Jackson's Performance History and Personal Bests
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): First-team All-American in the pentathlon, placing 8th at the NCAA Championships with a school-record score of 4,142 points … Summit League Indoor Field Athlete of the Year … Won four events at the Summit League Indoor Championships, taking first place in the pentathlon, long jump, 200m dash and 4x400m relay … Also took 3rd place in the 60m dash at the conference meet … Clocked 24.21 in the 200m at the Summit League meet to rank 2nd all-time at NDSU … Ran 7.62 in the 60m dash at the conference meet to rank 3rd all-time at NDSU … Long jump mark of 19-11.75 (6.09m) at the NCAA Championships ranks 3rd in school history … 60m hurdles time of 8.77 at the NCAA Championships ranks 8th in NDSU history.
Outdoor (Senior): NCAA Championships qualifier in the long jump and 4x400m relay … Earned second-team All-America honors with a 15th-place finish in the long jump at the national meet ... Took first place in five events at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, winning the heptathlon, long jump, 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m relay … Her 100m (11.57) and 200m (23.57) times at the conference meet both rank 2nd all-time at NDSU … Set a personal-best in winning the Summit League long jump title, leaping 20-09.75 (6.34m) to be No. 2 on the NDSU all-time list … Scored a personal-best 5,540 points in the heptathlon at the UC Riverside Spring Classic to rank 2nd in school history … Anchored the Bison women to a time of 3:33.38 in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA West Prelims – the 2nd-fastest time in school history and 8th place in the meet … Also placed 30th in the 200m dash at the NCAA West Prelims ... Following the collegiate season, Jackson placed 12th in the heptathlon at the USATF Championships, scoring 5,499 points.
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Anchored the Bison to a Summit League championship in the 4x400m relay, as well as placing 4th in the pentathlon at the league meet … Also finished 10th in the long jump at the conference meet … Scored a personal-best 3,777 points in the pentathlon at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 29, ranking her 3rd all-time at NDSU in the event … Ran the third leg on NDSU’s 4x400m relay team that clocked 3:39.51 to win the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13 and rank No. 2 in school history … Season-best long jump mark of 19-00.00 (5.79m) at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 4 … Clocked a personal-best 9.18 seconds in the 60m hurdles at the Jack Johnson Classic … Finished the season ranked 54th in the nation in the pentathlon.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 2nd in the heptathlon, 3rd in the 200m dash, 4th in the 100m dash, and 6th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships … Anchored the Bison to a 13th-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on May 28, running a season-best 3:35.67 … Scored a personal-best 5,269 points in the heptathlon at the California Invitational Multi-Events on Apr. 13-14 … Clocked a 200m dash personal-best time of 24.01 seconds at the same meet … Ran a 100m dash personal-best of 11.78 in the final at the conference meet … Ended the season ranked 4th in NDSU history in the heptathlon, 200m dash and 100m dash … Finished the year ranked 48th in Division I in the heptathlon.
2014-15 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): All-Summit League performer in the pentathlon, placing 3rd at the Summit League Championships with 3,553 points … Also placed 5th in the 200m dash at the conference meet in an indoor-best 24.86 … Owned The Summit League’s top long jump mark for the season, jumping 19-03.25 (5.87m) at the Dakota Duals on Dec. 5 … Scored 3,668 points to win the pentathlon at the Dakota Duals, setting a meet record and ending the season ranked 6th in NDSU history … Finished the year ranked 8th all-time at NDSU in the 200m (24.86) and tied for 9th in the 60m dash (7.73 seconds) … Anchored the NDSU 4x400m relay that ran 3:41.80 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 14 to rank 4th in school history … Also recorded a season-best time of 9.25 seconds in the 60m hurdles.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League heptathlon champion, scoring 4,737 points for the win in Macomb, Ill. … Also placed 7th in the 200m dash at the conference meet … Alternate for the Bison 4x400m relay that qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds and finished 15th … Clocked 11.92 in the 100m dash at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge on Apr. 4, ending the year tied for 7th all-time at NDSU in the event … Season-best 200m time of 24.42 at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on Mar. 26 … Scored a season-high 4,945 points in the heptathlon for 3rd place at UC Riverside on Mar. 26-27 … Also clocked a season-best 15.30 in the 100m hurdles at the conference meet.
2013-14 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed in three events at the Summit League Indoor Championships as a true freshman ... Took fourth in the pentathlon, fifth in the 60m dash and sixth in the long jump at the league meet ... Scored a season-best 3,437 points in the pentathlon to place second at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 7 ... Clocked a season-best 7.79 seconds to win the 60m dash at the Bison Open on Feb. 15 ... Top long jump mark of 18-09.75 (5.73m), and also ran 25.34 in the 200m dash ... Finished the indoor season at No. 10 on the NDSU all-time list in the pentathlon.
Outdoor (Freshman): Summit League champion in the 4x100m relay, runner-up in the heptathlon, and fourth-place finisher in the 100m dash ... Scored 5,025 points in the heptathlon at the USA Junior Championships in Sacramento to rank sixth in NDSU history ... No NDSU freshman had ever scored more than 4,800 points in the heptathlon until Jackson did it three times in 2014 ... Jumped 19-11.50 (6.08m) in the long jump at the California Invitational heptathlon to tie for No. 3 on the NDSU all-time list in the event and qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds ... Member of the Bison 4x200m relay team along with Morgan Milbrath, Ashley Tingelstad and Antoinette Goodman that set a school record in 1:35.48 at the Drake Relays ... Member of 4x100m relay team that ran a Schlanser Track record and ranked third in NDSU history at 45.03 ... Clocked 24.08 in the 200m dash at the USA Junior heptathlon, ranking fifth all-time at NDSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain in track and field for Willmar High School and head coach Jerri Popp ... Seven-time state track and field placewinner during prep career including third place finish in the long jump (17-feet, 10.15-inches) as a senior ... Also placed sixth in the 100 meter dash (:12.56) and seventh in the 200 (:25.65) ... Set Willmar High School long jump record at 18-feet, 6 1/4-inches ... Captain and three-year letterwinner for the Cardinals' swimming team ... Qualifier for state swimming meet in the medley and 200 freestyle relays.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Linda Jackson ... Has one brother, Eddie Taylor, who competed in track and field for the University of Colorado (2008-12) ... College major is mathematics.
