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Kate Johnson

  • Title
    Assistant Nordic Coach
  • Phone
    802.443.5963
  • Email
    kbjohnson@middlebury.edu
  • Alma Mater
    Middlebury '09
  • Years at Middlebury
    10
Kate Johnson ’09 returned to Middlebury as the assistant Nordic ski coach in the summer of 2022. Johnson served in the same capacity with the Panthers from 2016-2020, before accepting a coaching position with the United States Cross Country Teams during the Olympic cycle.

AT MIDDLEBURY
  • 6x All Americans
  • Seven top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Six top-three finishes at the EISA Championships (2017-2020, 2022, 2024)
AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2022 US Cross Country Olympic Team Coach
  • 2022 USA Cross Country Team Coach at the FIS Tour de Ski
  • 2021 World Championships Team Coach at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Three-time coach for the United States U18 National Team
  • Three-time coach for Team New England at U.S. Junior Nationals
  • Head Coach of the USA U23 National Team (2015)
  • 2016 New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) Coach of the Year    
COACHING RESUME
  • Assistant Nordic Coach - Middlebury College (2022-present)
  • Developmental Team Coach - US Cross Country Team & Olympic Team (2020-2022)
  • Assistant Nordic Coach - Middlebury College (2016-2020)
  • Head Nordic Coach - Burke Mountain Academy (2012-2016)
  • Assistant Nordic Coach - Burke Mountain Academy (2011)
  • Head Nordic Coach - Jackson Hole High School (2010)   
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor's Degree - Middlebury College (2009)                               
ATHLETIC CAREER
  • Two-sport athlete at Middlebury
    • Nordic
      • Senior captain
      • Four top-eight finishes at NCAA Championships over her career
    • Lacrosse
      • Helped guide team to the 2006 and 2007 NESCAC Championships
      • Played in four NCAA Tournaments with a pair of semifinal appearances
The full history for the Middlebury Nordic skiing program can be found here.
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