Over the summer Washington State Athletics will post a series of feature stories about Cougar student-athletes written by students from Washington State's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. The first feature is on WSU rower Tannith Johnson, written by Ila Pinkham.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Tannith Johnson is an admirer of all things wild.
"I've always been around animals. My first birthday was in Kenya. I just think I've always loved them," the Washington State University rower said.
Johnson was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her father worked as a wildlife photographer and tour guide and his work assignments allowed her to travel throughout the African continent, including to Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.