2019 Water Polo Roster

Kim Johnson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
- High School:
- Las Lomas
Features on Kim
• Johnson Sisters Ready to Begin Michigan Careers (MGoBlue.com)
• Studying Abroad: Johnson Finds New Perspective in Greece (MGoBlue.com)
Career Stats
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | EX | DEX | Stl | FB |
2016 | 38 | 62 | 23 | 85 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 4 |
2017 | 37 | 59 | 53 | 112 | 17 | 37 | 39 | 5 |
2018 | 41 | 64 | 31 | 95 | 28 | 48 | 58 | 11 |
2019 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 29 | 63 | 25 | 9 |
Total | 148 | 216 | 125 | 341 | 104 | 187 | 142 | 29 |
Career Highs
Points: 8, vs. Long Beach State (3/17/17)
Goals: 5 (4x), last vs. Bucknell (4/7/18)
Assists: 5, vs. Hartwick (4/8/17)
Drawn Exclusions: 6 (2x), last vs. Princeton (4/7/19)
Steals: 5, vs. LMU (3/17/18)
Field Blocks: 2 (3x), last vs. Indiana (3/23/19)
At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in business management in May, 2019
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2016)
• 2016 CWPA Rookie of the Year
• Two-time CWPA All-Conference (2nd team - 2016-17)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (2nd team - 2016)
• 2016 CWPA Rookie of the Tournament
• Two-time CWPA All-Tournament Team (1st team - 2016, 2nd team - 2017)
• Seven-time CWPA Rookie of the Week
• Four NCAA Tournament appearances
• Won four CWPA Championships
• First class in program history to win four CWPA Championships
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2019)
• Four-time ACWPC All-Academic team
• Three-time CWPA Scholar-Athlete
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Team 19 Coaches Award
• Team 18 Most Valuable Defensive Player
• 2016 U-M Rookie of the Year for work in academic and athletics
• Team 16 Rookie of the Year
• Ranks in the top 10 on Michigan's career charts for goals (4th - 216), goals per game (5th - 1.46), assists (t-6th - 125), assists per game (9th - 0.84), points (5th - 341), points per game (T-6th - 2.30) and drawn exclusions (4th - 187)
• Owns the U-M freshman goals record with 62
• One of only four Michigan players to record 50 goals and 50 assists in the same season (2017)
• U-M Campus Tour Guide
Senior (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Coaches Award
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Led the team with 63 drawn exclusions, drawing three or more in 10 games and 14 total in conference play
• Drew three exclusions in the CWPA Championship game against No. 15 Princeton
• Tallied three goals and three assists against No. 18 Bucknell
• Notched two goals, one assist, two drawn exclusions, one steal and two field blocks against No. 22 Indiana
• Started the season with four goals, two assists, seven drawn exclusions and four steals at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Five goals, three assists seven drawn exclusions and three steals at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Recorded three goals and one assist at the Stanford Invitational
• Career-high six drawn exclusions in a win over No. 21 CSUN at the Triton Invitational
• Two goals and five drawn exclusions against No. 14 UC San Diego in the Wolverine Invitational
• Six drawn exclusions and two steals in a win over No. 15 Princeton
Junior (2018)
• CWPA Champions
• Team 18 Most Valuable Defensive Player
• Big Ten All-Academic team
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Played in all 41 games with 64 goals, 31 assists, 48 drawn exclusions and 58 steals
• Eight games with three or more goals and nine games with three or more steal
• Recorded two assists and three drawn exclusions in the NCAA Quarterfinal game against No. 3 Cal
• Led the team with five goals, three drawn exclusions and four steals in a win over No. 20 Wagner
• Five goals, two assists and six steals in the CWPA Tournament, including four goals in the championship game against No. 10 Princeton
• Scored five goals in a win over Bucknell
• Career-high five steals to go with two goals, two assists and two drawn exclusions against No. 11 LMU
• Hat trick and a career-high five drawn exclusions against No. 21 San Jose State
• Notched three goals, one assist and three steals against No. 24 Marist
• Three goals and three steals against No. 16 UC San Diego and No. 11 UC Davis
• Posted two goals, two assists and two field blocks against No. 8 Pacific
• Hat trick and two steals against Bucknell at the Wolverine Invitational
• Two goals, four assists and one steal against Saint Francis
