Johnson, Former SU Track and Field coach accepts job at Alcorn

Alcorn State University acquired an Olympian and NCAA Champion with the hiring of Brian Johnson as Head Coach of their cross-country team in the 2015-2016 season.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Derek Horne announced the selection of Johnson as the new leader of the Brave’s track and field program.
“We are very excited to have Brian join our staff. He is a great recruiter and is a seasoned coach. We look forward to him coming on board and making a positive impact on our track program,” said Horne.
Johnson, after having the helm over his alma mater, Southern University after the 2013-2014 season, joined as an assistant to the University of Georgia during in 2014.
As a native of Iowa, Louisiana, Johnson led Southern track and field program from August 2010 to 2014, was an assistant at the school starting in 2003 and an SU alumni. He coached both the men and women’s Jaguar track and field programs to second place at the 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
Johnson was the tool of success of Hawaii native, Devin Jenkins, a standout runner in the program that is now a student at Texas A&M. Johnson helped Jenkins capture the 60-meter dash, 100-meter and 200-meter medals at 2014 SWAC conference meet.
Jenkins had times in three events that were good enough to qualify for the NCAA East preliminary rounds in the 100, 200 and as part of the Jaguars 4×100 relay team. His best time in the 100 was 10.16 (at the Georgia Tech Invitational), which tied for sixth fastest in the East, and his 20.32 in the 200 at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational was fifth fastest. The tops 48 times in the regional qualify for the NCAA. Southern’s 4×100 relay team’s 40.16 at the LSU Alumni Gold tied for 17th in the East and the top 24 times qualify.
Both Johnson and Jenkins left at the end of the season to different ventures.
Johnson had an outbreak career at while SU before joining the institution’s coaching ranks.
As an SU track and field standout, Johnson ranked every year in the top 10 worldwide in the long jump.