Alaysha Johnson
Alaysha Johnson 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].
Career
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.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. That time of 12.35 placed Johnson twelfth on the all time 100 metres hurdles list, worldwide. Consequent from this performance Johnson was selected for the American team to take part in the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. 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.
She finished as runner-up in the 100 m hurdles at the LA Grand Prix in May 2024. The following month, finished second at the 2024 [United States Olympic trials |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. She subsequently competed in the 100 m hurdles at the Athletics at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles|2024 Paris Olympics], reaching the final, where she placed seventh overall.
Johnson competed in the 2025 Diamond League event at the 2025 Meeting de Paris in June 2025. On 2 August, she placed third in the final of the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She was a semi-finalist at the 2025 [World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|2025 World Athletics Championships] in Tokyo, Japan.
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International championships
National championships
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.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.
Johnson is #2 behind Sasha Wallace in Oregon Ducks Track and Field history in 60 m hurdles with her time of 8.01 seconds.