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Wayne State University Athletics

2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jeff Weiss
Jeff Weiss

Kierra Johnson

Kierra Johnson

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pontiac, Mich.
  • High School:
    Brandon (Siena Heights)
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Indoor:  60m - 7.599 ... 200m - 25.07

Outdoor:  100m - 12.24 ... 200m - 24.78
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Kierra Johnson's WSU TFRRS Meet-By-Meet Results

WSU Career Notes (as of 5/13/2018):  Holds nine of the top 10 60m dash indoor times in school history, including the top five ... holds the school record for 60m (7.599) set at the 2016 GLIAC Indoor Championships ... has nine of the top 11 indoor times for 200m in WSU history, including the top four ... set the school record for indoor 200m (25.07) at the 2016 GVSU Friday Big Meet ... ranked third outdoor in program history for 100m (12.24), and has seven of the top 16 times ... ranked second in school history for 200m (24.78), and has three of the top four times ... was part of the top 10 all-time 4x100m relay times in school history, including the school record (46.37).

2017-18:  INDOOR:  Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the 60m dash (7.60) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... placed fifth in the 60m finals (7.78) at the GLIAC Championships (2/25) ... competed in six of the final seven meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... tied the school record for 60m (7.60) at the Youngstown State Invite (2/3) ... also had the second-fastest 200m time (25.16) in school history at YSU.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in four meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... scored in two individual events at the league meet (5/4) ... placed sixth in the 100m (12.24) and eighth in the 200m (25.41) ... anchored the 4x100m relay to a fifth-place finish at GLIACs (47.65).

2016-17:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... selected GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 12 after winning both the 60m dash and the 200m dash at the UF Oiler Opener ... did not compete the rest of the indoor season.   OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... did not compete.

2015-16:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in nine meets, including both the NCAA Championships and the GLIAC Championships ... placed 15th at the NCAA Championships in the 60m dash in a time of 7.62, the second-fastest time in program history, just behind her mark of 7.60 at the GLIAC Championships the previous month ... earned Third Team All-GLIAC recognition with a third-place finish in the 60m dash event in a time of 7.599, which was both a school record and an NCAA provisional time ... added another All-GLIAC accolade (Honorable Mention) with a sixth-place finish in the 200m dash (25.61) ... earned All-Region recognition in the 60m dash for having one of the top five times in the Midwest Region ... won the 200m dash at the SVSU Triangular ... set the school record for 200m (25.07) at the GVSU Friday Big Meet (2/12).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in 10 meets, including the GLIAC Championship ... set a personal-best for 100m in a time of 12.32 at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/23) ... set a then-school record for 200m (24.78) at the Virginia Commonwealth Ram Invite (3/19) ... part of the school record 4x100m relay (46.37) set on April 23 ... placed seventh in the 200m dash (25.48) at the GLIAC Championship.

2014-15:  INDOOR:  Competed in four meets ... posted a runner-up finish in the 60m dash (7.92) and a third-place finish in the 200m dash (26.62) at the Oiler Opener (12/6) ... finished second in the 60m dash with a time of 7.95 at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... placed fifth in the 200m dash crossing the line in 26.72 at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24).  OUTDOOR:  Ran in four meets ... collected a third-place finish in the 100m dash (12.62) and placed second with a season-best time of 26.00 for the 200m dash at the Centre Twilight (4/17) ... guided the 4x1 relay team to a second-place finish (47.68) at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2). 

2013-14:  Competed both indoor and outdoor for Siena Heights, an NAIA school in Adrian, Mich. ... ran a 8.03 for 60m indoors at the Oiler Opener (12/6) ... turned in a 26.75 for 200m at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/11) ... best outdoor time for 100m (12.62) came at the WHAC Championship (5/1) ... top 200m time (26.47) took place at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (4/24) ... also competed in the 4x100m relay outdoor and the 4x400m relay indoors.

High School:  A 2013 graduate of Brandon High School in Ortonville, Mich. ... was a three-year track letterwinner for the Blackhawks ... earned team MVP award ... was a member of the Flint Metro League championship team in 2013 for coach Greg Hyde ... competed in the 100m (12.07) and 4x1 relay (49.63) ... top time for 200m was 26.17.

Personal:  Full name--Kierra R. Johnson ... born May 12, 1995, in Pontiac ... daughter of Denisha Williams and Tyrone Johnson ... mother ran track and field at Alabama A&M ... has three brothers, O'Shun, Jamad and Tyair and two younger sisters, Breia and Tyria ... is a Kinesiology major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2016 and Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2014, Winter 2017 and Fall 2017.

 
Kierra Johnson's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2014-18
Event Time Meet
60m 7.599 GLIAC Championship (Feb. 28, 2016)
200m 25.07 GVSU Friday Big Meet Invite (Feb. 12, 2016)
4x400m Relay 4:07.21 Oiler Opener (Dec. 9, 2017)
 
 
Kierra Johnson's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2015-18
Event Time Meet
100m 12.24 (wind 3.7) GLIAC Championship (May 4, 2018)
200m 24.78 VCU Ram Invite (March 19, 2016)
4x100m Relay 46.37 GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 23, 2016 )

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'3"

  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprints
    5'3"

  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprints
    5'3"

  • 2017-18Redshirt Senior

    Sprints
    5'3"