Cross Country

Cha'ielJohnson

  • position Sprints
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami Gardens, Florida
  • High school St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Major Sports Medicine

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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
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