From Benton, Illinois is freshman Blakely Johnson. Blakely will be joining the Lady Cats as a shooting guard. In high school, Blakely led her teammates as the team captain and was awarded All-Conference. In track, she also set the record in the school’s 4x800 meter. Academically, Blakely was valedictorian, and she is currently a hospitality management major. This year with the Bobcats, she hopes to be the best teammate she can be and she looks forward to working hard and growing as a person and player under Coach Mullis and Coach Frank.