| Mark Jackson |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Taylor, Texas
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| High School:
Taylor
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 170
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| Event:
Sprints/Jumps
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| Experience:
So./So.
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CAREER BESTS
•Indoor 60m- 6.82 at Arkansas Dual (1/13/12)
•Indoor Long Jump- 24-7.25(7.50m) at Don Kirby Invite (2/11/11)
• Indoor Triple Jump- 52-5.25(15.98m) at Don Kirby Invite (2/11/11)
•Outdoor 100m- 10.34 at Texas Invitational (4/14/12)
•Outdoor Long Jump- 25-0(7.62m) at M.J. Classic (April 23/11)
•Outdoor Triple Jump- 52-6(16.00m) at UT/Ark/UCLA (March 25/11)
•Outdoor High Jump- 6-0.75(1.85m) at UT/Ark/UCLA (March 25/11)
• Second Team All-American
• Three-time All-Big 12
• 2010 Texas Track & Field Coaches Association Male Athlete of the Year
2010-11
OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Finished sixth in the triple jump (51-0/15.54m) and eighth in the long jump (24-6.25/7.47m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Posted a triple jump of 50-10.25 (15.50m) to place fourth in the championship section at the Penn Relays and long jumped 23-1.25 (7.04m) for a 15th-place finish in the college section
• Jumped a career-best 25-0 (7.62m) in the long jump, placing third and clocked a wind-aided 10.49 100-meter time at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Long jumped 24-9.75 (7.56m), placing second and triple jumped 50-8 (15.45m) to finish seventh in the invitational section at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Posted a long jump of 24-7.25 (7.50m) to finish 10th at the Texas Relays
• Won the triple jump (52-6/16.00) and placed fourth in the long jump (24-4.50/7.43m) at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Placed 16th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a triple jump of 49-3.75 (15.03m)
• Triple jumped 49-11.75 (15.23m) to place third at the Arkansas Final Qualifier
• Took fourth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a mark of 51-5.50 (15.68m) and finished 10th in the long jump, leaping 23-7.25 (7.19m)
• Won the triple jump at the Don Kirby Invitational with a personal-best mark of 52-5.25 (15.98m) and took fourth in the long jump, with a personal-best jump of 24-7.25 (7.50m)
• Recorded a 15th-place finish in the championship long jump (22-5.25/6.84m) and a 12th-place finish in the championship triple jump (47-5.25/14.46m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
• Earned a 10th-place finish in the long jump (23-0.75/7.03m) and an eighth-place finish in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 50-9.25 (15.47m) at the Razorback Invitational
• Posted second-place finishes in the long jump (24-3.75/7.41m) and the triple jump (50-3.75/15.32m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterman in track and field and basketball, three-year letterman in football
• Track and field team captain all four years, three-year captain of football and basketball teams
• Won both the long jump (23-5.75) and triple jump (49-8.75) at the UIL State Championships as a senior
• Placed second (6-6) in the high jump at the UIL State Championships
• Won the long jump (24-8.25) and triple jump (50-6) at the Texas Relays
• Leapt 51-10.75 in the triple jump at the Nike Indoor Nationals, placing first and setting a meet record
• Won the UIL State Championship in the triple jump as a junior with a jump of 49-10.75
• District Champion in the triple jump, high jump, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays as a junior
• Won District Championships in 100m, 200, triple jump and high jump as a sophomore
• Placed second in the triple jump at the UIL State Championships as a sophomore
• Named Austin American-Statesman Prep Athlete of the Year in 2010
• Tabbed 24-3A Basketball Offensive MVP
• Three-year letterman in basketball and football
PERSONAL
Born in Austin, Texas ... son of LaTonya Ephriam and Mark Jackson ... has three siblings, Mikhala, Malik and Knala ... was high school class president ...enrolled in the college of liberal arts.
