2020 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Cal Johnston
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Waco, Texas
- High School:
- Midway HS
• 2020 All-Big 12 Indoors (DMR)
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (track)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Cross Country PB: 6K - 19:05.1 | 8K - 25:41.8 | 10K - 32:43.4 | 3.12 MILE - 16:14.8 | 5 MILE - 26:25.6
Indoor PB: Mile - 4:29.25 | 3,000m - 8:47.22
2020 Cross Country: Scoring runner for Baylor in all three meets in which he competed... Placed 83rd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with an 8K time of 26:44.6... Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 25:41.8 to place 44th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational... Finished 53rd at the Big 12 Championship with an 8K time of 25:56.7.
2020 Indoor: All-Big 12 as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a time of 10:05.32... Finished 28th in the 3,000 meters at Big 12 Indoors with a personal-best time of 8:47.22... Took seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 8:47.58... Recorded a personal-best time of 4:29.25 in the mile to place sixth at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis... Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 8:53.67.
2019 Cross Country: Scoring runner for the Bears in the final five races... Opened the season with a personal-best 6K (19:05.1), placing 17th at the Bear Twilight Invitational... Placed 32nd at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 26:42.7... Finished 180th at the Chile Pepper Festival with an 8K time of 26:25.7... Ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:03.9 to finish 134th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational... Took 65th at the Big 12 Championship with an 8K time of 26:18.2... Registered a personal-best time of 32:43.4 in the 10K to place 91st at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
2019 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2019 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2018 Cross Country: Emerged as a scoring runner for Baylor in the first three races before missing the second half of the season... Placed 24th overall in his collegiate debut at the Bear Twilight Invitational, running a 6K time of 19:10.4... Finished 11th at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational with a 5K time of 16:14.7... Ran a 5-mile time of 26:25.60 to place 74th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
High School: Letterwinner for Midway HS…Six-time district champion between cross country and track & field…Qualified for state cross country meet during senior year…Academic All-State track selection…Team captain for three years in cross country…Involved with FFA.
Personal: Son of Alan and Lori Johnston…Both parents are Baylor grads…Has two older siblings, Bailey and Audrey, and one younger sibling, Ava Grave…Older sisters played college soccer: Bailey at North Texas and Audrey at Baylor…Plans to major in political science.
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (track)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Cross Country PB: 6K - 19:05.1 | 8K - 25:41.8 | 10K - 32:43.4 | 3.12 MILE - 16:14.8 | 5 MILE - 26:25.6
Indoor PB: Mile - 4:29.25 | 3,000m - 8:47.22
2020 Cross Country: Scoring runner for Baylor in all three meets in which he competed... Placed 83rd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with an 8K time of 26:44.6... Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 25:41.8 to place 44th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational... Finished 53rd at the Big 12 Championship with an 8K time of 25:56.7.
2020 Indoor: All-Big 12 as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a time of 10:05.32... Finished 28th in the 3,000 meters at Big 12 Indoors with a personal-best time of 8:47.22... Took seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 8:47.58... Recorded a personal-best time of 4:29.25 in the mile to place sixth at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis... Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 8:53.67.
2019 Cross Country: Scoring runner for the Bears in the final five races... Opened the season with a personal-best 6K (19:05.1), placing 17th at the Bear Twilight Invitational... Placed 32nd at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 26:42.7... Finished 180th at the Chile Pepper Festival with an 8K time of 26:25.7... Ran a personal-best 8K time of 26:03.9 to finish 134th at the Arturo Barrios Invitational... Took 65th at the Big 12 Championship with an 8K time of 26:18.2... Registered a personal-best time of 32:43.4 in the 10K to place 91st at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
2019 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2019 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2018 Cross Country: Emerged as a scoring runner for Baylor in the first three races before missing the second half of the season... Placed 24th overall in his collegiate debut at the Bear Twilight Invitational, running a 6K time of 19:10.4... Finished 11th at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational with a 5K time of 16:14.7... Ran a 5-mile time of 26:25.60 to place 74th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
High School: Letterwinner for Midway HS…Six-time district champion between cross country and track & field…Qualified for state cross country meet during senior year…Academic All-State track selection…Team captain for three years in cross country…Involved with FFA.
Personal: Son of Alan and Lori Johnston…Both parents are Baylor grads…Has two older siblings, Bailey and Audrey, and one younger sibling, Ava Grave…Older sisters played college soccer: Bailey at North Texas and Audrey at Baylor…Plans to major in political science.
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