Mariah Johnson is not just defined as one of the top runners
for the SUNY Oneonta Women’s’ Track Team, nor is she just defined for her 2nd
place medal in SUYNACS during her 2015-2016 season. She is much more than that. Mariah is a sophomore at SUNY Oneonta who
studies psychology. Her friends and
teammates describe her as driven.
Johnson loves her studies and is willing to put in the necessary effort
to keep up with her grades and run.
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| Photo courtesy of Mariah Johnson |
“I love my school work and I try to focus on it as much as I
can.” Mariah tells us. She strives for
better grades each and every day. Mariah
puts lots of effort into school because she believes that should be her
priority while in college. Her teammate
and friend Alex Jacques tell us, “She’s always studying. At night when were done with practice for the
day she’s always sitting at her desk working.”
Being a student athlete is very challenging, especially for
members of the track and field team.
Their season stretches throughout much of the academic year. Mariah explains, “Our season starts in
December and ends in late April, but we also practice and lift every day even
when we aren’t in season.”
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| Photo courtesy of Mariah Johnson |
Mariah’s two events are hurdles and sprints. She has had great success in both of these
categories. She is the 2nd
place SUNYAC Medalist in the 60-meter hurdles and made SUNYAC All-Conference 2nd
team. Last year as a freshman, Johnson
was selected by the ECAC as the Division III Upstate New York Female Rookie of
the Week, after she won both the 60-meter and 200-meter dash while recording a
personal best in both of these events.
Her coach, Joseph Reed, further explains, “Mariah is an amazing
athlete. She’s a very hard worker and
has improved tremendously in her first two years here and I can’t wait to see
what else she’ll do for our program.”
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| Mariah after winning SUNYACS (Courtesy of Mariah Johnson) |
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