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2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Joel Johnson

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kingston, Jamaica
  • Highschool Calabar
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2015 Liberty League Second Team, 100m
2015 Liberty League First Team, 4x100m
School Record, 4x100m Relay


PERSONAL BESTS: (Johnson's Full Finish History)
100m:
11.38 at the 2015 Liberty League Championships
200m: 22.75 at the 2015 Liberty League Championships

2016-17:
Track: 
Liberty League All Academic Team…had the eighteenth fastest 200m (22.90) and the third fastest 4x100m relay (43.24) in the entire Liberty League this season…competed in 10 events this season…started off the season strong with a seasonal best time in the 400m of 57.25 at the 2017 TCNJ Invitational…placed fifteenth in the 200m with a time of 24.02 at the Silfen Track & Field Invitational…placed seventeenth in the 200m with a time of 23.69 at the Liberty League Championships…placed fourth in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.23 and placed fifteenth in the 200m with a time of 23.57 at the 2017 Yale Springtime Invitational…placed second in the 4x100m relay with a seasonal best time of 43.24 and placed eighth in the 200m with a time of 23.18 at the Matthew Vassar Twilight meet…ended the season strong finishing seventeenth in the 200m with a seasonal best time of 22.90 at the Oneonta Final Qualifier.

2014-15: 
Track:
Was one of the biggest impact freshman on the squad in 2014-15...starred for the Brewers at the Liberty League Championships, as he helped VC win the 4x100 meter relay while finishing second in the 100 meter dash with a 11.38...had the fasted time in the prelims with the same 11.38 personal-best time...placed fifth in the 200 at the Championships as well with a season-best 22.75...ran a 23.14 at the Silfen Invitational in the 200 meters, taking fourth overall...helped Vassar win the 4x100 meter relay at the Matthew Vassar Twilight with a 43.14...4x100 time at the Liberty League Championships was a school record...season ended late in the year due to leg injury. 

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Was a three-sport athlete at Calabar High School...competed in cricket, soccer and track...was a team captain in cricket for two seasons, and on the soccer team for one.

PERSONAL: Son of Karl and Yvette Johnson...has two brothers, Nicholas (20) and Nathan (15)...majoring in math...chose Vassar over Colgate, Howard and Grinnell.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015First Year

    Sprints
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Sprints
    5'8" 170 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    Sprints
    5'8" 170 lbs