{{Short description|American hurdler (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Alaysha Johnson | honorific_suffix = OLY | image = Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) 207 (cropped).jpg | caption = Johnson at the 2024 US Olympic Trials | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 20, 1996}} | birth_place = | hometown = Spring, Texas, U.S. | education = University of Oregon '18<br>Texas Tech University '19 | height = | height_cm = 165 | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = 100 metres hurdles | club = | turnedpro = 2019 | pb = '''100 m hurdles:''' 12.31 (Eugene, 2024)<br>'''60 m hurdles''' 7.82 (Val-de-Reuil, 2023) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Santiago | 100 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Freeport | 100 metres hurdles}} }}
'''Alaysha Johnson''' {{post-nominals|list=OLY}} (born July 20, 1996) is an American hurdler. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in the 100 metres hurdles having placed second in the 2024 US Olympic trials. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
==Biography== A student at the University of Oregon Johnson is studying for a master's degree in sociology. At high school she was on the debate team and was named the Texas Gatorade Track & Field Girls Athlete of the Year award as a high school junior in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-outdoor-women/article/2017-02-07/oregon-hurdler-alaysha-johnson-makes-impact-and |title=Oregon's Alaysha Johnson makes impact on and off the track |website=NCAA.com}}</ref>
Johnson was the runner up in the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships behind Gabbi Cunningham. Johnson was also runner up in the 100 m hurdles at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, this time behind Kendra Harrison with Johnson running a personal best of 12.35 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/the-worlds-greatest-national-championships-1039957848/ |title=The world's greatest national championships |date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> That time of 12.35 placed Johnson twelfth on the all time 100 metres hurdles list, worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/hurdles/100-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior |title=100 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor |website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> Consequent from this performance Johnson was selected for the American team to take part in the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/oregon22/news/news/usa-team-oregon |title=USA names 151-strong team for World Championships in Oregon | NEWS | WCH 22 | World Athletics |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> Unfortunately for Johnson, the 100 metre hurdle event did not go well for her as she was one of a number of athletes to crash out and be disqualified, including her compatriot and the defending world champion, Nia Ali.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://oregonlive.com/oregon22/2022/07/nia-ali-alaysha-johnson-out-following-womens-100-hurdles-heats-at-world-athletics-championships.html |title=Nia Ali, Alaysha Johnson out following women's 100 hurdles heats at World Athletics Championships |first=Luke |last=Norton |date=July 23, 2022 |website=oregonlive}}</ref>
She finished as runner-up in the 100 m hurdles at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/los-angeles-grand-prix-2024-benjamin-mclaughlin-levrone |website=World Athletics |accessdate=May 20, 2024 |title=Benjamin and McLaughlin-Levrone impress in Los Angeles |date=May 19, 2024}}</ref> The following month, finished second at the US Olympic Trials in a personal best time of 12.31 seconds to earn a place on the US team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12693759-us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-results-day-7 |website=Flotrack |accessdate=June 29, 2024 |title=U.S. Olympic Track And Field Trials Results Day 7 |date=June 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/06/30/lakeland-grad-grace-stark-earns-olympic-berth-with-third-place-finish-in-100-hurdles/ |date=June 30, 2024 |accessdate=July 1, 2024 |title=Lakeland grad Grace Stark earns Olympic berth with third-place finish in 100 hurdles |first=Matthew |last=Mowery}}</ref> She subsequently competed in the 100 m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the final, where she placed seventh overall.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5853/women-s-100m-hurdles-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title= Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=10 August 2024}}</ref>
Johnson competed in the 2025 Diamond League event at the 2025 Meeting de Paris in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6752/results-paris-diamond-league-2025 |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=22 June 2025|title= Results - Paris Diamond League 2025|date=20 June 2025}}</ref> On 2 August, she placed third in the final of the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-masai-russell-usa-track-and-field-championships-2025#|website=nbcsports.com|accessdate=3 August 2025|title= USATF Outdoor Champs: Masai Russell, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone win; men’s 1500m stunner|first=Nick|last= Zaccardi|date= August 2, 2025}}</ref> She was a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229522 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=22 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=15 September 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=672802|website=Dyestat|accessdate=2 September 2025|title= USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
