Team USA 4x100m Relay Earns Silver, Anchored by B-CU's Tristie Johnson

TRISTIE JOHNSON

KAZAN, Russia --  Bethune-Cookman freshman sprinter Tristie Johnson made her way to the World University Games medal stand on Friday (July 12), after anchoring the USA Track & Field 4 x 100m Relay to a second place finish at Kazan’s Central Stadium.

Entering the relay finals with a third-ranking time of 44.08 in the semifinal, the Jacksonville, Fla. native renewed her role as the squad’s anchor, crossing the finish line with a team time of 43.54 for the silver medal.

Joining her on the relay were Vashti Thomas (Academy of Art University), Aurieyall Scott (UCF) and Jade Barber (Notre Dame).

The medal ceremony caps off an outstanding week of performances for the Wildcats’ sophomore-to-be, who finished fifth individually in the 200m after moving up the rankings, turning in a finals time of 23.32.

“It is an awesome feat for Tristie, the Team USA relay team and Bethune-Cookman University,” Bethune-Cookman Head Coach Donald Cooper said. “We are extremely proud of her accomplishments as a member of both the USATF World University Games team and Bethune-Cookman University. The positives I spoke of when I took the job here are progressively manifesting.”

“Go Wildcats,” Cooper added.

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