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KATIE JOHNSON - CLARKSON ATHLETIC HALL of FAME

CLARKSON
ATHLETIC HALL of FAME

KATIE JOHNSON '00
Class of 2010 Inductee



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Excelling in her athletic endeavors and by rising to the top in her academic pursuits, Katie Johnson established herself in Clarkson History as one of the Golden Knights most accomplished scholar/athletes. The Fairbanks, Alaska native was a dominant Nordic skier in the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) during the late 1990s and into 2000 and helped to lead the Golden Knights Women’s Ski team to its greatest success.

In January, February and March from 1997-2000, there was none better than Johnson. Her success included not only four consecutive USCSA national championships victories in the classic style, but three straight overall combined women’s nordic titles.

After finishing in third and second place in the country, respectively, in

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1997 and 1998, the Clarkson Women, behind Johnson’s impressive efforts, reached the pinnacle of success the following winter. As a junior, Johnson, who won the 10k classic and finished first overall in combined events, helped to lead the Golden Knights to the 1999 USCSA National Title on the trails at Mammoth Lakes, California, the University’s first-ever national championship in skiing.

Dubbed "the fastest, smartest" women’s nordic team in America, Clarkson placed all three skiers on the 1999 USCSA first-team All-American squad, with all three engineering students earning USCSA Academic All-American honors as well. Joining Johnson as the USCSA’s best were Julie Zimmerman and Amy Lane.

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Johnson, who also ran cross country in the fall for the Knights, won virtually every high academic honor available at Clarkson. While pursuing the rigorous curriculum of electrical engineering, Johnson posted a 4.00 grade point average. Her classroom performance earned her numerous awards, including the Levinus Clarkson Award – one of two Clarkson Awards presented to the top academic performers in the graduating class.

She was also a winner of the 2000 New York Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association Scholar Athlete award and was a two–time GTE First-Team National Academic All-America, claiming the prestigious honor in 1999 and 2000.