Tyra Johnson

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Henderson, NC

Junior Year: Ran second leg for 2007 national champion DMR team, garnering All-America honors and setting a new American record • Placed third in the 60 and 200 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also competed in the 55 during the indoor season • Member of 4x400-meter relay team that scored at indoor ACCs • Scored in both the 100 and 200 at the ACC Outdoor Championships with fifth place finishes in both events • Member of 4x100-meter relay team that took third at outdoor ACCs • Also scored in the 4x400-meter relay • Made ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year: Placed 11th in the 100-meter dash and 10th in the 200-meter dash at the ACC Outdoor Championships • At the indoor ACC Championships, finished 10th in the 60-meter dash and 14th in the 200-meter dash • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year: Finished 12th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60-meter dash • Finished 11th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 200-meter dash.

Prep: MVP in track and field for her junior and senior year • Member of the conference championship team her senior year • Played tennis her junior and senior year, and was the No. 2 seed in singles and No. 1 in doubles • Graduated in the top ten percent of her class • Named a North Carolina Scholar • Member of the National Honor Society, as well as the Quill and Scroll.

Personal: Majoring in biology with future plans to be a dentist • Hobbies include playing tennis, running, dancing and spending time with family and friends • Admires athletes Marion Jones, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Venus and Serena Williams • Favorite book is The Bible • Favorite movie is "The Matrix" • Favorite TV show is "The Cosby Show" • Tyra Elaine Johnson is the daughter of Ada Branch • Born May 9, 1986.