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Lizzie Johnston
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laurel School
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
Bio
2024 (Senior): Coxswain … First Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … CRCA Scholar-Athlete …  Advanced to the Grand final in the Varsity Eight at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/29-30) after a fourth-place semifinal finish (7:14.14), and then took sixth in the Grand Final (6:44.17) ... In the varsity eight, finished second to host Michigan (6:45.96) (4/6) ... In the varsity eight, finished fourth to Alabama, Wisconsin and Clemson (6:47.34), third behind Indiana and Notre Dame and ahead of SMU (6:47.79), and fourth ahead of Oklahoma (6:37.81) at the Big Ten Invitational (4/19-20) ... At Indiana for the Dale England Cup (4/27), finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight (6:55.3) ... In the varsity eight at Sprints (5/5), finished fourth in the morning prelims behind Northeastern, Columbia and Rhode Island (7:08.34) and finished fourth in the petite final (7:16.82) behind George Washington, URI, and Boston College ... In the varsity eight, finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships (5/19), clocked in a time of 6:33.221.
2023 (Junior): Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA)  Scholar Athlete …   First Team All-Big Ten … Coxswain of the varsity eight … At the Sunshine State Invitational (3/31-4/1), the Spartans finished third to Miami and six seats behind Wisconsin (6:41.53) in the opening heat and finished sixth in the grand final in a time of 6:41.30 … In the three races at the Big Ten Invitational (4/7-8), earned a second-place finish in the first race behind UCLA (6:44.672) and finishing fourth in the second two races … Finished third to Indiana and Ohio State in a time of 7:01.06 as the coxswain of the varsity eight at the Ohio State Invitational (4/22) … As the coxswain of the varsity eight, helped stage a furious charge over the final 500 at Women’s Sprints (4/30), but finished a half a second behind first-place Dartmouth in a time of 6:37.390 in the Third-Level Final – a time which was better than three boats in the Petite Final … Finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships, clocked in a time of 6:40.953. Â2022 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... Primarily served as the coxswain for the first varsity eight crew … Coxed the boat to a fifth-place finish at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/27), clocking in a time of 7:02.83 … Helped the v8 crew to their first win of the season at Eastern Michigan (4/2), finishing the race in open water at 7:09.66 … Sat coxswain for a pair of third-place finishes at the Big Ten Invitational (4/15), helping the crew to a 6:42.683 time on day one and improving to a 6:38.308 finish on day two … Coxed the second varsity eight crew at the Dale England Cup (4/30) to a 6:56.5 finish in fourth place … Guided the varsity eight crew in their race at the Big Ten Championships (5/15), crossing the finish line at 6:46.488.
2021 (Freshman): Coxed the varsity eight to a pair of third-place finishes at a double dual at Ohio State (3/27), twice taking on a top-five crew (Ohio State), and clocked in times of 7:11.37 and 7:33.39 … Earned a pair of third-place finishes as the coxswain of the second varsity eight at the B1G/ACC Double Dual (4/3), posting times of 7:42.02 and 8:04.90 in the two sessions against nationally-ranked Duke, Michigan, and Virginia … At the highly competitive Big Ten Invitational in Cincinnati (4/17-18), earned a win as the coxswain of the varsity four over then-No. 17 Minnesota in a time of 7:39.029 and finishing a seat behind Louisville (7:41.44) and adding a third race time of 8:09.691 … Coxed the varsity four to a decisive open-water win at Eastern Michigan (4/24), registering a time of 7:25.07 … as the coxswain of the varsity four, clocked in a time of 8:17.50 at Indiana’s Dale England Cup (5/1) … At the Big Ten Championships (5/16), coxed the varsity four to an eighth-place finish (8:04.884).
Prior to MSU:  Rowing club captain and founder at Laurel School … Also played two years of scholastic field hockey.
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Personal:  Daughter of Tom and Amy Johnston … Plans on a pre-veterinary track at MSU.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
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Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22
