Christy Johnson joined Methodist in July 2026, after spending the past year as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Administration at Barton College.
Prior to Barton, she served at St. Andrews University from 2017-25 as Associate Director of Admissions, where she played a key role in student-athlete recruitment and retention. During her final two years at St. Andrews, Johnson also served as the institution's Senior Woman Leader, acting as the athletics department's second-in-command.
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Before moving into athletics administration, Johnson launched the softball program at Converse University in 2015, serving as the inaugural head coach. She arrived at Converse after spending three seasons (2012-15) as Associate Head Softball Coach at St. Andrews, where she also worked as the institution's Study Hall Coordinator and an Academic Mentor.
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Earlier in her career, Johnson served as a graduate assistant at West Texas A&M University from 2010-12. During her tenure, the Lady Buffs captured the 2011 Lone Star Conference Championship and NCAA South Central Regional title while finishing with a 50-win season.
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Johnson began her collegiate coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at Florida Institute of Technology during the 2009-10 season after serving one year as an assistant varsity coach at James Island Charter School.
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As a student-athlete, Johnson spent two seasons at Aiken Technical College, where she earned 2006 Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named to the Region X All-Tournament Team. She also received NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition in both seasons.
Johnson concluded her playing career at Charleston Southern University, where she earned Dean's List honors and was recognized as a CSU Scholar-Athlete.
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Johnson earned her Associate of Arts and Science degree from Aiken Technical College in 2006 before receiving a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Charleston Southern in 2008. She later earned a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from West Texas A&M in 2012.
