D'Airrien Jackson
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Santa Clara, Calif.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Wilcox HS
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- Previous School:
- Wilcox HS
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2017): Jackson had a phenomenal sophomore season...adavanced to the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries, for the 400-meter where she placed 34th overall with a time of 54.64 in the first round...was part of the quad of Na'Asha Robinson, Sharnique Leonce, and Crystal Liebenberg to establish an outdoor Tech school record in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.78 set at the OVC Championships...Jackson also helped establish Golden Eagle indoor school records for the 4x400-meter (along with Na'Asha Robinson, Sharniqe Leonce, and Jaydean Joseph) with a time of 3:46.60 at the OVC Championships and the distance medley (along with Sarah Brandt, Na'Asha Robinson, and Micayla Rennick) with a time of 11:35.22 at the Meyo Invitational...Jackson recorded personal-best marks in the indoor season for the 200-meter dash (24.63, IU Relays), 400-meter dash (54.38, OVC Championships), and the 600-meter (1:34.09, Illini Classic).
FRESHMAN (2016): Jackson had a stellar freshman career, slashing school records both indoor and outdoors...was a part of the 4x400m indoor team (along with Na'Asha Robinson, Crystal Liebenburg, and Tiara Hymon) that broke the Tech school record with a time of 3:46.76 at the OVC Indoor Championships...slashed the school record in the distance medley (along with Madison Stremler, Crystal Liebenburg, and Sarah Brandt) at the OVC Indoor Championships with a time of 12:01.09...claimed outdoor school records in the 400m (52.64) and 800m (2:08.81)...set school records in three outdoor relays; including the 4x100m (with Sharnique Leonce, Crystal Liebenburg, and Na'Asha Robinson) with a time of 46.38, the 4x400m (with Na'Asha Robinson, Crystal Liebenburg, and Sharnique Leonce) with a 3:41.15 mark, and in the 4x800m (with Sarah Brandt, Crystal Liebenburg, and Madison Stremler) with a time of 9:14.24...was the No. 2 ranked freshman in the country in the 400m (outdoors)...semifinalist in the 400m in the first-round of the NCAA Championships in Jacksonville, Fla....named the OVC Outdoor Freshman of the Year...honored as the OVC athlete of the week on multiple occasions...finalist for the Tech Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year award...received the Tech Unsung Hero Award...set personal-records in the 200m (24.55), 400m (52.64), and 800m (2:08.81)...ranked 30th in the USA in the 400m (outdoors).
HIGH SCHOOL: Tremendous three-sport student-athlete during her prep career...competed at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara...ran a PR of 12.42 in the 100m and has a 25.18 in the 200m during her high school career...in the 400m, her personal best of 54.90 was the 11th best in California in 2014-15...it was also ranked No. 65 in the USA...also lettered as a middle blocker on the volleyball team and two years as a forwrd on the basketball team...won a variety of MVP and Best awards in all three sports, and captured the school's Most Outstanding Student-Athlete Award as a senior...
PERSONAL: The daughter of Darick Jackson and Nicole Bizer...full name is D'Airrien Lashey Jackson...born March 3, 1997 in Bradenton, Fla.
ACADEMIC: Majoring in psychology.
News mentions
TAMPA, Fla. – Tennessee Tech track & field’s historic 2017-18 season officially came to an end on Friday at the NCAA East Preliminary.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tennessee Tech had a rain-soaked day to start off its appearance at the NCAA East Preliminary, hosted in Tampa at the University of South Florida Track & Field Stadium.
TAMPA, Fla. – Five Golden Eagles are headed to Florida to continue their 2017-18 track & field seasons this week at the NCAA East Preliminary.
INDIANAPOLIS – Five Golden Eagles will continue their 2017-18 collegiate track & field seasons in next week’s NCAA East Preliminary, as announced by the NCAA on Thursday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track & field team celebrated its outstanding 2017-18 season at its annual awards banquet on Tuesday night, announcing its award recipients from the past athletic year.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech track & field captured its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference outdoor team title on Saturday at the 2018 OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Friday was a crucial day for Tennessee Tech at the 2018 OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s outdoor track & field season has, so far, mirrored its indoor one earlier in the year.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five Tennessee Tech runners and jumpers put in some final regular-season cuts at the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech track & field will send five Golden Eagles to Knoxville, Tennessee, on Saturday for the Tennessee Challenge.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – D’Airrien Jackson has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its latest weekly report of the 2018 outdoor season.
LOUISVILLE – Tennessee Tech ended its 2018 outdoor regular season on Saturday, competing up at the University of Louisville’s Lenny Lyles / Clark Wood Invitational.
LOUISVILLE – Tennessee Tech track & field completes its final preparations for the outdoor postseason on Saturday at the Lenny Lyles / Clark Wood Invitational, hosted by the University of Louisville.
NEW ORLEANS – Entering its final weekend of outdoor regular-season competition, Tennessee Tech track & field has shot up to a No. 14 ranking in the USTFCCCA South Region, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Na’Asha Robinson has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its latest weekly report of the 2017-18 outdoor season.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – For the second-straight week, Tennessee Tech track & field’s weekend was affected by impending weather.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech track & field remains in-state this weekend to compete in yet another meet that has been shortened by weather.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Na’Asha Robinson has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Tuesday in its latest weekly report of the 2017-18 outdoor season.
NEW ORLEANS – After its weekend at the Hilltopper Relays in Kentucky, Tennessee Tech track & field has jumped up three spots in the USTFCCCA regional rankings. The Golden Eagles now stand at No. 19 in the South Region, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Though the Hilltopper Relays were shortened by a day due to snow expected for Saturday, Tennessee Tech got lots of work done at Western Kentucky on Friday.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tennessee Tech track & field heads up to the Bluegrass State early Friday to compete in Western Kentucky’s Hilltopper Relays.
