2025 Track & Field Roster

Jha'Niah Johnson

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool Big Spring (TX)

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (Outdoor)
Threw in five outdoor meets for the Greyhounds ... finished first in hammer throw wtih a personal best of 38.26m (159-0) in the Greyhound Open (3/29) ... placed third in discuss and second in hammer throw in the SPC Texan Invite (4/25-26) ... competed in the Lone Star Outdoor Championships (5/1-3) and finished 10th in both discuss and hammer throw

AS A JUNIOR (Indoor)
Competed in five indoor meets in the 2025 season ... finished ninth in weight throw with a personal best of 15.12m (49-7.25) at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis (1/30-2/1) ... competed in the Lone Star Indoor Championships (2/21-22)

AS A SOPHOMORE (Outdoor)
Competed in eight meets for ENMU in 2024 … took eleventh in the hammer throw at the conference meet with a toss of 42.00m (137-9) … best mark in discus came at the Jo Meaker Classic (Apr. 4) with a throw of 38.38m (125-11) … finished with a personal best runner-up finish at the Greyhound Open (Mar. 30) throwing the hammer 43.65m (143-2)

AS A SOPHOMORE (Indoor)
Appeared in seven meets for the Greyhounds … fourteenth at the LSC indoor championships with a weight throw of 12.57m (41-3) … top weight throw of season came at Friday Night Axe ‘Em Open (Jan. 12) with a throw of 13.50m (44-3.5)

AS A FRESHMAN (Outdoor)
Threw the discus in seven meets for the Hounds in 2023 ... best toss came at the Buffalo Invitational with  38.20m (125' 4") result ... three top-ten finishes over the season

AS A FRESHMAN (Indoor)
Johnson competed in two meets during the 2023 indoor season … began the season at the Friday Night Kick Axe Open (1/23) with a throw of 9.44m in the weight throw finishing ninth … set a personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 10.64m at the New Mexico Team Open (1/22)

HIGH SCHOOL (Big Spring HS)
Four-time district champ in discus ... four-time regional powerlifting champ ... 132' 4" top discus throw ... 34' 6" top shot put throw ... helped program win district title

PERSONAL
Named student athletic trainer of the year twice ... pursuing studies in sports psychology and athletic training ... enjoys babysitting ... wants to go to grad school to become a sports psychologist

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

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  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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