“I chose Minnesota because the campus feels like home, and the coaching staff is amazing,” Johnson said. “I know I’ll have great opportunities during my time here.”
This past season, Johnson and the Red Raiders knocked off Oklahoma to reach the Women’s College World Series championship, where they fell to eventual champion Texas.
Before her time in Lubbock, Johnson played three seasons of varsity softball at Ankeny High School, graduating in 2023. The catcher was an all-conference, all-area and all-state selection that year. She helped lead Ankeny to a seventh-place finish at the state tournament in 2023 and a fifth-place finish in 2024.
Johnson also competed with Iowa Premier, placing sixth at nationals in 2024 and fourth in 2023. According to Extra Inning Softball, she was ranked the No. 17 catcher nationally in the 2024 class.
She is the daughter of Jay and Laura Johnson and has two siblings, Abby and Haylee.
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