October 24, 2024; Berkeley, California, USA; Track & Field: California Golden Bears Media Day;  (Photo credit: Kelley L Cox/KLC ƒotos)

Robyne Johnson

Serves as a member of the U.S. track & field coaching staff … participating in her second Olympics as an assistant coach for multis and jumps after being with Team USA at the Rio Games in 2016 … worked with women’s long jumpers Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese, who took the gold and silver medal, respectively in Rio de Janeiro … during Johnson’s time in Rio, the U.S. team won three gold, three silver and one bronze medal in horizontal jumps … set to enter her third season as the Cal director of track & field/cross country in 2021-22 … served as an assistant coach for the Bears from 1995-2003 as the horizontal jumps and short sprints coach under Erv Hunt … while at Cal, Johnson coached six Pac-10 champions, six MPSF champions and 11 student-athletes to the NCAA Championship final site, including seven first team All-Americans.