She competed on University of California, Berkeley's first Varsity Women's Water Polo team in 1996.

She was coached by soon to be Olympic teammate Maureen Mendoza and led the team to a second-place finish at the Collegiate National Championship Tournament.

She was on the coaching staff for the inaugural NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship in 1999.

Courtney Johnson was a member of the United States Olympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council from 2000–2008.

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