At West Virginia in 2011-12
- Received a medical redshirt
At West Virginia in 2010-11:
At West Virginia in 2009-10
- Started every dual meet at 133 pounds
- Ranked No. 18 in the country for majority of season for the class
- Earned a 21-4 record, including a 5-1 mark in the EWL and 10-3 mark in dual matches
- Had 41 dual points compared to his opponents’ 10
- Tallied 36 takedowns for the year and had six victories by pin
- First at the Washington & Jefferson College Open
- Earned a third-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions, defeating Wyoming’s Cory Vombaur twice in the process and Kasey Garnhart (Wyoming) for the second time on the year
- Pinned SW Oregon CC’s Rayn Arand in just over two minutes in Reno
- Defeated Wyoming’s Kasey Garnhart by decision at the Sprawl & Brawl
- Also pinned Illinois’ Daryl Thomas at the tourney
- Beat Penn State’s Bryan Pearsall by major decision, 13-4
- Beat Bloomsburg’s Dan Gaylord by decision
- Defeated Evan Kolb of Lock Haven by major decision, 16-4
- Registered a 5-3 decision victory over Pitt’s Jimmy Conroy
- Pinned Tim Silvers of Ohio
At West Virginia in 2008-09
- Had a standout season as a true freshman
- Posted a 9-9 overall mark, with an 8-6 dual record
- Registered 24 takedowns and 12 near-fall points
- Finished second at the EWL Championships at 141 pounds, losing in a close match to 13th-ranked Tyler Nauman of Pitt, 4-3, in the title bout
- Defeated Steve Waite, 6-2, in the second round
- Posted back-to-back major decisions near end of season
- Defeated Ohio’s Darrin Boing, 11-0, and followed performance with a 10-1 victory over Cleveland State’s Lawrence Cavello
- Routed Lock Haven’s Zach Kell, 17-4
- Pinned Illinois’ Ryan Prater at 4:54 for first career win by fall
- Earned first career victory at Sprawl & Brawl duals by defeating Columbia’s Shane Strumwasser, 6-0
Prep
- Four-year grappler at Canon-McMillan High
- Coached by former WVU wrestler Chris Mary
- Captained squad for two years
- Ranked 35th nationally by InterMat
- Posted a 164-10 career high school record
- 2006 PIAA State Champion
- Finished the 2007 PIAA Tournament as runner-up
- Placed third in the 2008 PIAA Tournament
- Three-time POWERade Champion (2004, 2005, 2007)
- 2006 POWERade runner-up
- Was a four-time WPIAL Class AAA Champion on the Dapper Dan Team
- One of only 16 wrestlers in WPIAL history to win four championships
- Selected to wrestle for the Dream Team in the 2008 Dream Team Classic, a tournament comprised of 13 of the 14 top-ranked seniors in the nation
- 2007 Junior National Freestyle Champion
- Member of Quest School of Wrestling
Personal
- Son of Bob and Andrea Johnston
- Birthday is Feb. 6
- One of three children
- Majoring in physical education teacher education
- Garrett Ford Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll
Johnston’s Career Statistics
Year W L Dual EWL Falls EWLs NCAA
2009 9 9 8-6 4-2 1 1-1 -
2010 21 4 10-3 5-1 6 0-0 -
2011 Redshirted
2012 Medical Redshirt
Totals 30 13 18-9 9-3 7 1-1 -
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