2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference
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Jabari Johnson

  • Position Jumps, Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Yokosuka, Japan
  • High School Nile C. Kinnick

Biography

PR's:
Indoor: 
55m - 6.43...60m - 6.85...200m - 21.21...300m - 34.51...400m - 49.12
Outdoor: 100m - 10.52...200m - 20.70...400m - 49.38


Outdoor
2021

  • Scored points at the Sun Belt Championships in the 100-meter dash, placing sixth in a season-best time of 10.55 seconds
  • Posted a season-best time of 21.38 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the USC Open
  • Won the 100-meter dash at the Wendy's Teal Seahawk Invitational in 10.74 seconds

2019-20
Indoor

  • Scored points at the Sun Belt Championships in three events. Placed fourth in hte 60-meter dash (6.89), sixth in the 200-meter dash (21.66) and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished seventh (3:35.91)
  • Also at the Sun Belt Championships, clocked a PR of 6.85 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter dash. His mark sits in a tie for eighth place in program history
  • Ran a leg of the school record 4x300-meter relay at the Appalachian Open, helping the team win the event in 2:18.74
  • Placed sixth in the 60-meter dash at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational in 6.96 seconds
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

2018-19
Indoor

  • Set a PR in the 60-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships, placing seventh in 6.90 seconds. Also finished fifth in the 200-meter dash in 21.83 seconds and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that crossed sixth in 3:20.26
  • Posted a season-best time of 21.60 seconds for a third-place finish at the Darius Dixon Invitational
  • Won the 55-meter dash and 300-meter dash at the Appalachian Open with PR times of 6.43 seconds and 34.51 seconds, respectively
  • Clocked a season-best 50.45 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the VMI Team Challenge. Also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that was second in 3:24.53
  • Was third at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational in the 60-meter dash (6.91) and 200-meter dash (21.83)
Outdoor
  • Placed eight in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships. Was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors with a second place finish in 40.44 seconds
  • Posted a PR of 10.52 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Virginia Grand Prix
  • Ran a season-best 21.40 seconds in the 200-meter dash in the prelims at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Clocked a season-best time in the 400-meter dash at the 49er Classic, crossing in 50.85 seconds

2017-18
Indoor

  • Owns the school record in the 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.21 seconds set at the VMI Winter Relays
  • Posted a PR in the 400-meter dash at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational, posting a time of 49.12 seconds
  • Won the 300-meter dash at the Mountaineer Indoor Meet, crossing in 35.53 seconds
  • Was fifth at the Sun Belt Championships in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.54 seconds. Also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second in 3:15.69
  • Ran a leg of the school record 4x400-meter relay team that finished in 3:14.30 at the Thundering Herd Invitational
Outdoor
  • Earned a spot at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, where he finished 39th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.99 seconds
  • Broke the school record in the 200-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships, crossing fifth overall in 20.70 seconds
  • Ran a PR in his first 100-meter dash of the season, crossing in 10.44 seconds at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Posted a PR time of 49.38 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the Charlotte Invitational

2016-17
Indoor

  • Ran a leg on the second-place DMR team at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Clocked a time of 21.73 in the 200m for third place and ran a leg on the third-place mile relay at the Thundering Herd Invitational & Multi
  • Recorded a 300m PR of 35.49 for second, a 55m pr of 6.67 for 12th, and ran a leg on the first-place 4x300m relay at the Mountaineer Open Indoor Track Meet
  • Finished 10th in the 200m with a time of 22.32 and placed 28th in the 60m with a pr of 7.11 at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational
  • Opened his college career with a first-place victory in the 200m with a time of 21.47 (Converted from 21.85 for Track Size) at the JDL College Kick-off Classic, 2nd all-time
Outdoor
  • Finished ninth in the 200m with a season’s best time of 21.53 and ran a leg on the fourth-place mile relay at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
  • Placed fourth in the 400m with a PR of 50.95 at the Tennessee Challenge
  • Won the 200m in 22.06 at the Mountaineer Open Outdoor Meet
  • Ran a leg on the fifth-place mile relay at the Duke Invitational
  • Helped the 4x400m relay win the event at the Charlotte Invitational

High School PR’s: 100m -10.66...200m -21.23...400m -48.25

High School

  • Was a three-time Far East Champion in the 200 meters
  • Was crowned the Far East Champion in the 100 meters twice and in the 400 meters once
  • Two-time Stars and Stripes Spring Athlete of the Year

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Jumps, Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Jumps, Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Jumps, Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Jumps, Sprints
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Jumps, Sprints