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2026-27 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kaniya Johnson

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Lexington, S.C.
  • Prev School Tennesee
  • High School White Knoll HS
  • Major Intelligence and Homeland Security CERT

Biography

2025 Track & Field

Outdoor
  • Member of the 4x400 meter relay at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/19), that earned a season-best time of 3:29.73 and secured eighth place at the meet and fifth among collegiate teams.
  • Member of the 4x100 meter relay at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/19), that earned a season-best time of 43.57 and secured the ninth best time in that event in program history.
  • Claimed first place at the Tennessee Invite (4/5) in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.46 seconds
  • Claimed first place in the Women's 400m with a time of 53.92 at the Tennessee Invite (4/5)
  • Created a new season-best with a victory of 3:31.54 in the Women's 4x400m relay at the Tennessee Invite (4/5)
  • Earned second place at the USF Alumni Invite (3/22) in the 4x100m relay with a time of 43.83 seconds

Indoor

  • Claimed ninth at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22) in the women's distance medley relay with a time of 11:22.30
  • Clocked a new personal best at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15) with a time of 23.62 in the women's 200 meter
  • Won her 200-meter heat at the Razorback Invite (1/31) with a season-best 23.76 Seconds
  • Helped the Lady Vol 4x400-meter relay team finish first at the McFerrin 12 Degree (1/10) with a time of 3:32.96

HONORS

2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE (FLORIDA STATE)

  • Placed second in the 4x100 (43.68) at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
  • Finished first in the 100m clocking a time of 11.43 at the FSU Relays (2024)
  • Finished first in both the 200m (24.30) and the 4x400 (3:37.19) at the Indoor Jimmy Carnes Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Johnson is a two-time All American
  • Won the state championship in the 100m dash in 2019 (11.66), in 2021 (11:53) and again in 2022 with a personal best 11.26
  • Won the 2022 Georgia State Championship in the 200m dash with a personal best time of 23.20
  • Named the 2022 Georgia Gatorade Athlete of the Year
  • Holds the Georgia state meet record in the 100m dash
  • Johnson was awarded the 5A Track Athlete of the Year award in the state of South Carolina in 2019
  • Was a member of the NJROTC and the AFJROTC

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Shari and Kanawha Johnson
  • Mom Shari is an active member of the Air Force
  • Has two brothers, Jaylen and Kaden