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Head Coach Nicole Lantagne Welch on Johnson: "Karla continues to improve on the outside after making the switch last season. She is one of our go-to attackers in both the front and the back row."
2004 (Junior): Made the move to the outside after two seasons as a middle blocker...finished second on the team with a career-high 365 kills and 3.76 kills per game average...set career highs for assists (2) and digs (10) against North Carolina, posting her first double-double (17 kills, 10 digs) during the same match...registered a career-high 23 kills on two occasions (Maryland and North Carolina)... posted 20+ kills in Five matches including matches against LSU, North Carolina and in all three of Miami's matches against Maryland...recorded a season-high .611 hitting percentage against Wake Forest, landing 11 kills on 18 attempts while committing no errors...played in three matches without committing an attacking error, including against Wake Forest, Virginia and South Florida...posted the team high for kills in nine matches during the season, including 22 kills against Maryland in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament...was awarded the teams 100% Award.
2003 (Sophomore): Emerged as one of the Hurricanes' most outstanding defensive players during her sophomore season...started 21 matches while appearing in 91 games from her middle blocker position...led Miami with 23 block solos on the year, adding an additional 75 block assists good for 98.0 on the season...first on the UM roster and eighth in the BIG EAST with 1.08 kills per game, with just eight blocking errors...recorded a career-best and team season-high ten total blocks at Syracuse, stopping the Orange with seven block assists and three solos...turned in a personal-best eight digs against in-state rival Central Florida...posted a season-high .647 hitting percentage against Virginia Tech, landing 12 kills on 17 attempts with just one error...connected for at least ten kills six times, including matches against Santa Clara (12), Connecticut (14), Pittsburgh (17), Central Florida (13), Syracuse (13), and Virginia Tech (12)...was given the team's Unsung Hero Award.
2002 (Freshman): Johnson was selected twice for BIG EAST Co-Rookie of the Week honors in 2002 (Sept. 30 and Oct. 4)...finished sixth in the conference in hitting percentage (.310, second on team)...was second on team in blocks (1.01, 119 total)...clubbed Virginia Tech with a career-high 18 kills (.333 hitting percentage) during the BIG EAST Tournament semifinal...had a career-high .650 hitting percentage in 3-0 sweep of Providence...made a career-high eight total blocks in a tournament-clinching win over host Wichita State...had a hitting percentage of .450 or over (minimum 10 kills) on five occasions: against Georgia (.500 hitting percentage, 13 kills, 4 blocks), Howard (.619, 15, 2), Florida Atlantic (.450, 11, 6), Stetson (.647, 11, 0), Providence (.650, 13, 4), and Virginia Tech (.474, 11, 1)...had a match-high seven total blocks in the Hurricanes' 3-1 win over Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament...Set the UM volleyball jump/touch record at ten feet even.
High School (Aldine Westfield): Johnson was a two-year letterwinner in volleyball and a three-year letterwinner in track and field at Aldine Westfield High School in Houston, Texas...started at the middle blocker position for the Mustangs her junior and senior years and garnered first-team all-district honors in both seasons...was named District Most Valuable Player her senior year, while leading her team to a 12-2 conference record and guiding the Mustangs to a 26-7 overall record and 13-1 conference mark her junior year.
Club (Houston Juniors): Placed second at Tampa Qualifier, qualified for nationals and placed first in Tour of Texas... competed in Davis Tournament in age 17 group.
Personal: Majoring in biomedical engineering...is a member of the National Honor Society...selected the University of Miami over Louisiana State.
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