The 5-foot-8 senior thrower and hurdler was a double gold medalist at the Class 7A state meet this past season, launching the shot put 40 feet, 4.5 inches and leaping a wind-aided personal-best of 41-1.25 in the triple jump. Johnson also won a bronze medal at June’s New Balance Nationals Outdoor, soaring 41-6.5 in the long jump, which at the time of her selection was the nation’s No. 8 distance among prep girls competitors in 2022. She graduated as a three-time individual state champion and as the 2022 Mobile Optimist Club 7A Female Track Athlete of the Year. Her personal-best throw at NBNO ranked No. 8 among girls prep competitors in the state this spring.
Johnson has maintained a 3.49 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of South Alabama this fall.
A leader in her church youth group, Johnson has donated her time as an officer in the Davidson High Black Student Union. She has also volunteered locally coaching youth track athletes on behalf of the City of Mobile Parks and Recreation Department.
