Miya Johnson

Class:
Junior
High School:
Lenape
Hometown:
Mount Laurel, N.J.

2010-11: Indoor T/F - A member of the ninth-place 4x800M relay team at the Big East Indoor Championships...also set a career best in the 500M dash at the same event (1:15.2)...finished top-five in the 1000M run at the Kent State Gala...competed in the 1 Mile run at the Doug Raymond Invitational. Outdoor T/F - Claimed sixth place in the 800M run and finished fourth as a member of the 4x400M relay at the MSU Legacy.

2009-10: Indoor T/F - Competed in the 800M run at the ECAC Championships and Big East Championships...runner-up in the 1,000M run at the Kent State Gala...third in the 800M run at the Penn State National...finished in the top-five in the 800M run at the Penn State Northeast Challenge and 500Mdash at the New Balance Invitational...placed in the top-10 in the mile at the Illinois Carle/Health Classic. Outdoor T/F - Finished in the top-10 as a member of the 4x8 relay at the Big East championships and competed in the 800M run...won the 800M run at the Penn State Open...champion of the 800M run and 1,500M run at the Duke Invitational.

2008-09: Indoor T/F - Miya Johnson turned in a first-place performance in the 800M run at the State Farm Games...placed second at the Akron Invite in the 800M run with a time of 2:14.5...ran the mile at the Akron Quad...was ninth out of a field of 25 runners in the 800M run at the Penn State Open. Outdoor T/F - Was sixth in the 800M run at Richmond[apos]s Fred Hardy Classic... ran the 800M run at the Duke Asics Invitational with a time of 2:14.1.

High School: Johnson was the 2008 New Jersey state champion and conference champion...competed in states her freshman and sophomore years...holds the Burlington County 800M run record...holds school records for the 400, 800, 1,600, 4x800 relay and the 4x200 relay...ran a 19:22.00 (5,000 meters), 5:03.52 (mile) and a 2:11.95 (800 meters)...named Nike Outdoor Nationals sprint medley All-American...4x800 Nike Outdoor Nationals All-American.

Personal: Daughter of Maurice and Michelle Johnson...has one sister, Monet and one brother, Maurice...born September 10, 1990...an undecided major.