Cha'ielJohnson
- position Sprints
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Miami Gardens, Florida
- High school St. Thomas Aquinas
- Major Sports Medicine
https://tfrrs.org/athletes/8588210/Kentucky/Cha’iel_Johnson.html
Personal Bests
Indoor:
600 – 1:30.83
800 – 2:10.02
Outdoor
400 – 54.72
800 – 2:07.80
Athletic Accolades
- 2025 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American
- Kentucky Record Holder – 600m
Academic Accolades
- USTFCCCA Indoor Academic All-American – 2025
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the women’s 4x400m relay
- Secured a spot in Eugene with a seventh place finish in the women’s 4x400m quarterfinal at the NCAA East Regionals
- Placed second in the 4x400m and fourth in the 4x800m at the Drake Relays
- Placed fourth in the 4x400m relay and 28th in the 800m at the Tom Jones Invitational
- Placed second in the 4x400m and third in the 800m at the Jim Click Shootout
- Made her outdoor season debut at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, placing 10th in the 400m with a personal best time of 54.38
Indoor
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships and helped the Wildcats finish seventh in the women’s 4x400m relay final with a time of 3:30.59
- Ran a personal best time of 2:07.35 in the 800m prelims at the SEC Championships, also placed sixth in the 4x400m relay final
- Posted a personal best mark of 1:28.85 in the 600m at the Tiger Paw Invitational to finish second
- Won the 800m event at the Fairgrounds Invitational with a 2:11.24 time
- Placed fifth in the DMR. seventh in the 4x400m and 10th in the 800m at the Razorback Invitational
- Placed fourth in the 4x400m and 600y events at the Corky Classic
- Won three events at the Rod McCravy Memorial, including the 600m, 4x40m and DMR
- Made season debut at Louisville Opener, breaking the school record in the 600m on her way to winning event in a time of 1:30.83
2023-24 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Member of 4×400 relay that won with a time of 3:34.63 at the USF Alumni Invitational
- Placed 13th in the 800m with a time of 2:10.85 at the USF Alumni Invitational
- Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 3rd with a season best time of 3:32.72 at the Battle on the Bayou
- Placed 20th in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:09.23 at the Battle on the Bayou
- Placed 43rd in the 800m with a time of 2:10.80 at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
- Member of 4×400 relay that won with a time of 3:35.30 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 2nd in the 800m with a time of 2:09.30 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 6th in the 400m with a time of 54.72 at the Jim Green Invitational
- Member of 4×400 and sprint medley relays that won with times of 3:31.88 and 3:46.54 at the Drake Relays
- Member of 4×400 relay that placed 7th with a time of 3:31.36 at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Member of 4×400 relay that advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after placing 12th with a time of 3:30.09 at the NCAA East First Rounds
Indoor
- Won the 600m with a time of 1:32.70 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
- Member of the 4×400 relay that won with a time of 3:45.99 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
- Placed 7th with a personal best time of 2:10.65 in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Member of the 4×400 relay that placed 19th with a time of 3:45.31 at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Member of 4×400 relay that placed 8th with a time of 3:34.46 at the SEC Indoor Championships
High School
- Earned letters in track & field at St. Thomas Aquinas HS
- Three-time 800m State Champion
- Two-time team MVP