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Morgan Johnson

Throws
Position
Senior
Class
Fayetteville, Ga.
Hometown
Whitewater
High School
Morgan Johnson - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and Full Results)
TFRRS Profile – Penn (for PRs and full results)

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll

2023 Indoor
• Competed in the shot put and the weight throw at the Hokie Invitational
• Appeared in the weight throw at the Doc Hale VT Meet

2022 Outdoor
• Placed fourth in the shot put at the Virginia Open (13.97m / 45’10”)
• Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Virginia Open (50.18m / 164’7″)
• Placed eighth in the hammer throw at the Colonial Relays
• Took fifth in the shot put at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Placed second in the hammer throw at the Virginia High Performance
• Competed in the shot put and hammer throw at the ACC Championships

2022 Indoor
• Threw 12.57m (41’3″) in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Set personal bests in the shot put (13.89m / 45’7″) and the weight throw (16.35m / 53’7.75″) at the Doc Hale VT Elite meet
• Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Set a PB in the shot put at the VT Challenge (14.67m / 48’1.75)
• Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships

Penn
• Set a career-mark throw in the outdoor shot put at the 2021 Quaker Invitational (14.01m)
• Reached two personal-best marks at the Philly Mets, landing 41.28m in the discus and 46.29m in the hammer throw
• Appeared in seven indoor meets during her freshman season, competing in the shot put and weight throw
• Set the fifth-best mark in program history in the shot put, recording a mark of 13.98m (45-10.5) at the 2019 Penn 8-Team Select where she placed third
• Hit a season-best 15.01m in the weight throw at the season-opening 2019 Navy Invitational, placing fifth

Background
• U.S. No. 2 in the indoor shot put
• Garnered All-America status with a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Indoor New Balance Nationals
• 2018 Ga. state champion in the shot put

Personal