Mia Johnson

Duke Rowing takes on Headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, North Carolina on September 24, 2019.

Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
High School:
Queenwood School

Awards/Honors: 2021 CRCA Scholar-Athlete, 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll, 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21: Competed at five regattas during 2021 spring season, helping steer V4, 2V4 and 2V8 boats ... part of V4 crew that won in dominant fashion at season-opening Carolina Cup (3/6) ... helped V4 pick up head-to-head wins over UCF and Tennessee at the Virginia Invite (3/27) ... placed second at Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/24) as a member of the 2V8 ... helped 2V4 claim bronze at ACC Championship (5/15) ... named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20: Did not compete during spring season that was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic ... named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19: Helped Duke win its third consecutive Carolina Cup, sitting three seat in the 2V4 boat that finished first with a time of 7:58.2 … received ACC Crew of the Week honors on March 13 for her efforts at the Carolina Cup with the 2V4 boat … at the Cooper Sprints, placed second with the 3V8 squad with a time of 6:58.60 … captured second in the afternoon final of the Big Ten/ACC Dual in the 3V8 (7:01.2) … aided Duke to four first-place showings at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, registering first with the 3V8 boat (6:51.656) … won a silver medal in the 3V8 race at the ACC Championships, clocking a time of 6:53.512 and helping Duke earn second place overall.

Prior to Duke: Attended Queenwood School in Sydney, New Wales and was a member of the rowing program under coaches Ciarán Glynn and Adam de Koning … competed for the Sydney University Boat Club and coach Alfie Young ... a four-time Australian National Rowing Championship medalist, nine-time NSW State medalist, including five first places, and two-time Queenwood Sculling Champion (2016-17) ... a member of the Queenwood 1st Varsity 8 (2015-17) ... a NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River record holder and winner in 2016 and 2017 ... at the 2015 Australian National Rowing Championships, claimed first with the U17 8 ... captured NSW State titles in the U17 8 (2015), U17 quad (2015) and Schoolgirl 8 (2016-17) ... was invited to trials for the Australian Junior Rowing Team in 2016 and 2017 ... earned additional varsity letters as a member of Queenwood's basketball and netball squads ... also a member of the Queenwood mock trial team.

Personal: Born March 19, 1999 … daughter of Christina and Mark Johnson … has one sister, Imogen.

Last Updated 1/10/2022