Phylicia Johnson

Photo by: Steven Georges

Phylicia Johnson finished fourth in the triple jump, adding to her total of 21 points over the course of the Big West Championships.

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Criminal Justice
Hometown:
Gardena, Calif.
High School:
Gardena HS
Prev School:
Gardena HS

Phylicia Johnson Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- 55m Hurdles (7.91, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 60m Hurdles (8.46, 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Heptathlon (5,116, 7th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Long Jump (18-8 1/2, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Long Jump (19-8 3/4, 9th, T)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Triple Jump (39-8, 10th)

2012 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump)

2011 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump)
2011 Big West Individual Champion (Long Jump)
2011 All-Big West Performer (Heptathlon)

2008 Big West Women's Women's Freshman Athlete of the Year
2008 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (100m Hurdles)
2008 All-Big West Performer (Long Jump)

2012 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the long jump ... Recorded career bests in the triple jump (39-8) and shot put (42-1 1/2) at the Big West Championships ... Scored in four events at the Big West Championships; long jump (third), triple jump (fourth), heptathlon (fifth), and shot put (seventh).

Indoor: Placed eighth in the 60m hurdles and 12th in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Ran a career-best 8.46 in the 60m hurdles at the UW Husky Classic ... Won the long jump (18-8) and was second in the 55m hurdles (7.91) at the Run for the Dream.

2011 (Junior)
Outdoor: The Big West champion in the long jump with a leap of 19-8 ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the long jump ... Also a Big West finalist in the 100m hurdles where she finished fifth (14.13) ... Established a season-best 19-8 3/4 in the long jump at the Big West Multis ... Took home runner-up honors in the heptathlon with a personal-record and the third-best mark in school history (5,116 points) ... Also registered a lifetime-best 13.86 to win the 100m hurdles, which ranks her fourth on the school charts.

Indoor: Competed in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships, finishing 12th (3155) ... Won the 60m hurdles at the Air Force Barrett Duals (8.76).

2010: Did not compete.

2009 (Sophomore/Redshirt): Redshirted the outdoor season.

Indoor: An MPSF Championship qualifier in the long jump (14th) ... Finished third at the Mountain T's Invitational with a lifetime-best 18-8 1/2 ... Established a school-record 8.73 in the 60m hurdles.

2008 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Named Big West Women's Freshman Athlete of the Year ... Finished third in the long jump with a mark of 19-6 at the Big West championships to earn All-Conference honors ... Also an NCAA Regional and Big West qualifier in the 100m hurdles, placing fourth at the conference meet ... Ran the fourth-fastest time in school history (13.92) at the Big West Challenge ... Clocked in with the fastest time in the conference under all conditions with a wind-aided 13.85 in the 100 hurdles preliminaries at the conference championships ... Member of the 4x100m relay squad that posted a school top 10 mark of 46.59.

Indoor: Was 14th in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Qualified for the 60m hurdles at the MPSF's but did not advance to the finals ... Finished second in the 60m hurdles and ninth in the long jump at the Mountain T's Invitational ...

High School: Lettered four years in track at Gardena High School ... Won the 100-meter high hurdles at the city championships in 2005 and 2006 ... Also a city champion in the pole vault ... Named to the Daily Breeze All-Area Team from 2005-07 ... Was a 2007 Press-Telegram Dream Team selection ... Left as the school-record holder in the 100m hurdles (14.32), triple jump (38-6), and the pole vault (10-8).

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice.