Below you will find a list of the accomplishments LoJo has obtained throughout his Track & Field Career as an Athlete and as a coach.

• Professional Accomplishments
• Collegiate Accomplishments
• Meet/Stadium Records
• U.S. Championships
• NCAA Championship Titles
• SEC Championship Titles
• Awards While Attending the University of Tennessee
• History/Black History Accomplishments
• High School Accomplishments
• Coaching Accomplishments

 

Professional Accomplishments

2004
1st in Knoxville at 5.65m/18'-6.5"

2002
8th at USA Outdoors At 5.64m/18'-6"
1st in Knoxville Indoors At 5.80m/19'-0.25"
3rd at adidas Boston Indoor Games At 5.70m/18'-8.5"
2nd at Millrose Games At 5.70m/18'-8.5"
10th at Lausanne At 5.70m/18'-8.5"
Ranked #7 in The U.S. Rankings

2001
Ranked 2nd In The U.S. Rankings
Ranked 4th In The World Rankings
1st Place At U.S. Outdoor Championships At 5.85m/19'-2.25"
1st Place At World Indoor Championships, Gold Medalist At 5.95m/19'-6.25"
Indoor American Record holder At 19' - 6.5"
1st Place At U.S. Indoor Championships
1st at Verizon Millrose Games At 5.70m/18'-8.25"
1st at GST Open at Princeton Invitational At 5.85m/19'-2.25"

2000
Sliver Medal In Olympic Games At Sydney, Austria At 5.90m/19'-4.25"
1st Place At U.S. Trials At 5.83m/19'-1.5"
1st Place At U.S. Indoor Championships At 5.81m/19'-0.75"
Ranked 3rd In The U.S. Rankings
Ranked 6th In The World Rankings

1998
1st Place at Rieti Grand Prix at 5.08m/19'-0.25"
Ranked 2nd in the U.S. Rankings
Ranked 9th in the World Rankings

1997
1st Place At U.S. Indoor Championships At 5.85m/19'-2.25"
2nd Place At World Indoor Championships At 5.85m/19'-2.25"
1st Place At U.S. Outdoor Championships At 5.90m/19'-4.25"
Ranked 2nd In The U.S.
Ranked 7th In The World Rankings

1996
8th Place Olympic Games At 5.70m/18'-8.25"
Ranked 2nd In The U.S. Rankings
Ranked 8th In The World Rankings
Signed With adidas And Oakley

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Collegiate Accomplishments

1996
American Record Holder At 19' - 7"
1st Place At NCAA Outdoor Championships At 19'- 1" (5.81m)
1st Place At U.S. Olympic Trials At 19'-0.25" (5.80m)
8th in USA Indoors
NCAA All Time Record 19'-7.75" (5.97m)
NCAA Athlete Of The Year
NCAA All American
SEC Record Holder
SEC Indoor And Outdoor Pole Vault Champion
Placed 2nd in the SEC Decathlon

1995
Won SEC PV
Won NCAA Outdoors at 18'-8.25"
Hammer Strength "Comeback Athlete of the Year"
Silver Medal at World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan
Ranked #6 in U.S. by Track & Field News

1994
Won NCAA Indoor At 19'-1.5" (New Collegiate Meet Record)
Indoor/Outdoor SEC Pole Vault Champion
Placed 3rd in Decathlon at SEC At 7,318

1993
2nd at NCAA Indoor At 18'-0.5"
SEC Decathlon Champion 7576
Set American Junior Record 18-8-1/2" (5.71m)
USA Junior National Champion
Gold at Pan-Am Juniors
Collegiate Decathlon Pole Vault Record (5.51m)
World Junior Decathlon Pole Vault Record (5.51m)

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Meet/Stadium Records

Tom Black Outdoor Track Record
*Pole Vault 1996 at 19'- 7.5"
*Decathlon (Pole Vault Event) 1993 at 18'- 0.5"

Stokely Indoor Track Record
*Pole Vault 1994 at 19'- 0.75"

World Junior Record
*Decathlon (Pole Vault Event) 1993 at 18'- 0.5"

Sea Ray Relays Record
*Pole Vault 1999 at 19'- 2 1/4"
*Decathlon (Pole Vault Event) 1993 at 18'- 0.5"

Penn Relays Champion
*Pole Vault 1996 at 19'- 0"
*Decathlon (Pole Vault Event) 1996 at 18'-1.75"

Gatorade Track Classic Record
*Pole Vault 4/7/2001 at 19'- 4.25"

Nutter Field House Indoor
*Pole Vault 1996 at 18'-4" (5.60m)

