2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Johnson, Kyrah

Kyrah Johnson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Citrus Valley
- Hometown:
- San Bernardino, Calif.
Bio
2021
Competed in one indoor meet and three outdoor meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Opened her season at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), finishing 21st overall in the 200m (25.52) and helping the 4x400m relay squad to a ninth-place finish (3:46.93) โฆ Competed in the 400m at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, finishing fourth overall with a time of 58.12 โฆ Notched a fourth-place finish in the 200m at the Rafer/JJK Invitational, clocking a time of 25.65 in the performance โฆ Capped her year with a ninth-place finish in the 400m against USC, crossing with a time of 57.04.
2020
Competed in five meets in her true sophomore season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Ran the 400m leg of the DMR at the MPSF Indoor Championships, helping the UCLA women to a 12th-place finish โฆ Notched a personal-best time of 56.74 in the 400m at the Don Kirby Invitational, finishing 10th overall โฆ Opened her season at the UW Indoor Preview, where she doubled in the 400m (57.48), and 4x400m relay.
2019
Competed in nine meets as a true freshman โฆ Indoor: Made her Bruin debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, helping the 4x400m team finish fifth (3:50.00) โฆ Part of the 4x400m quartet that finished seventh (3:47.83) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ Competed in her first-career 400m race at the collegiate level at the Don Kirby Invitational, placing 37th (58.76) โฆ Finished 34th in the 400m (58.92) and 11th in the 4x400m (3:51.22) at the MPSF Indoor Championships โฆ Outdoor: Competed in her first outdoor meet at the Willie Williams Classic, hitting a PR (56.90) in the 400m to finish sixth and helping UCLAโs 4x400m team finish fifth (3:51.02) โฆ PRโed in the 200m (25.40) to take 17th at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational โฆ Finished fifth in the 400m (57.20) at USC โฆ placed 15th in the 400m prelims (57.24) at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Also raced in the 4x400m (3:41.46), helping the Bruins take seventh.
High School
Graduated from Citrus Valley High School in San Bernardino, Calif. โฆ Two-time (2016, 2017) outdoor Citrus Belt League champion in the 400m โฆ PRโed in the 400m during her senior season at the Citrus Belt League Finals with a time of 55.63 โฆ Was the runner-up in the 400m at the CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in both 2017 and 2018 โฆ Won the 800m (2:23.34) thanks to a career-best effort at the REV vs. Citrus Valley meet โฆ Owns a PR of 12.40 in the 100m โฆ Member of the National Honor Society (2016-18) โฆ Named to the Principal Honor Roll (2014-2018).
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Personal
Daughter of Keyva Herndon and Gary Johnson โฆ Has two siblings, Gary and Asyah โฆ Loves to dance and sing โฆ Chose UCLA for its outstanding resources on and off the track.
Competed in one indoor meet and three outdoor meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Opened her season at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), finishing 21st overall in the 200m (25.52) and helping the 4x400m relay squad to a ninth-place finish (3:46.93) โฆ Competed in the 400m at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, finishing fourth overall with a time of 58.12 โฆ Notched a fourth-place finish in the 200m at the Rafer/JJK Invitational, clocking a time of 25.65 in the performance โฆ Capped her year with a ninth-place finish in the 400m against USC, crossing with a time of 57.04.
2020
Competed in five meets in her true sophomore season with the Bruins โฆ Indoor: Ran the 400m leg of the DMR at the MPSF Indoor Championships, helping the UCLA women to a 12th-place finish โฆ Notched a personal-best time of 56.74 in the 400m at the Don Kirby Invitational, finishing 10th overall โฆ Opened her season at the UW Indoor Preview, where she doubled in the 400m (57.48), and 4x400m relay.
2019
Competed in nine meets as a true freshman โฆ Indoor: Made her Bruin debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, helping the 4x400m team finish fifth (3:50.00) โฆ Part of the 4x400m quartet that finished seventh (3:47.83) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ Competed in her first-career 400m race at the collegiate level at the Don Kirby Invitational, placing 37th (58.76) โฆ Finished 34th in the 400m (58.92) and 11th in the 4x400m (3:51.22) at the MPSF Indoor Championships โฆ Outdoor: Competed in her first outdoor meet at the Willie Williams Classic, hitting a PR (56.90) in the 400m to finish sixth and helping UCLAโs 4x400m team finish fifth (3:51.02) โฆ PRโed in the 200m (25.40) to take 17th at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational โฆ Finished fifth in the 400m (57.20) at USC โฆ placed 15th in the 400m prelims (57.24) at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Also raced in the 4x400m (3:41.46), helping the Bruins take seventh.
High School
Graduated from Citrus Valley High School in San Bernardino, Calif. โฆ Two-time (2016, 2017) outdoor Citrus Belt League champion in the 400m โฆ PRโed in the 400m during her senior season at the Citrus Belt League Finals with a time of 55.63 โฆ Was the runner-up in the 400m at the CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in both 2017 and 2018 โฆ Won the 800m (2:23.34) thanks to a career-best effort at the REV vs. Citrus Valley meet โฆ Owns a PR of 12.40 in the 100m โฆ Member of the National Honor Society (2016-18) โฆ Named to the Principal Honor Roll (2014-2018).
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Personal
Daughter of Keyva Herndon and Gary Johnson โฆ Has two siblings, Gary and Asyah โฆ Loves to dance and sing โฆ Chose UCLA for its outstanding resources on and off the track.
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