Honors: 2022 NCAA Indoor All-American in the 60 meters ... 2022 second-team All-Big Ten in the 60 meters ...2021 and 2023 NCAA Championship qualifier in 100 meters ... 2021, 2022, and 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier ... ranks third in the 100 meters (10.22) and fourth in the 200 meters (20.79) on the UW outdoor performance list .. ranks second at UW in the indoor 60 meters (6.61) ... 2020 Mountain West indoor champion at 60 meters...2023 first-team Indoor All-American in 60 metes
Of Note: Transfer from New Mexico where he was a member of the Lobos football team ... parents were both UW athletes ... father competed in track and football, winning Big Ten titles indoors at 60 yards and 300 yards, and outdoors at 100 meters, 200 meters and mile relay ... mother competed in track, winning Big Ten title in 440-yard relay
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 60 Meters |
6.54 |
2/10/23 |
100 Meters |
10.12 wa |
5/26/21 |
| 300 Meters |
34.38 |
12/10/22 |
200 Meters |
20.41 wa |
5/25/22 |
TFRRS Profile
2023 Outdoor: Finished 22nd in the 100 meters crossing in 10.27 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 7-10)... Finished ninth in the 100 meter dash at 10.16 at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (May 24-27)...placed second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.22 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...won the 100 meters with a time of 10.20 at the Wisconsin Classic (May.5)...finished tenth in the 100 meter dash running a time of 10.75 at Penn Relays (April 27-29)...won the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.35 and placed fourth in the 4x100 at 41.09 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)
2023 Indoor: Placed seventh in the 60 meters with a time of 6.59 at the NCAA 2023 Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/10-11/23)...won gold in the 60 meters with a time of 6.61 and finished seventh in the 200 meters with a time of 21.29 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.24-25)...won the 60 meters running a personal best of 6.54 and placed third in the 200 meters at 21.20 at the Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)...took first place in the 60 meters with a time of 6.60 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (Feb.3-4)...won the 60 meter Hawkeye Pro finals with a time of 6.61 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan.21)... finished eighth in the 300 meters with a time of 34.41 and third in the 4x400 meters at 3:18.50 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite ( Jan.14)... placed fourth and won the 300 meters, running a personal best of 34.38 and third in the 4x400 at 3:15.76 at the Jimmy Grant Invite (Dec.10)
2022 Outdoor: Earned bronze medals in the 100 meters in 10.12w and 200 meters in 20.49w at the Big Ten Championships (May 14-15) ... won the 100 meters (10.27) and finished sixth in the 200 meters (21.03) at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8-9) ... won the 100 meters (10.52), won the 200 meters in a personal best (21.02), finished second in the 4x100-meter relay (41.50) and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:15.93) at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... won the 100 meters at the Drake Relays (April 30) in 10.56... finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 10.12w and placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 20.49w at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)...recorded a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 20.41, placed second in the 100 meters with a time of 10.21w at the NCAA West Prelims (May 25-28)... finished 19th in the 100 meter prelims with a time of 10;28 and placed 11th in the 200 meter prelims with a time of 20.41 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 8-11)
2022 Indoor: Earned first-team All-America honors after finishing fourth in the 60-meter dash in a personal best time of 6.56 at the NCAA Championships (Mar.11-12) ... took second in the 60 meters in 6.63 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26) ... placed second in the 60 meters in 6.61 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ...won the 60 meters in 6.70 and finished 12th in the 300 meters in 35.33 at the Midwest Invitational (Jan. 15) ... finished second in the 60 meters in 6.66 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 22)
2021 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships (June 9) in the 100 meters, finishing 19th in 10.45 ... advanced to the national meet after placing 12th in the 100 at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 29) in a personal best of 10.22 ... finished fourth 100 meters (10.35), 13th in the 200 meters (21.15) and member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (40.57) at the Big Ten Championship (May 14-16) ... won the 200 meters (21.17), finished second in the 100 meters (10.31) and third in the 4x100-meter relay (40.82) at the M City Classic (April 30-May 1) ... placed fourth in the 100 meters (10.40) and seventh in the 200 meters (21.38) at the Husker Big 10 Invite (April 16-17) ... took sixth in the 100 meters (10.46), fifth in the 4x100 relay (41.17) and eighth in the 4x400 relay (3:19.41) at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3)
2021 Indoors: Finished fourth in the Big Ten 60 meters, running a personal best of 6.76
2020 Outdoors (at New Mexico): Season canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Indoors (at New Mexico): Won the Mountain West Indoor title in the 60-meter dash after running a season-best 6.78 … earned Mountain West All-Conference … ran 6.83 in the preliminary round of the 60-meter dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … finished fifth in the 60-meter dash qualifying round at the Collegiate Classic with a time of 6.92 … ran 6.86 (altitude converted) in the 60-meter dash at the UNM Team Open to finish 10th in the preliminaries.
High School: State champion as a junior in the 100 meters in 10.96 ... four-time state qualifier in the 100 meters, placing fourth as a freshman, fourth as a sophomore and third as a senior ... set conference records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay ... standout football player for the Warriors where he rushed for 595 yards on 102 carries with 10 touchdowns as a senior ... first team All-Badger North Conference and honorable mention
Wisconsin State Journal/Wisconsin Prep Zone all-area … helped Waunakee finish 14-0 and win the 2017 WIAA Division 2 state championship
Personal: Nickname is LO … parents are Lawrence and Bernetta Johnson… has one sister, Labreya … born Dec. 6 ... major is psychology
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because it is an honor to represent the state, I grew up in. The opportunity to build and carry on my family Wisconsin legacy is truly an honor and blessing."