Sophomore (2017)
• CWPA Champions
• All-CWPA second team
• CWPA Championship All-Tournament second team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Honors Academic Achievement Award
• Recorded the 9th 100-point season in program history
• Second on the team with 112 points, ranking sixth in school history
• Team leader with 32 points in conference play, recording 14 goals and 18 assists
• Five games with three or more goals and eight games with three or more assists
• Tallied one goal and one assist in the NCAA quarterfinals against No. 3 USC
• Two goals, five assists, five exclusions drawn and four steals in the three games at the CWPA Championship
• Notched eight points with five goals and three assists in a win over No. 15 Long Beach State
• Hat trick and three drawn exclusions in a win over No. 15 Indiana to open conference play
• Tallied 17 points in three games at Hartwick, scoring four goals in a five-point game against No. 20 Harvard and seven points with two goals and five assists against No. 17 Hartwick
• Led Michigan to a 4-0 record at the LMU Invite with eight goals, seven assists and five steals
• Finished with eight goals and five assists at the Wolverine Invitational
• Tallied nine goals, two assists and six steals at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Posted four goals, eight assists and six steals in four games at Bucknell, dishing out four assists in a win over No. 10 Princeton
• Scored two goals in all four games at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, while adding two assists and five steals in a 7th place finish
• Recorded 11 assists at the Stanford Invitational with three assists in three of the four games
• Posted four goals in a win over No. 23 CSUN
• Notched three goals and two assists in a win over Santa Clara
• Two goals, three assists and three drawn exclusions in a win over No. 16 San Jose State at the Stanford Invitational
Freshman (2016)
• CWPA Champions
• ACWPC All-America honorable mention
• NCAA All-Tournament second team
• CWPA Rookie of the Year
• All-CWPA second team
• CWPA Rookie of the Tournament
• CWPA All-Tournament first team
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar-Athlete
• U-M Rookie of the Year for work in academic and athletics
• U-M Freshman Academic Achievement Award
• Team 16 Rookie of the Year
• Six-time CWPA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 26, Feb. 8, Mar. 3, Apr. 7, Apr. 14, May 3)
• Broke the freshman goals record with 62, seven more than Shana Welch in 2004
• Became the third freshman in U-M history to score 50 or more goals
• Played in all 38 games with 11 hat tricks
• Ranks second on the team in goals (62) and assists (23) for 85 points
• Appeared in all three NCAA Tournament games with one steal
• Tallied 15 goals and five assists in conference play
• Posted eight goals and one assist in the CWPA Tournament, including a team-high three goals in the championship game victory over No. 14 Indiana
• Team-high five goals to go with two assists against Princeton
• Four goals and one assist in a win over George Washington on April 17
• Made her collegiate debut with three goals and one assist against No. 7 Hawaii
• Five points with three goals and two assists in a win over No. 8 San Jose State at the UCSB Invite
• Netted the game-winner with five seconds left against No. 8 San Jose State at the Stanford Invite, finishing with two points and four drawn exclusions
• Had one goal to help Michigan upset No. 3 Cal for just the second top five win in school history
Prep
• Graduated from Las Lomas High School in 2015
• NISCA second team All-American in 2015 and fifth team in 2014
• KAI Sports All-American all four years
• DFAL MVP as a senior
• Three-time NCS first team choice
• Two-time Bay Area News Group first team selection
• School season records for goals (104 in 2015), assists (54 in 2013) and ejections earned (79 in 2013)
• Also a swimmer for all four years of high school
• USA Water Polo Academic All-American for four straight years
• North Coast Section Scholar Athlete from 2011-14
Club/Junior Team
• 680 Drivers Club from 2008-15
• Member of the 2015 Youth National Team
• Junior Olympics first team All-American in 2015
• 18U Junior Olympics champions in 2015
• 2015 U.S. Club Champions
Personal
• Kimberly Louise Johnson was born January 6, 1997
• Daughter of Ronald and Carol Johnson
• Has one sibling, Danielle, who graduated from the University of Michigan and was a captain on the water polo team