2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Johnson, Kirsten

Kirsten Johnson
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- South Grand Prairie
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
Bio
Career Performance List
2017 OUTDOOR
Ran in nine meets for her outdoor campaign, finishing the year with All-Big 12 honors in the 400H ... at the West Texas Classic and Multis, Johnson ran a lifetime-best in the 400-meter hurdles clocking a 1:00.81 run to claim second at the meet ... Johnson went on to compete in Lawrence, Kansas, at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, where she clocked a 1:01.00 400H run in the prelims and a 1:03.58 run in the finals to claim the No. 8 spot for her All-Big 12 honors.
2017 INDOOR
Ran in two meets during the indoor season for the Red Raiders ... participated in the 200m and 400m dashes at the New Mexico Classic, clocking times of 26.28 and 57.86 respectively ... finished the indoor season at the Dunamis Sports Group Collegiate Classic in Dallas, Texas, where she ran a 59.10 400m race for 18th place.
LOUISIANA TECH
Opened the year running 42.25 in the 300m at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/9-10), finished 33rd ... At the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/17), ran the opening leg of the 4x400m "B" relay that finished ninth with a time of 3:50.45 and ran 58.65 to finish 16th in the 400m ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that ran 3:54.44 to finish 15th and placed 22nd in the 400m with a time of 58.70 ... At the Conference USA Indoor Championships (2/26), ran 57.73 to finish 15th in the 400m ... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/20-21) where she ran 1:04.71 to win the 400m ... Ran the third leg of the 4x200m relay that finished 11th at the 88th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/26-28) with a time of 1:38.74 and ran 1:04.41 to place 60th in the 400m hurdles ... Ran 1:04.06 in the 400m hurdles to place 46th and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that ran 3:57.21 to finish 31st at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/2-4) ... Finished ninth in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18) with a time of 1:04.71 while running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that finished 12th with a time of 3:56.62 ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3:44.02 at the Leon Johnson Invitational (4/25) while running 25.52 in the 200m to finish 23rd ... Ran 1:06.90 to place fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Horned Frog Invitational (5/2) ... At the Conference USA Championships (5/14-17), finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with an altitude-adjusted time of 1:04.06 after running an altitude-adjusted time of 1:04.08.
2017 OUTDOOR
Ran in nine meets for her outdoor campaign, finishing the year with All-Big 12 honors in the 400H ... at the West Texas Classic and Multis, Johnson ran a lifetime-best in the 400-meter hurdles clocking a 1:00.81 run to claim second at the meet ... Johnson went on to compete in Lawrence, Kansas, at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, where she clocked a 1:01.00 400H run in the prelims and a 1:03.58 run in the finals to claim the No. 8 spot for her All-Big 12 honors.
2017 INDOOR
Ran in two meets during the indoor season for the Red Raiders ... participated in the 200m and 400m dashes at the New Mexico Classic, clocking times of 26.28 and 57.86 respectively ... finished the indoor season at the Dunamis Sports Group Collegiate Classic in Dallas, Texas, where she ran a 59.10 400m race for 18th place.
LOUISIANA TECH
Opened the year running 42.25 in the 300m at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/9-10), finished 33rd ... At the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/17), ran the opening leg of the 4x400m "B" relay that finished ninth with a time of 3:50.45 and ran 58.65 to finish 16th in the 400m ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that ran 3:54.44 to finish 15th and placed 22nd in the 400m with a time of 58.70 ... At the Conference USA Indoor Championships (2/26), ran 57.73 to finish 15th in the 400m ... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/20-21) where she ran 1:04.71 to win the 400m ... Ran the third leg of the 4x200m relay that finished 11th at the 88th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/26-28) with a time of 1:38.74 and ran 1:04.41 to place 60th in the 400m hurdles ... Ran 1:04.06 in the 400m hurdles to place 46th and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that ran 3:57.21 to finish 31st at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/2-4) ... Finished ninth in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18) with a time of 1:04.71 while running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay "B" team that finished 12th with a time of 3:56.62 ... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3:44.02 at the Leon Johnson Invitational (4/25) while running 25.52 in the 200m to finish 23rd ... Ran 1:06.90 to place fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Horned Frog Invitational (5/2) ... At the Conference USA Championships (5/14-17), finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with an altitude-adjusted time of 1:04.06 after running an altitude-adjusted time of 1:04.08.
SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from South Grand Prairie High School in 2014 ... Lettered in volleyball and track.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kurt and Felicia Johnson ... Born on July 17, 1996 in Voorhees, New Jersey ... Has one older brother, Tim, and one old sister, Brittnee... hopes to be in the Aerospace and Defense industry... majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Wes Kittley Media Session
Thursday, March 06
Postmeet Press Conference: Big 12 Indoor Championships
Saturday, March 01
Wes Kittley Media Session - Big 12s Indoor Preview
Wednesday, February 26
Sean Gribble Media Session
Wednesday, January 22