Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
Year: Sophomore

2014-2015: Competed in distance events, including trials in the 1500m, 800m and 4 X 400m runs... Had a season-best2:00.74 time and third-place finish in the 800m run at the Shorter and Sewanee Invitaional Meets...

Power Sox Invitational

1500m run: 27th- 4:35.43

 

Appalachian Indoor Open

800m run: 9th- 2:07.33

 

Sewanee Invitational

800m run: 3rd- 2:04.96

 

Shorter Invitational

800m run: 14th- 2:00.74

 

Buccaneer Invitational

34th- 2:05.74

 

High School: Graduated from Coffee County Central High School... Played basketball and ran track for the Raiders... Placed fifth and achieved personal record of 2:04 in the 800m at TSSAA-AAA Section 2 Sub-Sectional meet... Named Defensive Player of the Year in basketball from 2012 to 2014... A member of the Beta Club, National Honors Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Interact, President of the Teen Council and won the Army Award for Student-Athlete Academics. 

Personal: Son of Anthony and Karen Jackson... Sister, Sandra Adams, played basketball at Penn State University... Plans to major in Accounting... Born on March 20th, 1996...Also runs cross country at Carson-Newman...