Johnson opened her 2026 indoor season competing in Europe, her performances including running 7.88 for the 60 metres hurdles at the Czech Golden Gala in Ostrava, and 7.85 at the Copernicus Cup in Toruń.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13620/dosso-and-charlton-set-world-leads-at-copernicus-cup-in-toru|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=23 Feb 2026|title= Dosso and Charlton Set World Leads at Copernicus Cup in Toruń|date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= History repeats as Crestan and Molnar headline record spree in Ostrava|date=3 February 2026 |url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/czech-indoor-gala-ostrava-2026-crestan-molnar |access-date=4 Feb 2026|website=World Athletics}}</ref> Also in Poland, she ran 12.75 seconds for the 100m hurdles at the Irena Szewińska Memorial in May.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/bydgoszcz-szewinska-memorial-2026-britt-menendez-kozak |title= Britt and Kozák clinch hurdles wins as records fall in Bydgoszcz|date=29 May 2026 |access-date=29 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>
==Statistics== ===Circuit performances=== {{Grand Slam Track}}
===International championships=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} !colspan=6|Representing {{USA}} |- |rowspan=3|2022 |NACAC Championships |Freeport, Bahamas |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |12.62 |- |World Championships |Eugene, United States | – |100 m hurdles |DQ |- |World Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |11th |60 m hurdles |8.02 |- |2023 |Pan American Games |Santiago, Chile |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |100 m hurdles |13.19 |- |2024 |Olympic Games |Paris, France |7th | 100 m hurdles |12.93 |- |2025 |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan |10th (sf) |100 m hurdles |12.66 |}
===National championships=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2016 |US Olympic Trials |Eugene, Oregon |11th |100 Meters Hurdles |13.02 |- |2017 |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Sacramento, California |7th |100 Meters Hurdles |12.92 |- |2018 |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |7th |100 Meters Hurdles |13.23 |- |2019 |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Des Moines, Iowa |27th |100 Meters Hurdles |13.77 |- |rowspan=2|2022 |USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |Spokane, Washington<br>The Podium |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 Meters Hurdles |7.91 |- |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 Meters Hurdles |12.35 |- |rowspan=2|2023 |USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |Albuquerque, New Mexico |bgcolor=gold|1st |60 Meters Hurdles |7.83 |- |USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |Eugene, Oregon |4th |100 Meters Hurdles |12.46 |- |rowspan=2|2024 |USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |Albuquerque, New Mexico |DQ |60 Meters Hurdles |N/A |- |US Olympic Trials |Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 Meters Hurdles |12.31 |}
===NCAA=== Alaysha Johnson is a 8-time All-American, 2-time Pac-12 Conference Champion, 5-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree, 3-time Big 12 Conference finalist & 3-time MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships runner-up.<br> Johnson is #1 in Oregon Ducks Track and Field history in 100 m hurdles with her time of 12.69 seconds in 2017 and top 10 in the 400 m hurdles.<ref>[https://goducks.com/documents/2022/6/27/UO_outdoor_all_time_top_10.pdf Top 10 All-Time performers Oregon Ducks Outdoor Track and Field History] Oregon Ducks</ref><br> Johnson is #2 behind Sasha Wallace in Oregon Ducks Track and Field history in 60 m hurdles with her time of 8.01 seconds.<ref>[https://goducks.com/documents/2022/3/14/UO_indoor_all_time_top_10.pdf Top 10 All-Time performers Oregon Ducks Indoor Track and Field History] Oregon Ducks</ref> {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} !colspan=6| Representing Texas Tech Red Raiders |- |rowspan=5|2019 |rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|University of Texas at Austin |10th |100 m hurdles |12.92 |- |22nd |400 m hurdles |60.40 |- |rowspan=2|Big 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|University of Oklahoma |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |100 m hurdles |13.34 |- |4th |4 × 100 meters relay |45.02 |- |rowspan=1|Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|Texas A&M University |7th |60 meters hurdles |8.48 |- !colspan=6| Representing Oregon Ducks |- |rowspan=7|2018 |rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|University of Oregon |7th |100 m hurdles |13.22 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 meters relay |43.06 |- |rowspan=3|Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=3|Stanford