Bridget Johnson, a talented mutli-event athlete and coach, is in her fourth season as Pacific's associate head coach for the cross country and track and field programs.
In addition to assisting with the administrative duties for both programs, Johnson spearheads Pacific’s recruiting efforts. During the track and field season, Johnson’s coaching responsibilities include the sprints, jumps, hurdles and multi-event athletes.
Before arriving at Pacific, Johnson spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. With a focus on the high jump and multi-event disciplines, Johnson helped coach Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) champions in both the heptathlon and decathlon and a national qualifier in the high jump during the 2007 indoor season.
A talented athlete in her own right, Johnson was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American in the heptathlon after finishing fourth at the 2006 national meet and sixth at the 2005 championships. She was a two-time GNAC champion in the heptathlon, the 2006 champion in the 100-meter hurdles and was named to the GNAC All-Academic Team.
Johnson is the Western Oregon record holder in the heptathlon, scoring 5,080 points at the 2006 NCAA Championships. Her personal best of 147 feet in the javelin is second best for the Wolves and she ranks in the school's top-10 in the 100-meter hurdles, long jump and shot put. On the WOU indoor record list, Johnson ranks in the top-10 in the pentathlon, 60-meter hurdles, 200 meters, high jump, long jump and shot put.
Johnson set the McArthur Stadium record in the heptathlon of 4,915 points in 2007 as a member of Team XO, a now defunct post-college club based in Eugene. She has been an active post-collegiate competitor for the last three seasons.
A native of Portland, Johnson graduated from Western Oregon in 2006 with a degree in health promotion and earned her master's degree in health promotion and education from WOU in 2008. She has earned Level I coaching certification through USA Track & Field.
