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Alysia Johnson - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

AlysiaJohnson

  • position Sprints
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Durham, North Carolina
  • High school Hillside
  • Major Pre-Communication
  • Previous School South Carolina
BIO

https://tfrrs.org/athletes/8680447/Kentucky/Alysia_Johnson.html

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

400 – 53.68

Outdoor:

400 – 52.41

Academic Accolades

  • SEC Career Tour Participant – 2024
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete – 2024
  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2023

2023-24 (Junior)

Outdoor

  • Member of 4×400 relay that won with a time of 3:34.63 at the USF Alumni Invitational
  • Placed 3rd in the 400m with a time of 53.36 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 6th in the 400m with a time of 52.63 at the Battle on the Bayou

Indoor

  • Member of 4×400 relay that placed 3rd with a time of 3:36.34 at the Corky Classic
  • Placed 7th with a time of 54.93 in the 400m at the Corky Classic
  • Member of DMR team that placed 4th with a time of 11:04.82 at the Razorback Invitational
  • Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 12th with a time of 3:37.68 at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed 20th with a time of 54.85 in the 400m at the Razorback Invitational
  • Placed 36th with a time of 54.66 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
  • Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 7th with a time of 3:35.21 at the Tiger Paw Invitational
  • Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 8th with a time of 3:34.46 at the SEC Indoor Championships

2022-23 (South Carolina)

Indoor

Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, running both the 400m and the 4x400m relay … Earned First Team All-American honors in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Indoor Championship, running the third leg on a team that finished seventh with a time of 3:30.09 – the ninth-fastest time in Gamecock history … Also claimed a spot on the Second Team All-SEC squad in the 4x400m relay, running the third leg with a time of 3:32.35 for a runner-up finish at the SEC Indoor Championship … Made her indoor season debut at the Clemson Opener, running the 4x400m relay with a first-place finish as the anchor leg … Was also a member of three more 4x400m relay squads that claimed the podium at the Gamecock Opener, Carolina Challenge and the Columbia Challenge … Finished third in the 400m at the Carolina Challenge with a season-best time of 54.43 … Also finished third one week later at the Columbia Challenge, running 54.78 … Competed in the 400m at the SEC Indoor Championship, running 55.36.

Outdoor

Competed in just two meets, missing most of the outdoor season due to an injury … Opened the outdoor campaign running the 400m at the Island Relays Bahamas, finishing sixth with a season-best time of 54.99 … Was a member of the 4x100m relay team that won the Weems Baskin Relays, running the third leg with a season-best time of 44.17.

2021-22 (South Carolina)

Indoor

Earned a spot on the First Team All-America squad for the 4×400 relay after placing fifth at the NCAA Indoor National Championship, clocking a time of 3:33.08 … Appeared in eight meets during the indoor season, running in the 400-meter and the 4x400m … Kicked off the indoor season with a win in the Clemson Opener 400m after clocking a time of 54.52 … Logged a new indoor PR in the 400m at the SEC Indoor Championship when she set a mark of 53.68 … Competed in five 4x400m relays in the indoor season, earning victories in the first three meets with the best time of 3:36.70 coming in the Carolina Challenge.

Outdoor

Competed in four outdoor meets, running in the 400m and the 4x400m … Finished first in the Tiger Track Classic 400m with a time of 53.63 … Registered a new outdoor PR in the 400m at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 52.41, finishing third overall … Ran four different 4×400 relays, finishing first in three of them … Saved the best time for last at the UofSC Open with a time of 3:27.86 to capture the podium.

2020-21 (South Carolina)
Indoor

Ran in two 400m races for Carolina … Took third at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 54.79 … Placed second at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 54.00.

Outdoor

Was a member of the 4X400-meter relay team that took sixth at the NCAA Championships and earned First Team All-America honors … Qualified for the East Regional in the 400m in her freshman campaign … Took 14th at the East Regional with a season-best time of 52.51 … Was also 14th in the qualifying races of the 400m at the East Regional … Finished 13th at the SEC Championships with a time of 52.91 … Earned top-10 placements at four meets, three of which were third-place finishes … Ran sub-53 seconds in all three of her postseason races.

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