Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Indoor:
- Ranks second all-time in the 60m Hurdles at Portland State - 8.34 - Big Sky Championships (2/27/15)
- Ranks third all-time in the 60m Hurdles within the Big Sky Conference - 8.38* - Big Sky Championships (2/27/15)
- Ranks fourth all-time in the pentathlon at PSU - 3,557 points - Big Sky Championships (2/27/14)
- Ranks fifth all-time in the High Jump at PSU - 5-05 (1.65m) - UW Indoor Preview (1/18/14)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015)
Outdoor:
- 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships Qualifier in the heptathlon, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles
- Finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/6/14) - 13.58 seconds
- Finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/6/14) - 1:01.00
- Finished seventh in the heptathlon at the 2014 USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14) - 4,839 points
- Two-time NCAA Regional Qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles (2014, 2015)
- Two-time All-Big Sky performer in the 100-meter hurdles - 3rd in 2014; 2nd in 2015 - 13.53 seconds in 2014; 14.05 seconds in 2015
- All-Big Sky performer in the high jump - 3rd in 2015 - 5-07.00 (1.70m)
- Holds the school record in the 400-meter hurdles - 59.53 - USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/5/14)
- Ranks second all-time in the 100-meter hurdles at Portland State - 13.43 -Â NCAA West Preliminary (5/29/15)
- Ranks fourth all-time in the 100-meter hurdles within the Big Sky Conference -Â 13.43 - NCAA West Preliminary (5/29/15)
- Ranks fifth all-time in the heptathlon at Portland State - 4,864 points - Big Sky Championships (5/15/14)
- Ranks tied for fifth all-time in the high jump at Portland State - 5-07.00 (1.70m) - Big Sky Championships (5/15/15)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015)
- Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2014, 2015)
* - Time altitude adjusted for Big Sky records
PSU PERSONAL BESTS:
Indoor (P - Mark set during pentathlon):
60m - 7.87 - UW Invitational (2/1/14)
200m - 25.67 - Husky Classic (2/14/14)
800m - 2:33.84P - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
60m Hurdles - 8.34 - Big Sky Championships (2/27/15)
High Jump - 5-05 (1.65m) - UW Indoor Preview (1/18/14)
Long Jump - 17-03.50 (5.27m)P - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
Shot Put - 33-02.00 (10.11m)P - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
Pentathlon - 3,557 points - Big Sky Championships (2/27/14)
  Pentathlon PRs:
  60m Hurdles - 8.58 - 1,000 points - Big Sky Championships (2/27/14)
  High Jump - 5-05.00 (1.65m) - 795 points - Big Sky Championships (2/27/14)
  Shot Put - 33-02.00 (10.11m) - 537 points - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
  Long Jump - 17-03.50 (5.27m) - 634 points - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
  800 Meters - 2:33.84 - 646 points - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
Outdoor (H - Mark set during heptathlon):
200m - 24.95H - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/25/14)
800m - 2:28.89H -Â USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)
100m Hurdles - 13.43Â - NCAA West Preliminary (5/29/15)
400m Hurdles - 59.53 - USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/5/14)
High Jump - 5-07.00 (1.70m)Â - Big Sky Championships (5/15/15)
Long Jump - 18-06.50 (5.65m)H -Â USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)
Shot Put - 34-02.25 (10.42m)H - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/25/14)
Javelin - 63-03 (19.28m)H -Â Big Sky Championships (5/15/14)
Heptathlon - 4,864 points - Big Sky Championships (5/15/14)
    Heptathlon PRs:
    100m Hurdles - 13.53 - 1,046 points - Big Sky Championships (5/14/14)
    High Jump - 5-04.25 (1.63m) - 771 points - Big Sky Championships (5/14/14)
    Shot Put - 34-02.25 (10.42m) - 557 points - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/25/14)
    200m - 24.95 - 891 points - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/25/14)
    Long Jump - 18-06.50 (5.65m) - 744 points - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)
    Javelin - 63-03 (19.28m) - 276 points - Big Sky Championships (5/15/14)
    800m - 2:28.89 - 707 points - USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)
2015 OUTDOOR:
Regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles...All-Big Sky performer in the 100-meter hurdles and high jump...Finished second in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13-16)...Placed third in the high jump while setting a new personal best of 5-07.00 (1.70m) at the Big Sky meet...Moved into a tie for fifth all-time in the high jump with her mark at the Big Sky meet...Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/28-30), after setting a new personal best in the first round of the event with her time of 13.43 seconds...Finished 18th in the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary...Went into the NCAA West Preliminary meet ranked 43rd in the NCAA west in the 100-meter hurdles...Set a seasonal best in the 400-meter hurdles at the John Knight Twilight (4/10), finishing in 1:02.62...Part of 1-2-3 Viking finishes in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles at the Rose City Preview (3/21), and won the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.32...Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Portland Twilight (5/17).
