SPRING 2021 / AS A JUNIOR
2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Player of the Week, 2/1/21
- Started all 23 matches, playing in every set
- Finished the season ranked No. 23 nationally in total blocks (94) and 57th nationally in hitting % (.356)
- Set career-highs in kills (16), attacks (30), aces (3) digs (4), total blocks (8) and block solos (3)
- Produced the ninth-highest season hitting percentage (.356) in program history
- More than tripled her 2019 season kill total with 185 kills in the spring season
- Ranked No. 9 in the Big Ten in blocks (1.12 per set)
- Tallied 13 kills with no errors on 19 swings for a .684 attack % vs. Iowa (1/30/21)
- Registered double-digit kills in seven matches
- Recorded 10 kills in the NCAA Regional Semifinals match vs. #16 Oregon (4/18/21)
- Hit .500 or better on six occasions
- Had the fourth-most efficient match by a Boilermaker in a four-set match with a .667 hitting % (13 kills, one error on 18 attempts) at Rutgers (3/19/21)
- Recorded a .727 hitting percentage (nine kills and one error on 11 swings) at Rutgers (3/20/21), good tying the fourth-best mark by a Boilermaker in a three-setter (10-14 attempts)
- Recorded seven blocks (one solo, six assisted) in the victory at #9 Ohio State (3/27/21)
- Went errorless in two consecutive matches vs. Iowa (1/29-30/21) on her way to Big Ten Player of the Week honors
2019 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in 21 matches with one start and 53 total sets
- Fourth on the team with 0.83 blocks per set
- Secured 42 block assists on her way to 44 total blocks
- Recorded 59 kills on 117 attempts for a .376 hitting clip on the year
- Produced a career-best eight kills on twice: at No. 1 Baylor (12/13) and vs. Eastern Michigan (9/21)
- Registered a.800 attack percentage with eight kills on 10 swings in the league-finale vs. Michigan State (11/30)
- Set a career-best seven total blocks in the NCAA Second Round vs. No. 16 Marquette (12/7)
- Called up to U.S. Collegiate National team in March 2020
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 23 matches for Purdue
- Recorded 56 kills, season-best six versus Indiana (Nov. 3) and ETSU (Nov. 30)
- Finished the season with 48 blocks, and a season-best six at Wisconsin (Nov. 9)
- Chipped in 13 digs
HIGH SCHOOL
- Named 2018 Indiana Volleyball Player of the Year Award
- Recognized as a VolleyMag.com 2019 Fab 50 honoree
- Helped her team to four sectional and regional championships
- Secured first-place at the Northern Lights Qualifier (NLQ)
- Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
- Recognized on the 2017 Under Amour All-America Watch List
- Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist as a sophomore and junior
- Prep Volleyball Club All-American highest honorable mention
- Earned first-team All-State as a junior
- 2017 State Champion junior year
- Received Most Valuable Player junior year
- Two-time Mental Attitude Award recipient
PERSONAL
- Full name: Jael Marie Johnson
- City Born: Indianapolis
- Parents: Steve and Lisa Johnson
- Siblings: Jared and Jacob (brothers)
- Three family members are Purdue graduates: Steve Johnson (father), Jared Johnson (brother) and Dustin Frye (cousin)