Caleia Johnson

Class:
Junior
High School:
Park Hill
Hometown:
Kansas City, MO

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Panthers…Contributed to the first place 4x400m relay team in both the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker and the Nittany Lion Challenge…Placed second in the 400m race and fifth in the 60m at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker…Johnson recorded a personal best in the 300m (38.32) at the Nittany Lion Challenge, placing third in the event…At the Hokie Invitational, Johnson placed second with a personal best time in the 60m race (7.54), also earning second place in the 200m

2023 Outdoor: Competed in seven outdoor meets... Was a member of the 4x400m squad that tallied a first place finish at Pepsi Florida Relays with a time of 3:39.82... Also set a personal record in the 400m at the same meet, crossing finish in 55.19.

2022-23 Indoor: Appeared in six indoor contests... Johnson placed first, twice with her teammates in the 4x400m relay, the first time running a 3:47.82 at the YSU Icebreaker and then improving to a 3:44.08 at the Nittany Lion Challenge... placed second in two races at the YSU Invitational... ran a 24.71 200m time and 55.83 400m time.

2022 Outdoor: Appeared in eight meets for the Panthers... Set a personal best at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (Mar. 18-19) in the 100m dash with a time of 11.88 and took third in the 200m dash of 23.72… Competed at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar. 23- 26), earned eighth in the 4x200 relay, placed 14th in the 4x400 relay and placed 20th in the 100m dash… Traveled to Florida Relays (Mar 31-Apr 2) to place eighth in the 4x400 relay, and also raced in the 400m and 200m dash… Set a personal record at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 7-9) for the 400m race with a time of 24.19, and also placed eighth in the 4x100 relay and 12th in the 100m dash… Raced in the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22-23), posting a new career best of 55.64 in the 400m race, took ninth in the 4x400, and also raced in the 200m dash… Traveled to Penn Relays (Apr. 28-30) to compete in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays… Took first in the 400m race if 56.63 at the WVU Last Chance meet (May 7)… Raced at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) to place fourth 4x400 relay of 3:40.71, and also raced in the 200m dash and 400m race.

2021-22 Indoor: Competed in seven indoor meets as a freshman … Took fourth place in the 400m and helped the 4x400m relay team take first at the YSU Icebreaker (Dec. 3) … Earned a season-best 300m time of 40.11 and second-place finish at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 15) … Placed first in the 60m dash (7.70) and 200m dash (24.20) at the Penn State Tune Up … Competed in the ACC Championships (Feb. 26) in three total events… Was part of the 4x400m relay team that placed seventh with a time of 3:42.62 while also earning a 15^th place finish in the 200m dash in 24.43 seconds and a 19^th place finish in the 400m dash with a time of 55.96 seconds.

High School: Four-year member of the track & field team at Park Hill High School for head coach Jason Agee... three-time State Champion (4x400m - 2018, 2019, 400m - 2021)... earned All-America honors as a sophomore in the 200m dash... three-time All-State honoree (2018, 2019, 2021)... holds three school records (200m - 24:13, 4x400m - 3:50.11, 4x100m - 48:53)... won the Class 5 Missouri State championship in the 400m run during her senior season in 55:03 seconds... notched second place finishes in the 100m and 200m dash at the Missouri State Championships during her senior campaign... won the State title in the 4x400m relay as a freshman and sophomore while setting the school record in the event in her freshman season... finished off her sophomore season with a fourth place finish in the 400m dash (57:34) and a fifth place finish in the 200m dash (25:16) at the Missouri State Championships... also played basketball in high school.

Personal: Born April 23, 2003... daughter of Clay and Vedia Johnson... has three siblings, J'nae Johnson, Clay Johnson VI and Nikiesha Phillips... enjoys crocheting blankets, traveling and cooking... lists her favorite athletes as Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards-Ross... her favorite TV show is The Parkers... enjoys listening to R&B music... plans on majoring in psychology at Pitt.