| Marika Johnson |
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2006: Selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 7 second team ... a second-team all-Big Sky selection ... also named to the Big Sky's All-Academic Team ... played in all 18 games ... led the team with seven goals including three game-winners ... her three game-winners ranked her second in the Big Sky ... had a team-high 16 points ... tied for second on squad with two assists ... placed third with 20 shots including 11 on-goal ... tied for eighth in the conference with 10 points and four goals in league games ... started season with a bang with a two goal and a four-point effort against UTEP (Aug. 27) ... had first assist of season against Air Force (Sept. 12) ... picked up both goal and an assist against South Dakota State (Sept. 29) ... also scored goals against Weber State (Oct. 13), Sacramento State (Oct. 20), Portland State (Oct. 22) and Northern Arizona (Oct. 28) ... heads into the 2007 season on three-game goal scoring streak.
2005: Was a Division I Independent Honorable Mention selection ... played in all 18 games, starting 15, during her sophomore season ... was second on the team in goals (4), assists (5) and points (13) ... scored her first goal of the season at Idaho (Sept. 9) ... also scored against Portland State (Sept. 18), North Dakota State (Oct. 14) and in a 3-0 victory over Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 21) ... assisted on both of her team's goals in a 2-2 tie with eventual Missouri Valley Conference Champion Creighton (Sept. 4) ... did not start any of the final three games of the season but assisted on a goal in each of those contests ... in that stretch assisted on Megan Bellendir's goal versus Wyoming (Oct. 30), Whitney Hawkins' game-winning goal at Kennesaw State (Nov. 4) and Chelsey Ekenberg's game-winning goal against Francis Marion (Nov. 5) ... ranked third on the team in shots (27) and shots on-goal (12) ... also scored a goal in an exhibition contest with Utah State (Aug. 20).
2004: Played in 18 games, starting 17 as a true freshman ... named MVP at the Best Western Regency Northern Colorado Classic after leading the Bears offensive attack during the weekend; scored a goal in the opener vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 15) that snapped a stretch of nearly 500 scoreless minutes for the Northern Colorado team ... scored off a header in home opener against Eastern Washington (Aug. 31) ... 21 shots ranked second on the team.
Prep: Four-year letterwinner for coach Pat Dowling at John F. Kennedy High ... three-time team captain for the Commanders ... honorable mention all-state selection and first-team all-city selection ... led 5A classification in scoring in 2002 and ranked second in 2003 ... scored four goals in a 6-0 victory over Rampart in state playoffs during senior season ... team finished year 13-2-1 in 2004 ... team advanced to Sweet 16 in 2003 and were city champions in 2002 and 2003 ... played for coach Tim Schultz with the Colorado Rush Nike club team that won 2003 U-17 Colorado State Cup Championship ... also was a member and captain of the varsity swimming team and was a kicker for the Commanders varsity football team ... National Honor Society and honor roll member ... graduated seventh in a class of 300.
Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1986 ... daughter of Jeff and Margo Johnson ... mother also attended UNC ... younger sister Marcie is a sophomore on the Bears soccer team ... majoring in sport and exercise science ... Northern Colorado Scholar-Athlete.