2015 INDOOR:
Placed fifth in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (2/28)...Broke the school record in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships -- finishing in 8.34 seconds -- but lost the record after teammate Jazmin Ratcliff finished the finals in 8.33 seconds...Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at three other meets during the season...Also ran the 60 meters at the Scarlet & White Invitational (2/7) in 7.92 seconds.
2014 OUTDOOR:
Finished .01 seconds out of earning medalist honors in the 100-meter hurdles at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/6/14), finishing fourth in 13.58 seconds...Also placed seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/6/14), and seventh in the heptathlon at the USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)...Broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdles in the first round of the event at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships (7/5/14), finishing in 59.53 seconds...Moved into a tie for ninth all-time at Portland State in the long jump with her jump of 18-06.50 (5.65m) during the heptathlon at the USATF Junior Outdoor Combined Events Championships (6/26/14)...NCAA regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles, and finished 28th in the first round of the event in 13.87 seconds at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/30)…Earned All-Big Sky honors with a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (5/17), crossing the line in 13.53 seconds…Also scored in the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (5/14-17)…Finished fifth in the heptathlon with 4,864 points, and finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.82…Hit the USATF Junior National Qualifying Mark in the heptathlon with her score of 4,864 points at the Big Sky meet…Moved up to fifth all-time in the heptathlon at Portland State with her score at the Big Sky meet…Opened the Big Sky heptathlon with a time of 13.53 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, which broke the school record at the time…Also set overall seasonal bests in five of the other six events during the Big Sky heptathlon: high jump (5-04.25, 1.63m), 200 meters (24.97), long jump (18-05.25, 5.62m), javelin (63-03, 19.28m) and 800 meters (2:30.74)…Moved up to ninth all-time in the high jump at Portland State with her mark in the event during the Big Sky heptathlon…Ran a seasonal-best 1:01.57 in the prelims of the 400-meter hurdles at the Big Sky meet, moving her within five-hundredths of a second of the school record in the event…Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Oregon Relays (4/19), running the event in 13.95 seconds…Competed in her first heptathlon at Portland State at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge (4/10-11), finishing third with 4,722 points…Set an overall seasonal best in the shot put at the Mondo Mid-Major heptathlon, finishing third in the event with a throw of 32-11.75 (10.05m).
2014 INDOOR:
Finished fourth in the pentathlon at the Big Sky Championships (2/27/14) with a personal-best score of 3,557 points…Ranks fourth all-time in the pentathlon at Portland State with her score at the Big Sky Championships…Moved up to fourth all-time in the 60-meter hurdles at PSU, and sixth all-time within the Big Sky, after finishing third in the event at the Husky Classic (2/15/14) in 8.51 seconds…Set a personal best and moved up to fifth all-time in the high jump at PSU with a jump of 5-05.00 (1.65m) at the UW Indoor Preview (1/18/14)…Also set personal bests in the 60 (7.87) and 200 meters (25.67) at the UW Invitational (2/1/14) and Husky Classic (2/14/14), respectively…Finished fourth in the pentathlon at the UW Invitational (1/31/14), totaling 3,547 points in her first combined-event competition at Portland State.
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HOLY NAMES ACADEMY:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Holy Names…Team won the WIAA State 3A Track Championship during her sophomore season…Team also won three straight 3A Metro Championships (2011-13) and two 3A District Championships (2011, 2013)…Team voted her its MVP three straight seasons (2011-13)…Voted Most Inspirational as a freshman…Won the Athlete of the Year/Shepard Award as a senior…Two-time winner of the Sport n’ Spirit Award at Holy Names (2012-13)… Earned a varsity letter in basketball as a sophomore.
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CLUB:
Competed for the Seatown Express club team during high school (2009-13)…Competed for the Seattle Speed during middle school (2006-09).
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PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Donald Jackson and Janice Jackson…Has a brother, TreVaughn Cobbs, and sister, Donnika Jackson…Won the Student Life Award (2010-11), Links Scholarship (2013), Diversity Makes a Difference Award (2013) and the Silver Medal Award (3.5+ GPA; 2013) at Holy Names Academy…National Honors Society member (2010-13)…Lists reading, dancing, cooking, creative writing, running/jogging and bowling as hobbies…Hopes to become a pediatrician…Plans to major in health studies: physical therapy, with a minor in mathematics.