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2020-21 Track and Field Roster

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Betty Jackson

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • High School Eagles Landing
  • Hometown McDonough, Ga.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

2017 Ivy League Champion, Indoor DMR

2017-18: (ITF) Earned first team All-Ivy League honors as part of the DMR team that won the title at Indoor Heps ... Ran season bests of 25.34 in the 200m, 58.41 in the 400m, 1:16.41 in the 500m, and 9.55 in the 60m hurdles ... Helped the Lions to a fifth place finish in the 4x400m relay at the IC4A/ECAC Championships. (OTF) Clocked a season best 1:02.82 in the 400m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge.

Personal: A former multi-event runner and cross country athlete at Eagles Landing High School in Georgia ... Advanced to the New Balance Meet her final two seasons, earning All-American status in the 400m hurdles with a personal best 1:01.67 ... An all-state selection in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles during her senior season ... Picked up region and county championships in that season ... Won a state title in the 800m during her junior year ... Recorded personal bests of 12.32 in the 100m, 25.11 in the 200m, 42.99 in the 300m hurdles, 57.89 in the 400m, 1:01.67 in the 400m hurdles, and 2:14.60 in the 800m ... The daughter of Cara and Antaures Jackson ... Attends Columbia College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Hurdles
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles