Sheryl Johnson lettered in hockey (field), basketball, and softball at UC Berkeley. After graduating in 1980 she earned a masters’ degree from Stanford in education in 1981. Johnson was on the US national team from 1979-91, earning 137 caps and winning a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. She was USA Field Hockey athlete of the year in 1986-87, and helped the US win gold at the 1987 Pan American Games.
In 1984 Johnson became head coach of field hockey at Stanford, and served in that position through 2002. She was an eight-time Northern Pacific Conference coach of the year (1985, 1987, 1990-91, 1995-98). She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the US Field Hockey Association and as a member of the High Performance Committee, overseeing the women’s elite teams. Johnson was inducted into the US Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 1994, and the University of California Hall of Fame in 1983.
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