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

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time All-Conference (2023, 25)
  • Three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 24, 25)
  • Three-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023, 24, 25)
  • One-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2025)
  • Two-time Team Field MVP (2024, 25)
  • Four-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24, 25)
2025 | senior
  • Third in school history in the indoor triple jump
  • Fifth in school history in the outdoor javelin
  • Sixth in school history in the pentathlon
  • Seventh in school history in the heptathlon
  • Eighth in school history in the outdoor long jump
  • Broke the 4,000-point mark in the heptathlon with 4,156 points at the outdoor A-R-C Championships
  • Scored a career-best 2780 points at the indoor A-R-C Championships in the pentathlon
2024 | junior
  • Won the triple jump at the Kip Janvrin Open with a mark of 11.19 meters, the second-best mark in school history
  • Set a career-best in the indoor shot put at the A-R-C Indoor Championships with a toss of 11.31 meters
  • Won the high jump competition at Grinnell with a mark of 1.48 meters
  • Finished fourth in the pentathlon at the A-R-C Indoor Championships
  • Named the team’s Field MVP
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 Track and Field see final action before NCAA National Championships

Teghan Booth and Emma Cooper both earned new top-ten school records as the Storm wrapped up the season at the Augustana Last Chance meet before...

May 14, 2025

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Booth leads trio to all-conference honors at A-R-C Outdoor Championships

On the conference championship stage, Teghan Booth stole the show, winning the 10,000m race, and taking second in the 5,000m as the Storm claimed...

May 10, 2025

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Strong performances highlight Storm's day at Wartburg

Competing at the Wartburg Triangular on Friday, the Simpson track and field program shined in the final meet before hosting the 2025 A-R-C Outdoor...

May 2, 2025

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Simpson concludes action at Kip Janvrin Open; competes at Drake Relays

Simpson played host to the Kip Janvrin Open, honoring the 2025 season class, while also seeing action at the Drake Relays on Thursday and Friday.

April 25, 2025

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Merrill continues to dominate with strong performances in discus and shot put at Meet of Champions

Olivia Merrill dominated the headlines at the Meet of Champions for the Simpson Storm women’s track and field program, earning two top-10...

April 18, 2025

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Storm set four new top-10 performances over two meets

Four new school top-ten performances, including the third fastest in the 4x100 relay, highlighted the dual meet action for Simpson as the Storm...

April 11, 2025

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Stellar start in Pella for the Storm's track and field program

At the first outdoor meet of the season, Simpson women’s track and field set 12 new top-10 marks across eight events to begin the 2025...

March 28, 2025

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Cooper sets new personal record in 60m as Storm wrap up Indoor season

Emma Cooper earned a new personal best in the 60m, while Teghan Booth and Aaliyah Johnson each claimed a spot on the podium as the Storm competed...

March 8, 2025

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Storm wrap up A-R-C Indoor Championships with strong performances

Highlighted by Jenna Thornburg’s school record setting performance in the 60m dash, and Teghan Booth’s all-conference performance, the...

March 1, 2025

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Booth earns All-Conference; Thornburg shatters school record after first day of A-R-C Indoor Championships

Jenna Thornburg shattered the school record in the 60m dash and Teghan Booth earned all-conference honors at the opening day of the A-R-C Indoor...

February 28, 2025

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Cooper and Thornburg headline the Storm at the Liz Wuertz Invite

Emma Cooper and Jenna Thornburg highlighted the Storm’s success at the final meet before the conference championships, as Simpson competed...

February 22, 2025

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Thornburg, Cooper, and Johnson add to school record books at Darren Young Classic

There was no shortage of accomplishments for the Simpson women’s track team on Saturday at the Darren Young Classic, highlighted by three...

February 15, 2025

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Storm rack up top-five finishes at Wartburg Select

Olivia Merrill eclipsed her own record in the shot put, moving up the leaderboards as the Storm competed at the Wartburg select meet on Saturday.

February 1, 2025

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Booth takes home top-5 finish as Storm compete at the ISU Cyclone Open

Highlighted by Teghan Booth’s fifth place finish, the Simpson women’s track and field competed at the Iowa State Cyclone open on...

January 24, 2025

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Trio of record book performances highlight Storm's first 2025 meet

Three Storm carved their names in the Storm history books as the Simpson women’s track and field began the 2025 year at the Chelsey...

January 18, 2025

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Storm deliver wave of personal best marks at Dutch Holiday Preview

The Storm continued to build on their success from the first meet of the season, etching their names higher in the school records at the Dutch...

December 13, 2024

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Storm begin indoor season in dominating fashion

In the opening meet of the indoor season, the Storm wasted no time making history while collecting six first-place finishes.

December 6, 2024