University |4th |100 m hurdles |13.02 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 meters relay |43.13 |- |11th |200 meters |23.75 |- |rowspan=1|NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|Texas A&M University |14th |60 meters hurdles |8.20 |- |rowspan=1|MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|University of Washington |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 meters hurdles |8.03 |- |rowspan=6|2017 |rowspan=1|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|University of Oregon |4th |100 m hurdles |12.72 |- |rowspan=3|Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=3|University of Oregon |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |12.90 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 meters relay |42.81 |- |12th |200 meters |24.07 |- |rowspan=1|NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|Texas A&M University |8th |60 m hurdles |8.13 |- |rowspan=1|MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|University of Washington |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 meters hurdles |8.03 |- |rowspan=7|2016 |rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|University of Oregon |23rd |100 m hurdles |13.42 |- |24th |4 × 100 meters relay |DNF |- |rowspan=2|Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|University of Washington |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |100 m hurdles |13.34 |- |10th |400 meters hurdles |60.99 |- |rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=2|Birmingham CrossPlex<br>Birmingham, Alabama |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |4 × 400 meters relay |3:29.77 |- |8th |60 meters hurdles |8.16 |- |rowspan=1|MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships |rowspan=1|University of Washington |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 meters hurdles |8.17 |- |} <ref>[https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5113664/Oregon/Johnson_Alaysha Alaysha Johnson Oregon and Texas Tech results] TFRRS</ref> <ref>[https://goducks.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/alaysha-johnson/7719 Alaysha Johnson University of Oregon bio] Oregon Ducks</ref> <ref>[https://texastech.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/alaysha-johnson/9206 Alaysha Johnson Texas Tech University bio] Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field</ref>
===Prep=== Alaysha Johnson is the 2013 Gatorade Texas Track and Field Athlete of the Year,<ref>[https://usatodayhss.com/2013/texas-girls-track-field-aoy-alaysha-johnson 2013 Gatorade Texas Track and Field Athlete of the Year] USA Today</ref> a 5-time high school All-American, 2012 Texas UIL 5A State Champion, 5-time University Interscholastic League state finalist. Johnson set Spring High School records in 100 hurdles – 13.98 & 300 hurdles - 41.24.<ref>[https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=4136 Spring High School Track and Field Records] Athletic.net</ref> {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan=6| Representing Track Houston Youth Track Club |- |2014 |USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships |Humble High School |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 meters relay |46.08 |- |rowspan=4|2013 |rowspan=4|USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships |rowspan=4|North Carolina A&T State University |8th |4 × 100 meters relay |46.81 |- |14th |200 meters |24.33 |- |5th |100 meters hurdles |14.15 |- |11th |4 × 400 meters relay |3:49.33 |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|AAU Junior Olympic Games |rowspan=2|University of Houston |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |4 × 400 meters relay |3:48.98 |- |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |4 × 100 meters relay |46.74 |- !colspan=6| Representing Spring High School |- |rowspan=2|2014 |rowspan=2|Texas UIL 5A State Championships |rowspan=2|University of Texas at Austin |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 meters hurdles |13.59 |- |5th |300 meters hurdles |42.96 |- |rowspan=3|2012 |rowspan=3|Texas UIL 5A State Championships |rowspan=3|University of Texas at Austin |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 meters hurdles |13.84 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |300 meters hurdles |41.83 |- |8th |4 × 100 meters relay |48.08 |} <ref>[https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=9150060&L=16 Alaysha Johnson Track & Field results Track Houston Youth Track] Athletic.net</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|3}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{USATF}} * [https://sojctrack.uoregon.edu/tag/alaysha-johnson/ School of Journalism and Communication articles] at University of Oregon * {{Team USA|new_id=alaysha-johnson}} * {{Olympics.com profile|alaysha-johnson}} * {{Instagram|imjustlaylay}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Alaysha}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American women hurdlers Category:African-American track and field athletes Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Category:Sportspeople from Spring, Texas Category:Track and field athletes from Texas Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Category:Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes