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Amirah Johnson                  Hometown: Greenbelt, Md. High School: Eleanor Roosevelt Height: 5-9 Event: Middle Distance Year (In/Out): Fr./Fr.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoors
800m: 2:14.9 (2009)
Mile: 5:08.50 (2009)

Outdoors
800m: 2:11.05 (2012)
1500m: 4:35.34 (2012)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: N/A

2012: Honors - None...Indoors - N/A...Outdoors - Recorded career bests in two events at the SEC Championships...Turned in a 4:35.34 effort in the 1500m prelims and carded a 2:11.05 readout in the 800m...Logged a time of 4:52.09 to finish in ninth at the UCLA/Washington State Double Dual...Made her Lady Vol debut at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge and ran the 800m and 1500m...Lowered her 1500m mark to 4:45.41 to finish eighth at the Tennessee Challenge...Carded a career-best 4:41.17 to finish ninth in the open 1500m at the Sea Ray Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Seven-time state champ on the oval, winning 1600m indoors in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and outdoors in 2009...Swept the 800m crowns indoors and out in 2009 and added a 4x800m victory in 2008...Named to the Prince George's County-Gazette All-Decade Team...Ran a 2:08.6 4x800m split at Penn Relays as a freshman and was on No. 3 all-time sprint medley relay at 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals...All-county all four years...Was 2010 Prince George's County and 4A South Regional champion in cross country.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 15, 1993, in Houston Texas...Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Interested in advertising as a major...Parents are Gregory Johnson Sr. and Donna Johnson...Has four siblings: Marcus, Mikaela, Gregory Jr. and Adrienne...Her father was her prep coach.