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2026 Men's Track Roster

Israel Jackson

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Bus Analytics & Info Systems
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool Lawrence North

Biography

2025 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x100 relay - 1st Leg) - Outdoor Track

2025:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season… INDOOR: Competed across six meets throughout the course of the indoor season… began the year with a fifth place finish and a personal record of 6.58m in the long jump at the John Coughlan Invite on Dec. 6… secured a second place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:24.77 at the John Coughlan Invite… finished third in the 60m dash with a time of 6.99 at the 2025 John Craft Invite on Jan. 18… logged a personal best 22.63 in the 200m at the DePaul Blue Demon Classic on Feb. 8… recorded a personal best of 6.93 in the 60m dash to claim first place at the Redbird Tune-Up… also placed first in the long jump at the Redbird Tune-Up with a distance of 6.51m… OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors running the first leg of the 4x100 relay team that placed second with a time of 40.88 at the OVC Outdoor Championships... scored points at the OVC Championship with a seventh place finish in the 100 meter dash... posted a season best 100 meter time of 10.63 at the Louisville Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Open... also competed in the long jump landing a season best jump of 21'8.25" at the Illinois Gary Wieneke Invite... 

HIGH SCHOOL: competed in track & field at Lawrence North High School... advanced to the Indiana Track & Field State Championships in both the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints as a junior... finished 18th in the state in the 200 meters with a time of 22.28 while placing 24th in the 100 meter with a finals time of 11.11... recorded his top 200 meter time that season with a time of 21.88 as well as his top 100 meter time at 10.69 during the Lawrence Central Regional... made one additional state championship appearance placing 23rd in the state in the 100 meters as a sophomore... competed in the long jump and high jump in his prep career.. logged a personal best long jump with a distance of 23'0.50" as a senior at the MIC Championship meet.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2026Sophomore

    Sprints
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