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Ryan Johnson Season 2024-25

PositionThrows
ClassSo.
HometownSpringboro, Ohio
Previous SchoolEastern Michigan
High SchoolSpringboro
Previous SchoolEastern Michigan

2025 -- Indoor - Won weight throw with a school record-setting 79-2 3/4 (24.15m) at Iowa State Classic... won weight throw with a then-school record-setting 78-9 (24.00m) at Hawkeye Invite in his Hawkeye debut... earned Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Week honors for his Hawkeye Invite performance... won weight throw at Dr. Rick McGuire Invite (78-1 3/4, 23.82m).

2024 -- Competed for Eastern Michigan University... Indoor - Named MAC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year… first-team all-conference honoree… competed in eight meets with five first-place finishes in the weight throw… won weight throw title at MAC Championships, throwing a season-best 73-0 (22.24m)... that mark ranks third in school history... Outdoor - Named MAC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year… first-team all-conference honoree… competed in eight meets with four first-place finishes... won discus (154-3, 47.03m) and shot put 50-2 1/2, 15.30m) with collegiate bests, and won hammer throw (204-6, 62.33m) at Chippewa Challenge… posted a collegiate-best 218-11 (66.74m) in hammer throw at Jim Click Shootout... that mark ranks second in school history... won USATF U20 Championships in hammer throw, going on to place fourth in the world in the event at the U20 World Athletics Track & Field Championships in Lima, Peru.

 

High School -- Won state titles in hammer and weight throw... best marks senior year were 223-0 in hammer throw, 74-0 in weight throw, 57-0 in shot put and 169-0 in discus... set all throwing school records... lettered four years in track and field and one in football... track and field team captain.

Personal --  Parents are Brad and Brenna Johnson… has one sister, Hannah… mechanical engineering major.

Ryan Johnson's All-Time Results via TFRRS.org

Track and Field Notebook: Tiffin, Tyson, Texas Tech, Boston Invitational
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Track and Field Notebook: Tiffin, Tyson, Texas Tech, Boston Invitational

The Hawkeyes travel to four meets during the Feb. 14-15 weekend. Iowa returns to the Jarvis Scott Open in Lubbock, Texas, with its sprints and hurdles groups. The jumps, multis, 400 and 800 groups head to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The distance group will head to the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston, while the throws group travels to the Robinson Family Open in Tiffin, Ohio.

Hawkeyes Take Down 2 School Records at Iowa State, New Mexico
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Hawkeyes Take Down 2 School Records at Iowa State, New Mexico

Track and field concluded the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and Iowa State Classic with record-setting performances from Ryan Johnson in the weight throw and the women’s 4x400 relay team of Alivia Williams, Chioma Nwachukwu, Damaris Mutunga, and Olicia Lucas.

Johnson, Olsen named January Student-Athletes of the Month
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Johnson, Olsen named January Student-Athletes of the Month

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa student-athletes Ryan Johnson (men’s track and field) and Lucy Olsen (women’s basketball) were named January’s Student-Athletes of the Month, the Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced.

Vogelsang, Mutunga earn B1G Weekly Honors
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Vogelsang, Mutunga earn B1G Weekly Honors

Abraham Vogelsang and Damaris Mutunga earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors, the league announced on Wednesday. Vogelsang picked up Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Week and Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week. Mutunga was named Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week.

Track and Field Notebook: New Mexico Collegiate Classic, Iowa State Classic
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Track and Field Notebook: New Mexico Collegiate Classic, Iowa State Classic

The Hawkeyes send their sprints, hurdles and long sprints to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Friday and Saturday. The throws and distance groups head to Ames for the Iowa State Classic on Saturday.

Hawkeyes Impress in First Roadtrip of 2025
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Hawkeyes Impress in First Roadtrip of 2025

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – University of Iowa track and field won a combined six events to open its weekend at Missouri and Notre Dame on Friday evening. Annie Wirth highlighted the action at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invite in Columbia, Missouri, winning the pentathlon with a personal-best 3,890 points to move to sixth all-time at Iowa. Pauline Bikembo (women’s long jump), Ryan Johnson (weight throw) and Emmanuel Njoku (men’s long jump) also collected victories.

Track and Field Notebook: Meyo Invite, Dr. Rick McGuire Invite
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Track and Field Notebook: Meyo Invite, Dr. Rick McGuire Invite

The Hawkeyes hit the road, traveling to the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, and the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, on Friday and Saturday. Friday will begin in Missouri at 10 a.m. and the Meyo Invite will start at 2 p.m. Saturday’s action will begin at 9 a.m. in South Bend with an ESPN broadcast starting at 1 p.m. while competition at Missouri will get started at 11 a.m.

Hawkeyes Win 4 Events in Wieczorek Invite Opener
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Hawkeyes Win 4 Events in Wieczorek Invite Opener

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field opened day one of the annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Friday. Alivia Bauer, Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, Lia Love and Miles Wilson claimed event titles for the Hawkeyes.

Johnson, Nwachukwu Take Home B1G Weekly Honors
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Johnson, Nwachukwu Take Home B1G Weekly Honors

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field’s Ryan Johnson and Chioma Nwachukwu earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors, the league announced on Wednesday. Johnson was tabbed the Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, while Nwachukwu was named the Big Ten Women’s Freshman of the Week.

Track and Field Notebook: Larry Wieczorek Invitational
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Track and Field Notebook: Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Johnson Sets School Record at Hawkeye Invitational
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Johnson Sets School Record at Hawkeye Invitational

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa track and field kicked off the Hawkeye Invitational at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday afternoon. Sophomore Ryan Johnson set a program and facility record with a 24-meter throw that ranks first nationally in his debut.

Track and Field Notebook: Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational
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Track and Field Notebook: Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational

The Hawkeyes kick off the 2024 indoor season, hosting the annual Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Weight throw and shot put will take place on Friday, starting at 11:00 a.m. inside the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex and Saturday's action will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility.

Men's Track & Field

96th Annual Drake Relays

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96th Annual Drake Relays

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Ninth Annual Tom Botts Invitational