Elizabethton’s Johnson takes state title in shot, second in discus
Published 8:11 pm Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Photo Contributed Conner Johnson took the state podium as the champion in the 2022 TSSAA State Shot Put competition.
Photo Contributed Conner Johnson captured the state shot put title on Tuesday. Pictured with Johnson are his coaches (L-R) Jim Presnell, Mark Newman, Johnson, and Matt Campbell. He also captured second place in the discus.
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Elizabethton High School graduate Conner Johnson topped his final year as a Cyclone off in style on Tuesday as he captured the state title in the shot put and followed that up by finishing second in the discus.
Johnson who competed and was an All-State performer in 2021, recently signed as a preferred walk-on at the University of Tennessee where he will be competing in the shot put.
He was coached by long-time track coach Jim Presnell along with Mark Newman and Matt Campbell.
