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2019-20 Women's Rugby Roster

Donna Doherty
Donna Doherty
Donna Doherty
Donna Doherty

9 Caitlin Johnstone

9 Caitlin Johnstone

  • Hometown:
    Ashburton, New Zealand
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Center
  • High School:
    Ashburton College

Summary

Biography

2019-20
  • Appeared in all eight matches before the spring season was suspended due to the COVID-19 virus
  • Led LIU with 58 tackles
  • Compiled two trys and two assists
  • Posted a season-best 13 tackles against West Chester
  • Scored two trys while adding a team-best nine tackles against Castleton

2018-19
  • Joined the team in the spring after being a member of the women’s swimming program for four years
  • Scored twice at the Sacred Heart Sevens (4/13)
2018-19 (women's swimming)
  • Made a final in three individuale event and three relays at the Metropolitan Championships
  • Finished 18th in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.24
  • Finished seventh in the 100 yard breastroke with a final time of 1:08.79 and finished 10th in the 200 yard backstroke with a final time of 2:31.62.
  • Part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (finished 5th), the 200 medley relay ( tied for 2nd) and the 400 medley relay (finished 5th).

2017-18
  • Placed 1st in the Metropolitan Championships in the 100-yard  breast stroke with a time of 1:05.14 on Feb. 16, 2018 and finished 2nd in the 200-yard  breast stroke with a time of 2:23.63
  • Finished 1st in the 100-yard  freestyle with a time of 54.13 against NYU and USMMA on Jan. 12, 2018
  • Placed 1st in the 100 S-breast stroke with a time of 1:14.44 against Bridgeport on Nov. 4, 2017
  • Placed 1st in the 200 S-individual medley with a time of 2:26.39 against Bridgeport on Nov. 4, 2017

2016-17
  • Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
  • Earned CollegeSwimming.com DII Swimmer of the Week distinction (Feb. 13)
  • Swam to second-place in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.25) and raced to third-place showings in the 100-yard breast (1:09.03) and 400 individual medley (4:47.33), was additionally part of the Pioneers' 400-freestyle relay which finished in a second-place time of 3:38.13 versus CCSU (Oct. 22)
  • Captured the top billing in the 100- (1:09.36) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.55) versus East Stroudsburg (Oct. 29)
  • Raced past her opposition in the 200 individual medley and 200-yard breast at 2:13.77 and 2:28.14, respectively versus Bridgeport (Nov. 5)
  • In the 200 freestyle relay, she raced to an eighth-place, NCAA "B" cut of 1:35.68, touched the pad at a season-best 2:10.26 in the 200-yard individual medley, posted a life-time best 1:05.65 in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke, while finishing at 1:06.11 in the finals, and recorded a personal-best 2:23.49 in the 200-yard breast at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)
  • Was part of a first-place 400-yard medley relay (4:05.72) and came in first in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.22) and the 200 breast (2:29.47) versus Siena (Jan. 14)
  • Bested opposition in the 100- (1:08.06) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:28.98) versus Assumption (Jan. 21)
  • Raced to a NCAA-provisional 1:35.64 200-yard free relay, a NCAA "B" cut (1:43.67) in the 200 medley relay and won the 100-yard breast in a NCAA-provisional 1:04.30 at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (Feb. 17- 19)
  • Qualified for the NCAA Divison II Championships in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay, the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay
  • Clocked a 200 medley relay time of 1:44.81, finished seventeenth in the 400-yard medley relay at 3:49.42, touched the pad at 1:35.10 in the 200-yard freestyle and helped finish the 400-yard freestyle relay prelims at 3:28.09 at the NCAA Division II Championships (Mar. 8- 11)

2015-16
  • NCAA All-American in 200- and 400-yard medley relay
  • All-Metropolitan Conference in 50-yard freestyle, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, 200- and 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay
  • 2016 Metropolitan Conference Championships Rookie of the Meet
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
  • Won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.70) and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (25.48) in her Pioneer debut against Siena (Jan. 16)
  • Posted top marks in the 100- (1:07.78) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:28.45) and 200 IM (2:14.18) and helped the Pioneers' 200-yard medley relay to a pool-record 1:48.25 in a tri-meet versus Kutztown and Millersville (Jan. 30)
  • Won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.57) and aided the green and gold in clocking top times in the 200-yard medley relay (1:48.24) and 800-yard freestyle relay (8:05.44) at the NYU Invitational (Feb. 6)
  • Clocked winning times and NCAA "B" cuts in the 100- (1:05.25) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.19) and swam the second leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay (3:43.15) and second-place 800-yard freestyle relay (7:43.22) at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 19-21)
  • Assisted in shattering a school record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:41.19) and recorded a personal-best 1:04.40 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 9-12)

Prep/Personal
  • Attended Ashburton College in Ashburton, New Zealand
  • Was a four-sport athlete in swimming, field hockey, rugby and volleyball
  • Has one sister, Erika
  • Daughter of Robin and Susan Johnstone 
  • Enjoys field hockey, rugby, surfing, volleyball and singing
  • Her favorite athletes are Lauren Boyle and Conrad Smith
  • Can play the piano and drums
  • Aspires to become a veterinarian
  • Majoring in chemistry.

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