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- Hometown:
- Davenport, Iowa
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Assumption
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time A-R-C All-Academic (2024, 25)
- Three-time Letterwinner (2023, 24, 25)
2024 | sophomore
- Competed in five races
- Recorded a season-high 25th place finish at the Bill Buxton Invitational
- Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:55.8 at the A-R-C Championships
2023 | freshman
- Competed in five races in his debut season
- Ran his best time at the A-R-C Championship in 28:23.0
High School
- A 2023 graduate of Assumption High School
- 2021 Iowa Class 3A State Cross Country Qualifier
- 2023 Iowa Class 3A State Qualifier in 3,200 meters
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Part of the National Honor Society
Personal
- Parents are Chad and Joanna Lochner
- Has two brothers, Michael and Salem
- Majoring in data science
- Also a member of the Storm track and field team
News Mentions
Leggett and Johnson pace Storm for seventh place finish at NCAA Regionals
Led by Cole Leggett and James Johnson’s top-30 performances, the Simpson men’s cross country team took seventh overall at the NCAA...
November 15, 2025
Johnson and Leggett earn All-Conference; lead Simpson to fourth at A-R-C Championships
With top-20 finishes, James Johnson, and Cole Leggett were named A-R-C All-Conference performers, leading the Storm to a fourth place finish at...
November 1, 2025
Engler guides Storm to fifth place finish at Bradley Pink Classic
As the season moves forward, Drew Engler continues to impress, setting a new personal record and leading Simpson to a fifth place finish at the...
October 17, 2025
Storm come up big at Dan Huston Invitational
The Simpson men’s cross country refused to slow down, racing a second place finish, including wins over four regionally ranked opponents, at...
October 4, 2025
Johnson claims individual title, Storm take second at Les Duke Invite
Nobody could catch the sophomore as James Johnson won the Les Duke Invitational on Saturday, outpacing the second place finisher by nearly seven...
September 13, 2025
