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Lawrence "L.O." Johnson

Position

Running Back

Height

5-9

Weight

195 lbs.

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Waunakee, Wisc.

Previous School

Waunakee HS

Track and Field:
2020 Indoors:
Won the Mountain West Indoor title in the 60-meter dash after running a season-best 6.78 … earned Mountain West All-Conference … ran 6.83 in the preliminary round of the 60-meter dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … finished fifth in the 60-meter dash qualifying round at the Collegiate Classic with a time of 6.92 … ran 6.86 (altitude converted) in the 60-meter dash at the UNM Team Open to finish 10th in the preliminaries.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Played in just one game, rushing three times for nine yards against Notre Dame … was injured in that game and missed the rest of the season.

2018 (Freshman Season):  Redshirted.

High School:  Lettered at Waunakee High School for coach Pat Rice … as a senior he rushed for 595 yards on 102 carries with 10 touchdowns and added 205 yards receiving with two touchdowns on 15 receptions … was named First Team All-Badger North Conference and honorable mention Wisconsin State Journal/Wisconsin Prep Zone all-area … helped Waunakee finish 14-0 and win the WIAA Division 2 state championship … also was the WIAA Division 1 state champion in track in the 100-meter with a time of 10.99.

Personal:  Nickname is “L.O.”… full name is Lawrence Otha Johnson … parents are Lawrence and Bernetta Johnson… has one sister, Labreya Johnson … majoring in psychology.