NEW ORLEANS – With the release of the first USTFCCCA rankings of the outdoor season, Tennessee Tech track & field stands at 22nd in the South Region. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its Week 1 regional rankings on Monday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tennessee Tech ended its time at the Pepsi Florida Relays with a pair of relays of its own.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tennessee Tech’s select group of track athletes got off to a great start at the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday, racing in five of its seven scheduled events for the weekend.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This weekend, Tennessee Tech will send a select group of runners to the University of Florida’s Pepsi Florida Relays, one of the largest collegiate track & field meets in the country.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Tennessee Tech had a tough day to close out the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays at Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Tennessee Tech competed in its first outdoor track & field events of 2018 on Friday, opening the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays at Mississippi State’s Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After a short break from the indoor season, Tennessee Tech track & field opens its outdoor schedule on Friday at Mississippi State’s Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech finished up its historic run at the 2018 OVC Indoor Championships on Saturday, capturing the program’s first-ever conference title in indoor track & field.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech opened the 2018 OVC Indoor Championships on a high note, collecting an individual title in the first event of the two-day conference meet.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech’s performance at the 2017 OVC Indoor Championships was unprecedented.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – D'Airrien Jackson has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its latest weekly report of the 2017-18 indoor season.
With fourth-year coach -- and former Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year recipient -- Wayne Angel at the helm, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are poised for success at the OVC championships. The Tech squad had phenomenal indoor and outdoor seasons in the 2017 campaign, tallying runner-up and third-place finishes at the OVC championships respectively. The year was also highlighted by sophomore all-American Na'Asha Robinson's NCAA appearance in Eugene, Ore. -- the first Golden Eagle appearance in Tech women's track and field history. This upcoming year, the Golden Eagles' success will rely on the leadership provided by experienced upperclassmen and highly-motivated youth. Each meet that they compete in will be essential in preparing them to contend at the OVC championships -- including the outdoor championships held in Cookeville in May -- and on the national level. After losing the OVC title by a mere 11 points a year ago, the Golden Eagles are hungry and have high expectations as Tech looks to make great strides and compete against some of the best programs in the OVC and the nation.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tennessee Tech capped its visit at the Tyson Invitational on Saturday with three more school records.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tennessee Tech wasted no time in making noise at the opening day of the Tyson Invitational on Friday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With just one regular-season meet remaining before heading off to the OVC Indoor Championships at the end of the month, Tennessee Tech will get its last cuts in at the Tyson Invitational.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Micayla Rennick has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its latest weekly report of the 2017-18 indoor season.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Tennessee Tech track & field wrapped up this weekend’s appearance at the two-day Meyo Invitational with another pair of conference-leading times to add to its resume.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Tennessee Tech opened the Meyo Invitational on Friday, Feb. 2 at Notre Dame with three times that clinched finals qualifying spots for the Golden Eagles.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Tennessee Tech indoor track & field, ranked eighth in the USTFCCCA South Region, continues its strong season this weekend at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Micayla Rennick and Khemani Roberts have been named the adidas® OVC Female Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its latest weekly report of the 2017-18 indoor season.
NEW ORLEANS – After cracking the top 15 of the USTFCCCA South Region rankings for the first time ever last week, Tennessee Tech track & field has been rewarded with another jump in the organization's most recent poll, which was released on Monday.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tennessee Tech track & field capped its closing day of the Fred Wilt Open at Purdue with an event win, three additional top-3 finishes and four appearances in event finals.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tennessee Tech track & field kicked off the two-day Fred Wilt Open, hosted by Purdue, on Thursday afternoon with the pentathlon.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Boasting a brand-new USTFCCCA South Region ranking and off to one of its best starts in program history, the Tennessee Tech indoor track & field team travels to Indiana this weekend to continue its season in the Fred Wilt Open, hosted at Purdue University’s Lambert Fieldhouse.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – There’s no question that the Tennessee Tech women’s track and field program is on the rise, but the evidence is starting to mount as the Golden Eagles opened up practice on Tuesday with its first-ever Top 15 in the South Region indoor ranking by the USTFCCCA. The Golden Eagles placed 11th in the list, flanked by an impressive roster of schools. Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Florida State, Middle Tennessee and Georgia Tech were in the top 10, followed by Tennessee Tech in 11th, with Miami, Auburn, Memphis and North Florida rounding out the first regional indoor poll of the season.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech students, if you’re looking for an opportunity to compete for the Golden Eagles, here’s your chance. Tech track and field coach Wayne Angel is looking for students who can compete for the women’s track and field team as a walk-on.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – D’Airrien Jackson has been named the adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Wednesday in its second weekly report of the 2017-18 indoor season.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech closed out the two-day Commodore Invitational strong on Saturday, finishing up the team’s remaining field events and completing the bulk of its track events.
NASHVILLE – Friday proved to be short but eventful for Tennessee Tech track & field on the opening day of Vanderbilt’s Commodore Invitational. Tech, which appeared in just four events (two track and two field) in the day’s late start, made some noise in all of them.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech track & field will venture back to the state capital for the second time already this season for the two-day Commodore Invitational, which will take place Friday, Jan. 12 through Saturday, Jan. 13 inside the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility.
CLEMSON, S.C. – Tennessee Tech encountered a setback to start off 2018 at the Orange & Purple Classic on Saturday.
CLEMSON, S.C. – After an extended break for the holidays, Tennessee Tech track & field resumes its indoor season at the Orange & Purple Classic, hosted by Clemson University in South Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 6.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech began the indoor portion of its track & field season at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener for the third-straight year on Saturday.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech track & field opens up its indoor season Saturday morning at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener for the third-straight season.