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NAME: William
Johnson
SCHOOL: Lakota East High School
SPORT(S): Track-Football
GRADUATING YR.: 2006
BIRTHDATE: 11-17-88
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'1" - 160
lbs.
RESIDENCE: West Chester
PARENTS: Anthony & Marlene
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: "Parents and
Rhayhe Anderson."
MVP ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This senior
is only 17 years old but is one of Ohio's top runners, a
track All-American who later this year will be competing in the
World Games in China for Team USA. As a junior, William won the
Ohio state championship in the 3,200 relay and came in 4th in the
800. He won the 800 meter run in the Ohio Association of Track & Cross
Country Coaches Indoor State Championships last year, and won the
800 in the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He
placed 4th at the 2005 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field
Championships. And, he was both 800 and 1,600 champion at the AAU
Southern Indoor National Championships. This past March, he placed
3rd in the 800 at the Nike Indoor National Championships -- his
1:53.9 was the 2nd fastest time ever in Ohio. The holder of numerous
school records, William will run next year at Jackson State University.
COACH'S QUOTE -- "William has become
one of the country's top 800 meter runners through a lot of hard
work for the past eight years. He has put in a year round
effort to improve his strength and speed while maintaining the
fine endurance background that he had developed early as he began
his running career. William is a great competitor and I will
not be surprised to see him running for the USA national team before
he is finished with his running." – Jason Lindsay, Track
Coach
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