Nyack's Jayda Johnson leads Rockland indoor track and field all-stars
Nyack's Jayda Johnson, who excelled at multiple distances, is Rockland Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
Rockland girls track has built a reputation of strength over the years. The recently-concluded winter season didn't produce the dominance seen in other recent years but multiple runners still earned berths at the state championships, as well as nationals. One, in particular, stood out.
That would be Nyack junior Jayda Johnson, who is Rockland Girls Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Her accomplishments are noted below, as are the full Rockland girls all-stars lists. Jayda Johnson Rockland Girls Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year School: Nyack Year: Junior Highlights: Johnson showed her versatility by running personal-best times this winter at six different distances, from 55 to 600 meters.
She was also the top female Rockland runner this winter at four distances, the 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 and the top Section 1 girls runner at 300. Johnson, who's known in part for her strong kick, anchored Nyack to a medal in the girls 4x400 suburban relay at the world-renowned Millrose Games. With Johnson on anchor, Nyack had the fastest time of all Rockland girls relays this winter in both the 4x200 and 4x400.
The Nyack 4x200 also clocked the fastest time in Section 1 among girls teams. Individually, Johnson captured the Section 1 Class B girls 600 championship. Her 39.
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