Asia Johnson

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Aiken
Hometown:
Aiken, S.C.

JOHNSON ON TFRRS

Sophomore (2018): Indoor - Appeared in two meets, competing in the shot put and weight throw ... Established a personal best and became the second-best weight thrower in CofC history when she lobbed a 15.70m at the JDL Kickoff Classic to take 7th

Freshman (2017): Indoor - Appeared in two meets for the Cougars, competing in the shot put and weight throw ... Logged a fifth place finish in the shot put at the Mountaineer Open, establishing a career-high distance of 12.37m ... Hit a PR in the weight throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial with a lob of 12.59m to capture 23rd ... Debuted at No. 3 and No. 8 on the CofC All-Time performance lists in the shot put and weight throw respectively ... Outdoor - Competed in eight meets for the College ... Tallied seven Top 10 finishes on the season, including a fourth place effort in the shot put at the Colonial Relays ... Achieved a personal best distance in the hammer throw at the CAA Championships with a heave of 42.79m to take 16th ... Pulled off a PR in the shot put at the USC Open with a toss of 13.79m to take fourth ... PR'd in the discus throw at the North Florida Invitational with a distance of 36.48m ... Finished the season ranked No. 2 in the shot put, No. 6 in the hammer and No. 10 in the discus on the CofC Top 10 Performance Lists

Prior to CofC - Attended 3A institution Aiken High School in Aiken, S.C. ... Graduated as a member of the National Honor Society with a 4.1 GPA ... Received two All-State nods as a junior and senior, as well as six straight All-Region selections ... Named the WJBF Channel 6 Scholar Athlete of the Month in October 2015 ... Holds the school records in both the shotput (40', 0.75") and discus (119' 11") ... A multi-sport athlete, also played basketball, helping to lead the Hornets to two region championships

Personal - Daughter of Adrian and Chris ... Has an older brother, Chris Jr., who played collegiate football at Benedict College

Johnson's CofC Personal Bests
Indoor
Shot Put: 12.37m - Mountaineer Open (Jan 20, 2017)
Weight: 15.70m - JDL Kickoff Classic (Dec 2, 2017)
Outdoor
Shot Put: 13.79m - USC Open (Apr 22, 2017)
Discus: 36.48m - North Florida Invitational (Apr 8, 2017)
Hammer: 42.79m - CAA Championships (May 5, 2017)