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Erika Johnson                  Class: Junior Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia High School: Oak Bay Secondary Experience: 1V

AT TENNESSEE: FALL 2010: Missed the entire fall schedule with an injury.

2009-10: A 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll selection...Competed solely with the V8+ during her inaugural spring campaign at Rocky Top...Helped her shell record a victory over Minnesota on March 13...Defeated SEC rival Alabama on March 27...Pushed her shell to a first place finish in the petite final of the 2010 Lake Natoma Invitational...Was a member of the V8 shell that brought home the 2010 Conference USA Championship at the Aramark Sprints...Also rowed with the top boat for the 2010 NCAA Championships...Stayed busy in her first fall season as a member of the varsity squad, competing in multiple Championship 8+, Champ 4+ and C2- races...Won gold with the top C8+ shell and silver in the C4+ at the Chattanooga Head Race...Teamed with Karoline Mikolajewski to take home a first-place finish at the Rivanna Romp...Finished 12th with her C8+ crew at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta...Helped her crew win silver at the Head of the Hooch and bronze at the Rivanna Romp.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Oak Bay Secondary...Spent her high school career as a member of concert band, pit orchestra and the athletic leadership club...Won the British Columbia Championships in track and field from 2006-09 and the B.C. cross country championship in 2009...Also a member of the two-time swimming and synchronized swimming Island Championship squads...Named Oak Bay Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 and Most Outstanding Relay Runner in 2008 and 2009...Holds two school track records and can be found amongst British Columbia's top-10 all-time runners in the 200m.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biology and plans to enter medical school following graduation...Chose UT over Stanford, Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara...Enjoys running track, listening to music and horseback riding...Has a younger brother, Jason, 15...Erika Marie Johnson was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on July 6, 1991...Her parents are Kim and Melanie Johnson.