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THIS YEAR: Senior All-American Nakiya Johnson is a team co-captain and one of the top quarter-milers in the nation.
2002: Johnson fit in quite nicely at USC last season after spending her first two years at Texas ... She won the Pac-10 400m Championship in a season-best 52.29 ... Had one of the top 400m marks in the nation heading into the NCAAs, but ran 52.60 in the prelims and did not advance to the finals ... She bounced back to run well on the 1600m relay squad that took eighth in a USC season-best 3:32.82 ... Ran 52.36 to take second at the UCLA dual meet ... Ran an NCAA automatic 52.30 at the Sun Angel Invitational.
AT TEXAS: In her two years at Texas, Johnson was a Big 12 Champion in the 600 indoor dash, an 1600m relay outdoor All-American and a national champ in the indoor 1600m relay ... Her best performances at Texas were 52.17 as a freshman and 52.6 as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL: Johnson was a prep All-American at Ayala High in Pomona, Calif. ... She was the 1998 and 1999 CIF 400m champion, the 1998 and 1999 Masters 400m champion, the 1999 national champ in the indoor 400m and the 1999 runner up in the 400m at state and nationals ... Was a World Junior Silver Medalist in 1998 ... Also played soccer at Ayala.
PERSONAL: Nakiya was born on May 12, 1981 ... She is a social sciences major at USC ... Her sports hero is Michael Jordan.
CAREER BESTS: 400m -- 52.17
