Jadon Johnson

Position:
Sprints
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lewisville, Texas
High School:
Lewisville

SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

Personal Records
200m - 21.6 • 400m - 47.09

2019-20: Alternate for the 4x400 at the NCAA Indoor Championships before the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay at the Virginia Tech Invitational • Competed in five regular season competitions • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Earned second-team All-America honors in the men’s 4x400 after the relay finished 10th with a season-best time (3:05.11) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Finished fifth in the 4x100 (40.35) and 17th in the 400 (47.79) at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Ran a personal-best 200 (21.78) at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational and a collegiate-best 400 (47.25) to win the event at the Battle of the Blues • Also helped the 4x400 (3:11.69) and 4x100 (41.61) relays win at the Battle of the Blues • Opened his outdoor season with a win in the 4x100 (40.67) • Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the men’s 4x400 after the relay clocked 3:12.05 for third place at the ACC Indoor Championships • Helped the men’s 4x400 win event titles at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup, Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational and Doc Hale VT Elite Meet.

2017-18: Helped a 4x400 relay qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and finished 23rd with a time of 3:26.07 • Ran a leg of a 4x100 that finished in 40.33 and placed sixth at the ACC Outdoor Championships and ran the 400 in 49.07 for 22nd place • Earned second-team All-ACC honors at the indoor conference championships after running a leg of the second-place 4x400 relay that finished in 3:08.27 • Also placed 24th in the 400 at ACC Indoors with a time of 48.59 • Ran a leg of the 4x400 relay placed second at the Music City Challenge with a time of 3:07.57, the fourth-fastest indoor time in school history • Placed first in 4x400 relay at the Virginia Grand Prix with a time of 3:07.03 and helped the 4x100 finish in 40.09 to move into fifth all-time at Carolina • Set a career record in the 200 in his first ever collegiate competition, running 22.51 for third at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Ran a personal best 400 time of 47.78 at the Virginia Grand Prix for fourth-place • Helped a 4x400 relay win the Miami Hurricanes Collegiate Invitational with a time of 3:08.56.

Prep: Twice finished top five in the state in the 400 • Track & field team captain • Also played running back and wide receiver for the football team • Earned A honors.

Personal: Jadon Myles Johnson is the son of Darrel Johnson and Cheryl Johnson • Born February 11 • Used to play the guitar and the drums.