D'Airrien Jackson
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Alviso, Calif.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Wilcox HS
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- Previous School:
- Wilcox HS
Bio
In 2016 (Sophomore): Competed in six of the seven meets for the Golden Eagles...recorded a career-best 5K time of 20:52.16 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 1...notched a career-best 6K time of 28:40.1 at the Crimson Classic on Oct. 14...placed 80th overall at the OVC Championships and recorded a 5K time of 21:23.2.
Before Tech: An exceptional runner in the sprints all the way up to the 800m, D'Airrien was among not only the best in the sate of California, her times put her on the national charts...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 this year, it was also ranked No. 65 in the USA.
Personal: Jackson hails from Santa Clara, California...majoring in psychology.
Coach Angel on Jackson: D'Airrien is a blue chipper from Santa Clara California. She has untapped potential and the talent to be a dominant force in the 400m as well as the 800. With hard work, maturity and experience. D'Airrien will be a force to be reckoned with in the OVC.
News mentions
LOUISVILLE – The Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team competed in its first 6k of the season at the adidas® Pre-National Invitational, hosted by the University of Louisville on Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tech appeared in its second-straight SEC program-hosted meet on Saturday morning, competing in Florida’s Mountain Dew Invitational at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. It marked the team’s first-ever appearance at the meet.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team participated in the 14th running of the Commodore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt at Percy Warner Park on Saturday morning.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country endured rainy conditions to complete the Golden Eagle Invitational presented by Hometown IGA, its season-opening meet at the Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday morning.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the second-consecutive year, Tennessee Tech cross country is gearing up for its season-opening Golden Eagle Invitational presented by Hometown IGA at the Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday morning.