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2015-16 Men's Track & Field Roster

Davontae Johnson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Highschool Whitefish Bay

Biography

• 2016 Horizon League Outdoor 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2016 Horizon League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Outdoor 4x400m Relay Champion

• 2015 Horizon League Outdoor 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2014 Horizon League Outdoor 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2014 Horizon League Outdoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2013 Horizon League Outdoor 4x100m Relay Champion
• All-League Second Team (2013 Outdoor 4x400m Relay, 2013 Indoor 4x400m Relay)


2016 Outdoor: Won his fourth-straight 4x100m relay title at the Horizon League Championships ... winning time of 40.80 now ranks second in school history ... also finished on the podium in both individual events, taking fifth in both the 100m and 200m at the league meet ... posted season-best times in both events at the league championships ... started the outdoor season taking third in both the 200m and 400m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... one week later, won the 100m at the Edmonds Invite ... placed sixth in the 200m and 13th in the 400m at the Gibson Invite April 9 ... was third in the 200m and seventh in the 100m at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... 10th in the 400m at Louisville one week later ... helped post the second-fastest sprint medley relay time of 3:27.95 at the storied Drake Relays April 30 ... closed out career taking second in the 200m and sixth in the 400m at the Dr. Keeler Invite May 13.

2016 Indoor: Won a Horizon League title in the 4x400m relay to help secure second place overall for Milwaukee at the league championships ... winning time of 3:14.40 now ranks third all-time in Panther history ... also finished fifth in the 400m and eighth in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a PR time of 22.06 in the 200m prelims at the league meet, moving him into ninth place in program history ... kicked off his senior season taking third in the 200m and sixth in the 60m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... one week later, won the 300m and was sixth in the 60m at the home Tierney Quad ... finished 22nd in the 200m and 50th in the 400m at Notre Dame's Meyo Invite Feb. 5 ... 12th in the 200m, 15th in the 400m and 26th in the 60m at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... took third in the 60m and 12th in long jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 19.

2015 Indoor: Helped win a league title in the final event in the 4x400m relay to secure Milwaukee's second-straight league title ... also came in seventh in the 200m and eighth in the 60m at the Horizon League Championships ... finished fourth in the 300m and seventh in the 60m at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... was runner-up in the 200m and third in the 55m at the Parkside Classic Feb. 7 ... helped break the school 4x400m relay record with a time of 3:13.88 at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 14 ... posted a season-best 60m time of 7.05 for third and was fourth in the 200m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 2015 Outdoor: Won league titles in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... winning 4x100m relay time of 40.87 seconds now stands tied for fifth in UWM history ... also scored in two more events, finishing third in the 400m and fifth in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... posted season-best times in both events at the league meet ... time of 21.57 in 200m prelims at league championships now stands sixth in UWM history ... took third in 200m and sixth in 400m to start the season at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... won both the 100m and 400m at Marquette April 10 ... 100m time of 10.79 seconds now stands eighth in school history ... had an impressive showing at the storied Drake Relays, helping break the 4x200m school record at 1:25.24 ... finished third in the 200m and seventh in the 100m at the Dr. Keeler Invite May 8.

2014 Indoor: Finished fifth in the 400m and seventh in the 200m at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 22.07 in the 200m prelims at the league meet now stands tied for eighth in UWM history ... came in third in the 60m in 7.03 seconds at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 22 ... that time now stands tied for seventh in Panther history ... came in sixth in the 60m and eighth in the 200m at the Jack Jennett Invitational Feb. 1 ... also ran the 300m once, taking fourth at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17 ... in all, had 11 top-10 finishes on the season. 2014 Outdoor: Won league championships in both the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay ... also came in third in the 200m and fifth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships ... came in fifth in the 200m with a PR time of 21.66 seconds at the Gateway Invite April 19 ... that time now stands seventh in school history ... combined to win the 4x100m relay in 40.99 seconds - good enough for fifth in UWM history - at the EIU Twilight May 8 ... also helped post the second-fastest 4x200m relay time in school history at the historic Drake Relays April 25, crossing the line at 1:25.41 ... finished second in the 400m and fourth in the 200m at the season-opening Cougar Classic Mar. 22 ... posted 11 top-five finishes in individual races and never finished worse than ninth all season.

2013 Indoor: Was 10th in the 200m and 13th in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships ... helped shatter the school record in the 4x400m relay twice on the season, including in a runner-up effort at the league meet ... time of 22.17 in the 200m at the league championships equaled eighth in UWM history ... posted six top-10 finishes on the season ... also ran the 60m twice, taking fourth at the Panther Tune-Up. Outdoor: Teamed up to win the league title in the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.85, which now stands fourth all-time in UWM history ... also helped the 4x400m relay to a second-place showing and took eighth in the 400m and ninth in the 200m at the league outdoor championships ... ran the 100m once on the season, taking second against Marquette with a time of 10.82 ... that time now stands seventh in Panther history ... second in the 200m in season-opener Billiken Kickoff ... finished outside the top-10 just once on the season.

High School: Earned state championships in both 4x100 and 4x200 as a senior ... also made it Wisconsin state meet as a junior, taking fifth in the 400m ... also played football all four years, earning second-team all-conference honors as a senior.

Personal: Son of Othello Johnson and Octavia Canser ... born Dec. 27, 1992.
 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior