David Johnston joined the Catamount coaching staff in December, 2019. Johnston will work with multi-events, throwers and pole vaulters.
“I'm excited to have someone of DJ's caliber join the staff here at WCU,” head coach Jesse Norman commented. “He will directly oversee the throws, vertical jumps and multi event groups here. I feel that he is someone that passionate about track and the coaching field. He brings a wealth of knowledge about all the events to the program and came highly recommended to us. I'm excited to begin working with him as we chase winning team championships over the coming years."
Johnston arrives in Cullowhee after serving as the Associate Head Coach of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. While at Lees-McRae, Johnston worked with sprints, jumps, throws and hurdles and mentored six Conference Carolinas individual champions. Prior to his tenure at Lees-McRae, Johnston was an assistant coach at ETSU and worked with a pair of NCAA Outdoor All-Americans. During his career Johnston has worked with 15 Olympians including a silver medalist as well as multiple NCAA All-Americans. As a student-athlete, Johnston was the 1969 NAIA national indoor champion in the long jump and is a member of the University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame.
