Personal Statement
Dear Coaches,
My name is Chris Johnson and I am a 5'11, 145 senior. I attend Smithfield High School in Smithfield, Virginia. I have been involved with track since my freshmen year and participate in the long and triple jump events as well as the 400m and 4X400m relay. This past season I felt that I really improved in my events and started to focus more and prepare myself to continue my sport at the next level. I was 6th in my district in the triple jump as a sophomore and made it to the regional championships where I took 9th place. I was one of two sophomores that made regionals in that event. I felt very accomplished knowing that only seniors finished ahead of me with the exception of my teammate who was a sophomore and finished first. In my junior year, I finished 3rd in the long jump and 2nd in the triple jump in the district championship meet and qualified for the regional championships in both events. I placed 12th in the long jump and 9th in the triple jump and just barely missed qualifying for the state meet. I'm a very hard worker and plan to strive to improve not only in my athletics but in the classroom as well. During my junior year, I was named one of the captains of my track team led my team the best way I know how which was leading by example. I wanted to not only make myself better but my team as a whole. I am open to attending school anywhere that I can excel both academically and athletically. I enjoy new challenges and meeting new people and exploring new places. Computers have always been a big part of my life and I enjoy working with them. Right now I am looking to major in computer science with a possibly of a minor in management or business administration. I realize that my current PRs place me in a very competitive group with other athletes who are in my recruiting class, but I plan on striving to be the best that I can be and sharpening my skills so that I can successfully compete athletically at any level whether it is DI, DII, DIII or NAIA. My main goal right now is putting a plan together to compete in collegiate athletics at a school for which I am a good fit for and in turn the school is a good fit for me. I have shown great improvement on my PRs since my freshman year and I will be setting higher goals for my senior year.
PR ResultsFreshmenSophmoreJunior
Long Jump17' 3"19' 1.5"20' 10.5"
Triple Jump38' 9"41' 3.75"42' 11"
400M 55.87
Thank you for taking the time to review my profile and I look forward to hearing from
you in the near future.