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Eagles four-year track star Johanna Carr heading to UW

June 30, 2009

By Reisha Abolofia

Johanna Carr, of Issaquah, bolts from the starting block for the first leg of her 4x200 team's relay race during the girls 4A state championships May 30 in Tacoma. File

Johanna Carr, of Issaquah, bolts from the starting block for the first leg of her 4x200 team's relay race during the girls 4A state championships May 30 in Tacoma. File

Johanna Carr is on the fast track to a successful athletic career at the University of Washington.

She recently graduated from Issaquah High School after four years as one of the school’s top sprinters.

Carr competed in state in the 100-meter dash each year. During her high school career, she primarily ran the 100 and 200 dashes and the 400 and 800 relays. This year, she won Issaquah’s Rotary Athlete of the Year.

“It’s pretty unusual for a high school student to compete all four years, especially in the same event,” said head coach Gwen Robertson. “It speaks to her ability to stay consistent. She is definitely a hard worker.”

There have been hurdles, too. This season’s state competition didn’t turn out exactly how Carr had planned, but she said she still looks forward to continuing her track career with a scholarship at the UW.“At state, I should have performed better, but there’s nothing I can do about it. Some things just don’t work out. It’s just part of sports. There are high points and low points,” she said. “If there’s one thing I can say I’ve learned from track, it is how to be resilient. I’ve discovered that you have to get back up when you get knocked down.”

Her older brother, Garrison Carr, has influenced her humility and positive outlook.

“I learn a lot from my brother. He has one of the best work ethics I have ever seen,” she said.

Athleticism runs in the family—Garrison Carr was an all-star basketball player at Issaquah High and has been a three-year starter at American University, leading his team to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament the past two years. The Carr siblings agree that their parents’ support has lead to success in not only sports, but in life as well.

“My sister is very hard working and goal oriented. Once she sets her mind on something, she works as hard as possible to achieve it,” Garrison Carr said. “She is very competitive, and that competitiveness pushes her to work hard and stay focused on her goals.”

Robertson said Johanna Carr was essentially the team’s top sprinter all four years. She applied the same rigorous dedication to her education and maintained a 3.5 grade point average through high school. She said she looks forward to studying communication at the UW, and aspires to work in broadcast journalism.

“I’m really excited to go to college, and glad that I will be able to continue my athletic career,” she said. “The love that I have for track just makes me want to keep doing it, no matter what happens.”

Reisha Abolofia is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.

By Reisha Abolofia
Johanna Carr is on the fast track to a successful athletic career at the University of Washington.
She recently graduated from Issaquah High School after four years as one of the school’s top sprinters.
Carr competed in state in the 100-meter dash each year. During her high school career, she primarily ran the 100 and 200 dashes and the 400 and 800 relays. This year, she won Issaquah’s Rotary Athlete of the Year.
“It’s pretty unusual for a high school student to compete all four years, especially in the same event,” said head coach Gwen Robertson. “It speaks to her ability to stay consistent. She is definitely a hard worker.”
There have been hurdles, too. This season’s state competition didn’t turn out exactly how Carr had planned, but she said she still looks forward to continuing her track career with a scholarship at the UW.
“At state, I should have performed better, but there’s nothing I can do about it. Some things just don’t work out. It’s just part of sports. There are high points and low points,” she said. “If there’s one thing I can say I’ve learned from track, it is how to be resilient. I’ve discovered that you have to get back up when you get knocked down.”
Her older brother, Garrison Carr, has influenced her humility and positive outlook.
“I learn a lot from my brother. He has one of the best work ethics I have ever seen,” she said.
Athleticism runs in the family—Garrison Carr was an all-star basketball player at Issaquah High and has been a three-year starter at American University, leading his team to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament the past two years. The Carr siblings agree that their parents’ support has lead to success in not only sports, but in life as well.
“My sister is very hard working and goal oriented. Once she sets her mind on something, she works as hard as possible to achieve it,” Garrison Carr said. “She is very competitive, and that competitiveness pushes her to work hard and stay focused on her goals.”
Robertson said Johanna Carr was essentially the team’s top sprinter all four years. She applied the same rigorous dedication to her education and maintained a 3.5 grade point average through high school. She said she looks forward to studying communication at the UW, and aspires to work in broadcast journalism.
“I’m really excited to go to college, and glad that I will be able to continue my athletic career,” she said. “The love that I have for track just makes me want to keep doing it, no matter what happens.”
Reisha Abolofia is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.
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