Prior to Stanford
- A 2023 graduate of Ida B. Wells High School in Portand
- Four-year letterwinner, captained his team as a junior and senior
- Team MVP
- Also lettered in football (3X), tennis (3X), swimming (3X), cross country, track and soccer
- Team MVP and All-PIL first team in football
- Team captain as a senior
- Captained the swimming team as a junior and senior
- Team MVP and All-PIL first team in football
Personal
- Son of Lance Johnson and Julia Markley
- Father wrestled and was a team captain at Stanford '93 (BS), '94 (MS)
- Mother ran cross country and track at Stanford ('96)
- Has a younger sister, Zorina
- Grandfather, Ron Johnson, wrelsted at Washington and was the Pac-6 Outstanding Wrestler in 1964
- Uncle, Lauren Johnson, wrestled at Oregon State
- Full name is Gus Howard Johnson