Alex Johns

Assistant Distance Coach

Alex is fortunate enough to call himself one of Coach Retz’s former athletes. Graduating from Arcola High school in 2013, Alex ran distance for Retz throughout his four years there specializing in the 800m and the 1600m in track. Though he received little recognition in high school for his running achievements, Alex developed a passion for running and track, under Retz, that he is looking forward to sharing with the cross country and track athletes at SJO. Alex is currently a student at the University of Illinois where he is studying technical systems in agriculture; living so close to SJO has opened a remarkable opportunity for him to give back to the sport he loves and the coach that helped develop that passion.