference Champion in the 10,000 meters after clocking a time of 30:58.24... 10th place in the 5000 meters at the SBC Championships with a 14:49.27...Won the 1500 meters at Auburn's Tiger Track Classic with a PR time of 3:51.00...Logged a fifth place finish and a new personal best in the 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational 14:06.28...Placed 53rd out of 110 runners in the 10k at the NC State Raleigh Relays 29:21.62...
Indoor — Bronze medal in the 5000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 14:32.41...
Secured seventh place and a new personal best in the 3000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 8:28.23...
First career event win in the 5000 meters at the South Alabama Invitational with a time of 14:39.33...
2023: Outdoor — Earned 12th place in the 5000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 15:06.26...Placed 14th in the 3000 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 9:16.89...
Indoor— Did not compete...
High School: Played AFL Football, touch rugby, track, and cross country … two time SIS XC champion and SIS Track Carnival 1500m winner as a 16 year old … Runner-up in his first individual state meet … Placed fifth in his first ever national competition … Participated in Victorian u20 5000m Championships.
Club: Ran with the Mentone Athletic Club for three years … Two-time silver medalist at the state 4x1500mm relay … Ranked seventh in the 5000m national u20 at the end of the 2020-21 season … Placed second in the national 5000m u20 in February 2021 and third in December 2021.
Personal: Full name is Xavier James Johnson … Born October 4, 2002 … Son of James and Vanessa Johnson … Two younger brothers (Flynn and Spencer) … Favorite athletes are Morgan McDonald, Robert Brandt, and Lachie Neale … Favorite Movie is Hot Rod … Wears the same t-shirt for every warm-up.
Major: Exercise science
