LaTessa Johnson

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Richardson
Prev School:
Southern Methodist University

ALL-AMERICA • ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION • 3-TIME NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER • 5-TIME ALL-AAC • 2-TIME SMU RECORD HOLDER • AAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD HOLDER

Personal Records
60m — 7.42 • 100m — 11.36 • 200m — 22.77

2017-18 at SMU: Set meet record, school record and personal record with first-place 23.17 mark in 200m at American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships • Finished fourth in 60m dash (7.42) and fifth as member of 4x400 relay (3:46.91) at AAC Indoor Championships • Ran a 7.56 in 60m and placed fifth in 200m, setting a PR and SMU record, with a 23.29 mark at Tyson Invitational • Placed fifth in 60m (7.54) and member of the second-place 4x400 relay (3:56.32) at the Houston Invitational • Finished 11th in 60m (7.67), second in 200m (23.67) and third as member of 4x400 (3:47.82) at Red Raider Invitational • Placed seventh in 60m (7.53) at Arkansas Invitational • Recipient of the 2018 AAC Women's Indoor Track Most Outstanding Performance Award • Earned All-America Honorable Mention with a time of 23.14 in the 200m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Ran a 11.36 for 16th in the 100m and a 22.92 in the 200m to qualify for nationals at the NCAA West Preliminary • Earned All-Conference in the 100m (11.36) and 200m (22.77), breaking a 100m stadium record and her own 200m school record, at American Conference Outdoor Championships • Took second behind teammate Francis in 100m at Bobcat Classic (11.25w) • Ran the 100m and 200m invitational sections at Mt. SAC Relays, finishing ninth (11.43) and second (22.92) overall • Qualified for finals in 100m dash (11.25w) and part of 18th-place 4x100 (46.53) at Texas Relays • Finished third in 100m dash (11.42), one of three Mustangs in top 10, and ran part of second-place 4x100 (45.48) at Arkansas Spring Invitational • Ran the 100m in 11.35w for first-place finish at the TCU Invitational.

2016-17 at SMU: Finished 17th overall in the 200m (23.33w) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round • Claimed the 200m gold medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship setting a stadium record in a time of 23.10w • Placed seventh in the 100m (11.58) at the conference championship and was a member of the sixth place 4x400m relay (3:44.03) and eighth place 4x100m relay (45.48) • Ran a season best 100m (11.48w) at the Michael Johnson Invitational to finish fourth • Finished 13th in the 200m (23.66w) and 14th in the 100m (11.73w) at the Mt. SAC Relays • Named The American Athlete of the Week (April 4) after winning the 200m (23.12w) and placing fifth in the 100m (11.49w) at the Bobcat Invitational • Member of the winning 4x400m relay (3:46.19) and placed sixth in the 100m (11.72) at the Bobby Lane Invitational • Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the 100m (11.54) at the TCU Invitational • Redshirted her outdoor season.

2015-16 at SMU: Broke the school's and conference meet 200-meter record at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship (AAC), clocking a time of 23.48 to win her first conference individual title • Placed sixth in the 60-meter dash at the AAC Indoor Championship with a time of 7.50 after running a season-best time of 7.49 in the prelims • Broke the school record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.80 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round • Placed ninth overall in the 200-meters (23.22) at the NCAA Championships to earn Second Team All-American honors • Finished second in the 200-meters at the AAC Championships with a time of 23.06 • Earned a sixth place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.58 at conference championships • Ran a personal-best time of 11.52 in the 100-meters to win the UT-Arlington Bobby Lane Invitational.

Prep: Finished the 200-meter dash in fifth place at the 2013 Junior Olympics • Placed third in the 200-meter and fifth in the 100-meter dash at the 2013-14 UIL Texas Track and Field meet • District and Area champion in the 100 and 200-meter dash in 2014.

Personal: LaTessa Charleszetta Johnson is the daughter of David and Kristina Johnson • Born April 13 • Her mother was a high school state champion in the 300m hurdles.