Track & Field
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RS Freshman
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| Hometown:
Cedar Hill, Texas
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| High School:
Cedar Hill
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| Position:
Jumps
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Personal: Son of Don and Barbara Johnson ... Born May 28, 1989 ... Is one of five brothers and sisters ... Cousin Damon Hancock played basketball at Southern Methodist University while another cousin, Roderick Cotton, played football at North Texas.
2007-08: (Indoor) Finished 13th in the long jump at the Arkansas Invitational, recording a mark of 21-11.50 (6.67) ... Ran the 200-meter dash at the Adidas Classic, posting a time of 23.22 ... Took third in the long jump at the Oklahoma Christian Indoor Invitational with a top jump of 21-00.75 (6.42) ... Posted a season-best in the long jump at the Sooner Indoor Open, finishing second with 22-5.25 (6.84). (Outdoor) Redshirted.
High School: Season,best long jump of 23-9.50 was eighth best by a Texas high school athlete in 2007 and in the top 20 nationally ... Ran a leg on Cedar Hill's state finalist 4x100-meter relay ... Finished eighth in long jump (22-6.75) at Class 5A state championships ... Long jump champion (23-9.50) and third in triple jump (46-5.00) at state regional meet ... High Point Invitational Athlete of the Meet ... Claimed district titles 12 times in his high school career.
Other: Runner-up in intermediate boys triple jump (44-9.50/13.65) and 16th in long jump (19-9.00/6.02) at 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics ... Placed fifth in youth boys triple jump (40-11.50/12.48) and 10th in pentathlon (2,576) at 2003 U.S. Junior Olympics ... Has qualified for the U.S. Junior Olympics eight times, medaling five times ... Competed in the decathlon during the summer.
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