Women's Basketball Assistant Coach - Peg Johnson
Peg Johnson enters her eighth season
as the assistant coach for the UW-Eau Claire women’s
basketball team. At UW-Eau Claire, Johnson also serves
as a Senior Lecturer and Advisor in the Department of
Kinesiology. During the summer Johnson is the Associate
Camp Director for the Blugold Girls’ Basketball
and Leadership Camps.
Since her arrival to Eau Claire
Johnson has helped the Blugolds win two Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (WIAC) conference and post-season
tournament championships and advance to the NCAA post-season
tournament two times. During that stretch the Blugolds
have posted an overall record of 143-54 (a .726 winning
percentage).
The Blugolds compiled a 32-2 overall
record and third place finish at the NCAA Division III
post-season tournament in 2002-03. On the road to the
Final Four the Blugolds went a perfect 16-0 in WIAC play,
won the WIAC post-season tournament and hosted four home
games in the NCAA tournament.
Prior to arriving in Eau Claire
Johnson served as the head women’s coach at Gustavus
Adolphus College for eight seasons. In 1992, she was the
youngest women’s college head coach in the nation
when she began her coaching career at Gustavus. During
her eight seasons, the Gusties compiled a 118-83 record
and advanced to the NCAA Division III post-season tournament
in 1995. Johnson was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (MIAC) Coach of the Year in 1998-99.
Originally from Loveland, Colorado, Johnson played basketball
at Gustavus for three years and was named Academic All-MIAC
and team captain her junior and senior seasons. She graduated
magna cum laude from Gustavus in 1990 and earned her master’s
degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Sport
Psychology in 1998 from Minnesota State-Mankato.
Johnson and husband Brad currently reside in Eau Claire.
Issued 11/2/07 |
