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Whitney Johnson
Position: Throws
Year: Senior
Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
High School: Saginaw Arthur Hill
Major: Sociology
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Whitney Johnson
Courtesy: CMU Athletic Communications
Release: 06/08/2011

One of six recipients nationwide of the 2011 Wilma Rudolph Award, presented by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics.

2011 (Outdoor Track and Field): Placed eighth in the hammer throw (144-6) at the Black and Gold meet (3/26) ... threw the hammer 156-7 at the Lenny Lyles Invitational (4/22) ... finished fourth in the hammer throw (159-1) at the Lyle Bennett Open (4/30).

2011 (Indoor Track and Field): Won the weight throw at the Chip Invite (1/14) with a toss of 56-6 1/2 ... earned a runner-up finish at The Cardinal (1/28) after throwing 56-6 1/2 in the shot put ... set a new career-best 57-10 1/4, finishing in fourth place in the weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/25-2/26).

2010 (Outdoor Track and Field): Limited to only one meet due to injuries, the season-opening Raleigh Relays, where she finished 16th in the hammer throw (157-1).

2010 (Indoor Track and Field):
Finished fifth in the weight throw with 59-0 1/4 at the MAC Indoor Championships … finished runner-up in the weight throw (57-2 3/4) at the Jack Skoog Open.

2009 (Outdoor Track and Field): Tossed a season-best 151-5 in the hammer throw at the EMU Twilight.

2009 (Indoor Track and Field): Did not compete.

2008 (Outdoor Track and Field):
Competed in the discus and hammer throw at the MAC Outdoor Championships … was runner-up in the hammer throw (161-9) at the Rocket Invitational.

2008 (Indoor Track and Field): Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships, scoring indoors in the weight throw (57-3) … took third in the weight throw (49-1 3/4) and fourth in the shot put (43-1) at the Chippewa Open … finished third in the weight throw (56-4 ¾) at the Eastern Michigan Classic.

2007 (Outdoor Track and Field):
Threw a season-best 44-0 1/2 in the shot put at the MAC Outdoor Championships.

2007 (Indoor Track and Field):
Finished seventh in the shot put at the Jack Skoog Open (38-11 3/4) and at the Toledo Invitational (41-6).

High School— Earned eight letters in track and field, volleyball and basketball … finished fifth in the state in the shot put (40-0 1/4) as a senior … three-time regional champion in the shot put … regional champion in the discus as a senior … all-conference, all-county and all-region performer in both shot put and discus five times … three-year starter for volleyball team … honorable mention all-conference as a senior … basketball team advanced to the state semifinals.

Career Bests— Discus (119-0); shot put (44-4); hammer (167-3); weight (57-10 1/4).