University of Tennessee Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Johnson, Kaniya
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Kaniya Johnson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, S.C.
- High School:
- White Knoll
- Previous School:
- Florida State
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m: 7.30 (2024)
- 200m: 23.62 (2025)
Outdoor Track
- 100m: 11.25 (2025)
- 200m: 23.62 (2024)
- 400m: 53.16 (2025)
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
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
Everything Orange S2 | Sarah Schmitt (Track & Field)
Thursday, April 17
Track & Field | 400m Hurdles Feature
Wednesday, May 22
Track & Field | Tennessee Invite Recap
Wednesday, April 10
Track & Field | Battle on the Bayou Recap
Saturday, March 30
