Halle Johnson signs with University of Maryland on transfer from UNC Wilmington

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Bethesda native Halle Johnson, who was an All-CAA Third-Team selection and member of the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2021, has signed to play for Maryland women’s soccer and head coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer.

A three-time Mid-Atlantic conference champion with McLean Youth Soccer, Johnson returns to the DMV after graduating from The Madeira School in Fairfax County, Virginia.

HALLE JOHNSON
Defender
Bethesda, Md.
The Madeira School / UNC Wilmington
McLean Youth Soccer 

On Instagram: @halleljohnson

As a Freshman at UNC Wilmington (2021):

• Third-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Posted an assist in wins over Drexel and Delaware
• played season-high 97 minutes in overtime game at Charleston.

Club: 

• Member of three-time Mid-Atlantic conference championship team with McLean Youth Soccer
• Advanced to ECNL Champions League national playoffs three times
• Ranked first in ECNL Champions League in 2019-20

High School: 

• Served as team captain during sophomore season
• Received Second-Team All-ISL honors as a freshman
• Also played varsity lacrosse and basketball at The Madeira School.

Personal: 

• Full Name: Halleran Leighton Johnson
• Born in Washington, D.C.
• Daughter of Joan Loveland and Charlie Johnson
• Father played baseball at Gettysburg College
• Uncle, Drew, played baseball at University of Maryland and for the Kane County Cougars
• Cousin, Luke, played baseball at UMBC
• Cousin, Sam, played baseball at Washington College

(Photo Credit: John Crouch / UNC Wilmington)