Garrett Johnson

Garrett W. Johnson (born May 24, 1984) is an American shot putter. Johnson won the 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Championship. Johnson also was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2006 on behalf of the United States.

Academic

Garrett Johnson was the Salutatorian in the 2002 graduating class at Tampa Baptist Academy in Tampa, Florida; where he won multiple state championships.

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Johnson was a student in the FSU Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), beginning in the Summer of 2002. He attended FSU, graduating magna cum laude in three years with a double major in Political Science and English. Johnson was named an academic All-American in 2005 and 2006 and earned the Florida State Golden Torch Award given to the FSU student-athlete with the highest GPA. Johnson, a scholar athlete, was named to the FSU Dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA or better and the FSU President’s list with a 4.0 GPA throughout his undergraduate career.

Exeter College, Oxford University, England

Johnson completed a Master's degree in Migration Studies as a 2006 Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford University. Johnson's masters research examines global economic inequities and the impact poverty has on global migratory patterns closely observing Haiti's current socio-economic state, continuing the research he began while working in the Legislative Office of Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Track & Field

• Shot Put – (Personal Record) 20.84m -or- 68-feet, 4 1/₂-inches
• 2006, NCAA Indoor National Champion (Shot Put)
• 2006, NCAA Outdoor National Champion (Shot Put)

Johnson is coached by Harlis Meaders. Johnson was a finalist in the 2008 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials, but failed to post a mark, fouling on all attempts.

Career

Upon graduation from Oxford, Johnson served as a staffer for the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations. Currently, he is a co-founder of Sendhub, a SMS company for organizations, established in 2011 alongside Ash Rust and John Fallone.

Awards

• 2004 Seminole Impact Award
• 2004–2005 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All America
• 2005 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar
• 2005–2006 ESPN The Magazine University Academic All American of the Year
• 2005–2006 ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All America
• 2006 Rhodes Scholar
• 2006 USTFCCCA Division I National Outdoor Men's Field Co-Athlete of the Year
• 2007 Inaugural Frank Dolson/Penn Relays Award

• "Student-athletes recognized for service on FSU.com". Archived from the original on 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team Selected By Cosida" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "FSU's Garrett Johnson Student Profile". Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "M.I.T.'s Orji, Florida State's Johnson Top 2005–06 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Track/Cross Country Teams" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team Selected By Cosida" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "Garrett Johnson Selected For Rhodes Scholarship". Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "Among stars, FSU's Rhodes Scholar shines brightest". Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
• "Inaugural Frank Dolson/Penn Relays Award to be Presented". Retrieved 2007-02-18.