COLLEGE PR: 5k – 21:24, 800m – 2:51
2009: Voted team captain ... Finished second for the Blue Hose at the USC Gamecock Invitational with a time of 21:32 and 40th place finish ... Led the team with a 49th place finish and time of 22:14 at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational ... Claimed 10th place at the 2009 Blue Hose Invitational where she improved her PR to 21:24 ... Finished second for PC at the 37th Annual Furman Invitational with a time of 22:48 ... Ran a 21:47 at the 2009 Big South Conference Championship in High Point, N.C. to lead the team ... Named to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team.
2008: Finished in 23:45 at the Eye Opener, earning 80th place ... Was 98th at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 22:46 ... Claimed 23rd place at The Citadel Invitational, crossing the line in 23:10 ... Ran her season’s best 22:14 in route to finishing 16th at the Blue Hose Invitational helping the team finish second ... Finished 79th at the Furman Invitational with a time of 23:38 ... Competed in the Big South Conference Championship in Lynchburg, Va. and finished in a time of 24:01.
2007: Ran a 23:12 at the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Appalachian State, finishing 62nd ... Crossed the line in 22:02 for 26th place at the Eye Opener ... Finished in 22:10 at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational earning 60th place ... Set a college PR of 21:57 at the Limestone Invitational, finishing 20th while helping earn the team a second place showing ... Was 34th at The Citadel Invitational with a time of 22:07 ... Claimed 99th place at the Furman Invitational on a long course, and finishing in a time of 22:32 ... Competed in the Big South Conference Championship in Asheville, N.C. and finished in a time of 22:19 ... Ran a 2:51 at the USC Gamecock Indoor Invitational, competing in the 800-meter race.
High School: Ran at South Florence H.S. under Kenny Gray ... Was the number one runner on the team her senior year.
Personal: Emma Mellette Johnson ... Was born on November 30, 1987 in Florence, S.C. ... Daughter of Betsy and Brown Johnson ... Has three siblings, Sarah, Allison and Emily ... Father played baseball at PC ... Majoring in Business Administration.
