University of South Alabama Athletics

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