Twaneise Johnson Season 2026

PositionSPRINTS

ClassSenior

HometownGainesville, Fla.

Previous SchoolKansas State

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ALL-TIME RANKS

Outdoor

400m: Fourth (52.62) - 4/18/25

Indoor

400m: Third (53.06) - 2/28/25

JUNIOR (2024-25)

Outdoor

Earned a personal-best 400m dash time at the Tom Jones Invitational, clocking in at 52:62 seconds (4/18)
Turned in two new PRs on her home field with a 12.24-second time in the 100m dash and a 24.27-second time in the 200m dash at the Knights Invite (4/25)
Snagged a podium spot at East Coast Relays with a third-place finish in the 400m (53.23s) (5/2)
Locked in an eighth-place finish in the 400m dash at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 53.72 seconds (5/15)
Competed as a part of the Big 12 Championship gold-medalist 4x400 team, who turned in a 3:33.62 time to stamp their ticket to the first round of NCAAs (5/15)
Johnson made multiple appearances at the NCAA first round competition, qualifying for the 400m dash where she placed 30th in the preliminary (53.18s), and took 17th in the prelims alongside her fellow 4x400 squad (3:32.95) (5/28)
Tabbed a second-team All-American in the 4x400m relay

Indoor

Made a statement in her Knights debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a third place finish in both the 300m (38.04s) and 400m (54.79s) dashes, with the 300m dash time marking a new personal best (1/10)
Secured second place in the 600y dash at the Stan Scott Invite with a personal-best time of 1:23.07 (1/30)
Took sixth place in the 400m dash at the Big 12 Championships with a final time of 53.27 (2/28)
Was a key runner in the Knights 4x400 team who consistently earned a podium place - Rod McCravy (3rd, 3:37.51), Orange & Purple Inv. (2nd, 3:34.29), Stan Scott Inv. (1st, 3:33.81), Tyson Inv. (3rd, 3:29.93) all culminating in a gold medal at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 3:32.95 (2/28)
Johnson, alongside the 4x400 squad aforementioned, qualified for the first round of NCAAs where they placed ninth with a time of 3:31.32 (3/14)
Tabbed a second-team All-American in the 4x400m relay

SOPHOMORE (2023-24, AT KANSAS STATE)

Outdoor

Recorded her 400m dash personal best at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24) in 54.15 seconds, finishing 14th. Ran in the 4x400 as well with a time of 3:40.91
Finished runner-up in the 200m dash at the Shocker Open (5/3/24) with a new personal best of 24.38 seconds, her best in over a year
During the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) she finished runner-up in the 400m dash in 55.18 seconds and ran in the 200m dash (4th; 24.79)
Ran in the 400m dash at the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) in 54.49 seconds in 14th place. Also ran in the 4x400 relay elite where her team finished with a time of 3:42.01
At the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) she ran in the 400m dash in 55.57 seconds, also in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:45.60
Recorded her 200m dash personal best at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) in 24.42 seconds as runner-up, also running in the 4x400 relay in 3:46.78
In the first outdoor meet at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) she ran in the 300m dash in 38.35 seconds, also running in the 4x400 relay where her team finished 4th in 3:43.45

Indoor

Medaled in the DMR at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/24) her team finishing 5th with a time of 11:32.19. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 12th in 3:43.13
At the Tyson Invitational (2/9-10/24) she recorded a 400m dash time of 55.01 seconds
During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) she ran in the 400m dash with a runner-up time of 55.36 seconds
Ran in the 200m dash at the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) finishing 7th in the B section in 24.74 seconds
Finished 2nd in the 200m dash during the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) in 56.97 seconds
In the first meet of the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) her 4x400 relay team won with a time of 3:49.04

FRESHMAN (2022-23, AT KANSAS STATE)

Outdoor

During the NCAA West Preliminary (5/14-17/23) she ran in the 4x400 relay where her team finished 21st with a time of 3:40.66
Medaled at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) in the 4x400 relay where her team finished 8th with a time of 3:38.33
Won the 400m dash at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) with a time of 56.58 seconds
At the Rock Chalk Classic (4/29/23) she ran in the 200m dash in 24.99 seconds, also running in the 4x400 relay where her team took 4th place in 3:46.56
Ran in the 400m dash at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-15/23) with a time of 56.03 seconds
In her first meet of the outdoor season at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1/23) she competed in her first SMR where her team finished 7th with a time of 4:00.95

Indoor

Competed in her first Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/23) in the DMR with a time of 11:48.59 and in the 4x400 relay in 3:43.09
Finished runner-up in the 300m dash at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/17/23) in 39.95 seconds.
At the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3-4/23) she ran in her first 200m dash, finishing with a time of 25.12 seconds
Contributed to her first DMR at the Texas Tech Open & Multis (1/26-28/23) where her team finished 2nd at 11:54.55
Ran her first attempt in the 300m dash at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/23) with a 3rd place time of 40.59 seconds, also won the 4x400m relay at 3:51.05
In her first collegiate meet at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) she competed in the 4x400m relay where her team took 1st with a time of 3:58.39

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