ST. LOUIS – Indiana State sprinter Tahj Johnson was named the MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week Thursday afternoon by the conference office following a career-best weekend at the Tennessee Invitational.
 
Johnson had one of his best weeks of the 2023-24 season at the Tennessee Invitational, moving into the top 10 in program history in the 400m while also running legs in Indiana State's season-best 4x100m and 4x400m relays. His 400m time of 47.42 moved him up to seventh in program history in the event and marked the fastest time by a Sycamore in the event since 2017.
 
Johnson also ran the second leg of Indiana State's 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 39.99, ranking third in program history. The Sycamores' 4x1 team was just the fourth in program history to go under 40 seconds. In addition, he ran the second leg of the Sycamores' 4x400m relay that posted a season-best (indoor or outdoor) time of 3:13.36.
 
Johnson ranks first in the MVC in both the 200m and 400m this season, while Indiana State's 4x100m relay team ranks first in the conference and the Sycamores' 4x400m team is second.
 
Johnson's weekly honor was the second of his career, as he also was named MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week once during the 2022 outdoor season. Indiana State has already picked up four MVC Athlete of the Week honors this outdoor season after earning 10 weekly honors from the conference during indoor season.
 
Indiana State returns to competition Saturday at the Gary Weineke Memorial in Champaign, Illinois.
 
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