Anthony Jackson
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- Sophomore
Bio
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...
News mentions
HICKORY, N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team completed 2016’s South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a fourth-place showing from the men and a fifth-place finish from the women as day two witnessed three Eagles claim four individual conference championships in their respected events.
HICKORY, N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up day one of events at the South Atlantic Conference Track and Field Chamionships with the men standing second and the women fifth halfway through 2016’s conference showdown at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne.
Williamsburg, Ky.— The Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team competed at the University of the Cumberlands Track & Field Invitational Saturday for its third outdoor meet of the season.
Rome, Ga.— The Carson-Newman track and field team competed in the Shorter Invitational on Saturday, while also sending its pole vaulters to the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C.
Hickory, N.C.— Just a week removed from completing All-American indoor seasons, Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified in their first outdoor meet of the season as the duo led Carson-Newman at the Power Sox Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Iren Belk Track.
TIFFIN, Ohio—Four Carson-Newman indoor school records fell and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified for the second time this season as competition concluded Saturday evening at the Tiffin Dragon Invite.
TIFFIN, Ohio—Four Carson-Newman indoor school records fell and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified for the second time this season as competition concluded Saturday evening at the Tiffin Dragon Invite.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn— The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team wrapped up day two of events at the second-annual Buccaneer Invitational Saturday with five top-five finishes and another provisional qualification with Randall freeman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in the men’s heptathlon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—Two wins and 10 top-10 finishes highlight an impressive day for the Carson-Newman indoor track and field team as the Eagles concluded day two of events of the East Tennessee State University Track & Field Invitational Saturday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY— Two more Carson-Newman athletes provisionally qualified for nationals as the Eagles wrapped up day two of events at East Tennessee State University’s David E. Walker Kickoff Classic Saturday in Johnson City.