2026 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jackson Downin
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- Previous School:
- Tatnall
- College:
- Columbia College
2025-26 (First Year): (XC) Opened the season with a 12th place overall finish at the Fordham Fiasco … Set an 8k PR of 27:40.4 at the Metropolitan XC Championships … Raced the 1000m individually and helped the 4x800m team to a 3rd place finish at Yale v. Dartmouth v. Columbia … Set an 800m PR of 1:56.60, earning a 7th place finish at Dr.Sander Columbia Challenge … Set a 1000m PR of 2:30.55 at the Penn Classic, earning an 8th place overall finish (OTF) Set a new 1500m PR of 4:03.66 at the Virginia Challenge … Set a new 800m PR of 1:55.38 at the Larry Ellis Invitational.
Prior to Columbia: High Honor Roll every semester of high school … AP Scholar with Distinction … Cum Laude Society Member … Kauffman Mathematics Award Winner (Highest Mathematics honor at Tatnall) … Platinum Bilingual Seal in Mandarin Chinese.
Personal: Has been studying Chinese since kindergarten … Has 2 younger siblings … Hobbies include photography, watching sports, movies, running, and hanging out with friends … Favorite sports memory includes getting All-American and setting the state record in the 4x800 senior year.
