Virginia Miller-Johnson (born January 12, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....

) is a world class heptathlete

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

 and former US champion.

Collegiate career

Competing for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks in 2000 and 2001, Miller set school records in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meters, 800-meters, long jump and heptathlon.

In her first season, Miller finished 2nd in the heptathlon at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

During her second college season, Miller won the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

 at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships That same year, she won the heptathlon at the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 Outdoor Championships.

Professional career

Following her college season, Miller finished 3rd in the heptathlon at the 2001 USA Outdoor Championships. She finished 2nd in 2005 and won the title at the 2006 event.

In her efforts to make the US Olympic team, she finished 6th in 2004 and 4th in 2008, missing the team by ten points.

Miller-Johnson currently lives and trains in State College, Pennsylvania

State College, Pennsylvania

State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...

, with her husband and coach, Chris Johnson.

Rankings

Since bursting onto the scene in 2000, Miller-Johnson has been consistently ranked among the top heptathletes in the US by Track and Field News.

Year	Event	US rank
2000	Heptathlon	9th
2001	Heptathlon	3rd
2003	Heptathlon	6th
2004	Heptathlon	6th
2006	Heptathlon	1st
2007	Heptathlon	3rd
2008	Heptathlon	4th