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Campbell University

2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Desmond Jackson

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 146
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • Highschool Hillside HS

Biography

2018-19: Outdoor - Competed at two events in the 100m this season...Finished the 100m in 13.37 at the Phoenix Invitational... Indoor - Did not compete...

Prep/Personal: From Durham, N.C.... Competed at Hillside High School under the tutelage of Jamaal Daniels... A sprinter and jumper that competes in the 100m, 200m and long jump... The first amputee to run on a high school track team in North Carolina... A four-time All-American... Helped lead his team to a Boys 4A North Carolina State Championship in 2016... A 2016 U.S. Paralympian, the youngest to make the national team in history... Was seventh in the long jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Son of Andre and Deborah Jackson ... Has two siblings, Bella and Andre... His dad played basketball at Norfolk University... Plans to major in Kinesiology.

Personal Bests (TFRRS Performance Profile)

Personal Bests

100 Meters
13.03 - 5/21/16*

200 Meters
28.24c - 4/26/17*

300 Meters
49.38 - 2/6/16*

400 Meters
1:08.26 - 5/2/15*

Long Jump (Indoors)
16-10 - 12/19/16*

Long Jump (Outdoors)
17-5/5.30m - 5/13/17*

*High School PR

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 146 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10" 146 lbs