Fittingly, Laurie Johnson carried the torch form the 76er era to the new generation of V-Hawk athletes.

She bridged the past with the present as a tri-sport athlete who played both basketball and volleyball at a very high level. She was also a dedicated and competent student. In fact Laurie Johnson was the first-ever player to win the college's Student / Athlete award which honors excellence both on the playing field and in the classroom.

An agile and speedy setter for the volleyball squad, she was also a fleet-of-foot, deadly perimeter shooter for the basketball team. She was cited for All-Conference honors in both sports.