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Shannon Johnson  
Shannon Johnson

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.

High School:
O'Gorman

Height:
5-8

Experience:
3L


SUMMER (2005)

Claimed her third consecutive South Dakota Golf Association Women's Stroke Play Championship, becoming just the seventh woman in state history to win at least three straight stroke play titles, and the first since Kris Tschetter of Sioux Falls accomplished the feat from 1983-86 •advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.

NEW MEXICO (2001-04)

Two-time Mountain West All-Conference performer (2003 and 2004) •finished the 2004 campaign ranked No. 85 in the nation by Golf Week and No. 90 by Golfstat •the Sioux Falls, S.D., native had a career-best finish at the 2004 Mountain West Championships, placing second overall with a personal best three-under par 213 • also made her debut at the NCAA Championship, carding a 20-over par 308 to tie for 93rd • finished the campaign with an average of 75.38 per round and five top-20 finishes •as a sophomore, averaged 77.9 per 18 holes, which ranked ninth in the MWC • opened the season by tying for eighth overall with a 223 at the Dick McGuire Invite • shot a season-low 71 in the second round of the UNLV Collegiate Showdown •as a freshman, recorded a 76.9 average and notched a seventh-place finish at the Rainbow Wahine Golf Fall Classic • carded a career-low 18-hole mark of 69 in the final round of the 2002 MWC Golf Championship, helping the Lobos come back from a four-stroke deficit to capture their third consecutive MWC title • was also a two-time member of the MWC All-Academic Team and named as a National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Academic All-American in 2003 • has six top-10 finishes in her career, and has finished in the top 20 on 11 different occasions • Indiana head coach Clint Wallman was an assistant coach at New Mexico during Johnson's sophomore and junior seasons.

PREP/PERSONAL

Played golf at O'Gorman High School • named all-state in South Dakota for four years straight in golf •was named South Dakota Junior Golfer of the Year in both 2000 and 2001 • named to the Greater Dakota Conference Academic All-Conference team for spring sports • also played ice hockey at Sioux Falls •earned the S.D. Amateur Hockey Association "Academic All-State" honor in 2000 and 2001 •team captain on ice hockey team who were state champions three years running (1999, 2000 and 2001) •earned various junior golf titles including the Sioux Falls Junior City Championships (1998, 1999 and 2000) • as a junior was co-medalist at the 2000 SDHS Class A golf championships •had four top-five finishes at American Junior Golf Association tournaments • was a member of the National Honor Society in 2001 •won a regional award in art • born December 15, 1982, in Sioux Falls • parents are Greg and Deb •has one sister, Ashley.