Rector Field House Indoor
*Pole Vault 2/24/2001 at 19'-0.5" (5.94m)

Memorial Center
*Pole Vault 1/30/1999 at 18'-8.9" (5.76m)

Gator Invitational
*Facility Record: Pole Vault 2/26/1994 at 18'-8.25"
*NCAA Meet Record: Pole Vault 5/29/1996 at 19'-1.25" (5.28m)

SEC Meet Record *stood for 11 Years
*14.45 in 110 hurdles (While a Freshmen at UT)

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U.S. Championships

3-time U.S. Indoor Champion (1997, 2000, 2001)

4-time U.S. Outdoor Champion (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001)

US Junior National Champions from Virginia High Schools
*Pole Vault 1993 at 18'-1"

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NCAA Championship Titles

2-time NCAA Indoor Champion
* 1994 19'- 1.5"
* 1996 19'- 1.5"

2-time NCAA Outdoor Champion
* 1995 18'- 8.25"
* 1996 19'- 2"

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SEC Championship Titles

3-time SEC Indoor Champion in the Pole Vault
* 1993 at 18'- 0.5"
* 1994 at 18'- 8.25"
* 1996 at 18'- 4.5"

3-time SEC Outdoor Champion in the Pole Vault
* 1994 at 19'- 1.25"
* 1995 at 17'- 8.5"
* 1996 at 17'- 6.25"

SEC Outdoor Champion in the Decathlon 1993 at 7,576

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Awards While Attending the UT

Vol All American
Outdoor
*1993 17'- 8.5"
*1995 18'- 8.25"
*1996 19'- 1"
Indoor
*1993 18'- 0.5"
*1994 19'- 1.25"
*1996 18'- 6.5"

All Time Top Performance at UT
*60M High Hurdles 1996 #9 @ 7.98
*Pole Vault 1996 #1 @ 19'- 7.5"
*Decathlon 1993 #10 @ 7,576

Top Three Decathlon Individual Events
*110M Hurdles 1996 #2 @ 14.021
*Pole Vault 1993 #1 @ 18'- 1"

Tennessee Freshman Record
*Indoor Pole Vault 1993 18'- 0.5"
*Outdoor Pole Vault 1993 18'- 8.75"

Tennessee School Record
*Indoor Pole Vault 1994 19'- 1.5"
*Outdoor Pole Vault 1996 19'- 7.5"

Ed Murphey Award (Most Outstanding Performance)
*Pole Vault 1996

Jon Young Memorial Captains Award
*1996

Tony Wilson Memorial Trophy
*1996

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History/Black History Accomplishments

2000 Olympic Games
*First Black Pole Vaulter to Medal and Step on the Podium

March 1997 in Paris
*First Black Pole Vaulter to win in a Major Competition (won silver)

1996 Olympic
*First Black Pole Vaulter to make the Olympic Team in the Pole Vault

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High School Accomplishments

1992
National Scholastic Champion Indoors and Outdoors at 16'-0"
Virginia State HS Champion
HS Athlete of the Year for Virginia at 17'-6"

1991
Virginia State HS Champion at 16'-0"

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Coaching Accomplishments

2008-2009
In his second season at South Carolina in 2009, Johnson coached his men's and women's pole vaulters to seven NCAA Regional bids and a program-best three NCAA Outdoor Championship bids. His vaulters earned two medals at the SEC Championships, and freshman Marvin Reitze became the first Gamecock to earn All-America honors in seven seasons after claiming fourth at outdoor nationals.

During the year, Reitze earned indoor and outdoor SEC All-Freshman team honors and earned SEC bronze medalist honors, while junior Elliott Haynie was the SEC outdoor silver medalist. Both advanced to the NCAA Championships, Haynie finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation with a school-record jump of 17-10 1/2 and Reitze was also the NCAA East Region silver medalist. On the women's side, Liza Todd earned an NCAA outdoor berth, the first Gamecock since 2006.

2007-2008
In his first season at South Carolina, Coach Johnson guided Liza Todd and Vica Shobe to personal bests indoors while guiding Sallie Gurganus to a seventh place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships. In just one season at South Carolina, Coach Johnson led the Gamecock women to two of the top three outdoor heights in program history. Gurganus's height of 13-1 1/2 is the second best clearance in South Carolina history and was five inches higher than her previous career best. Todd won the Penn Relays at 12-9, marking the third best clearance in program history. Coach Johnson also guided freshman Matt Shuler to a ninth place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships.

2006
Coached Brooke Berarducci in the Shot Put. She is the A-AA Shot Put Champion, throwing 40-10.25 at Murfreesboro, TN.

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