Aaliyah Johnson
Aaliyah Johnson
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Irving, Tex.
  • High School:
    Ranchview
  • Event(s):
    Sprints/Jumps/Throws

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-Conference in heptathlon (2023)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
  • A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2022-23)
2023 | sophomore
  • Earned Simpson’s first all-conference honor in the multi, with a third place finish in the heptathlon at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships
  • Claimed three individual event wins in the high jump, shot put, and javelin in the overall competition
  • Won the indoor high jump at the Dutch Holiday Preview with a mark of 1.60 meters, the fourth-best in school history
  • Took first place in the Dutch Winter Multi Pentathlon
2022 | freshman
  • Made her debut in the indoor pentathlon at Central, finishing third overall and winning the high jump event
  • Set a career-best in the indoor 60 meter hurdles (10.92) while competing in the pentathlon at the A-R-C Indoor Championships
  • Jumped a career-best 4.8 meters to claim second place at the Central-Simpson dual.
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of Ranchview High School
  • Earned all-district accolades
  • Lettered in volleyball, track and field, soccer and softball
  • Named to academic all-district squad
Personal
  • Daughter of Alicia DaCosta and Stephen Johnson
  • Has five siblings, Chalif, Khalil, Shauntell, Ariel and Tiffany
  • Majoring biochemistry with a minor in health services leadership
  • Also a member of the Storm volleyball team

News Mentions

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Storm wrap up Kip Janvrin Open on Senior Day

The Simpson College women’s track and field team wrapped up the Kip Janvrin Open with Senior Day on Friday afternoon.

April 26, 2024

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Distance runners, throws kick off first day of home meet

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened the Kip Janvrin Open with its distance runners and throws taking center stage.

April 25, 2024

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Storm duo obliterate outdoor 10,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both smashed the school record in the outdoor 10,000 meters...

April 21, 2024

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Kallem, Booth break 5,000 meter school record in outdoor debuts

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both broke Kallem’s old school record in the 5,000...

April 12, 2024

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Storm continue outdoor season at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.

April 6, 2024

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Storm women start outdoor season in Pella

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Central Invitational on Thursday.

March 28, 2024

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Multiple school records go down on final day of conference championships

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw two more school records go down on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...

February 24, 2024

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Kallem, Booth lower 5k school record again

The Simpson College women’s track and field team completed a successful first day, highlighted by Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth lowering the...

February 23, 2024

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Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...

February 17, 2024

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Hays breaks second school record of the season

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...

February 10, 2024

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Storm women claim multiple podium finishes

The Simpson College women’s track and field team had multiple athletes finish on the podium across various events at the Wartburg Select on...

February 3, 2024

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Johnson, Arnold win events at Grinnell

Aaliyah Johnson and Audrey Arnold paced the Simpson women’s track and field team by winning events at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.

January 27, 2024

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Kallem breaks 3,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem of the Simpson women’s track and field team ran a blistering 10:08.91 in the 3,000 meters to break the school record in the...

January 19, 2024

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Hays breaks school record in 300 meter dash

Maddie Hays of the Simpson College women’s track and field team broke the school record in the 300 meter dash that had stood out for 30...

December 9, 2023