American athlete (born 2004)
Kaila Jackson
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Nationality | United States |
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Born | (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 20) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Sprint |
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Personal bests | 60m: 7.07s (Albuquerque, 2023) WU20R 100m: 10.95s (Gainesville, 2024) 200m: 22.28s (Lexington, 2024) |
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Kaila Jackson (born 30 June 2004) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In February 2023, she set a new U20 60 metres world record.[1]
Early life
From Redford, Michigan, Jackson attended Renaissance High School and was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Michigan Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. She then joined the University of Georgia.[2][3]
Career
Competing as a freshman, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque in February 2023. She finished fourth in the 200m at the same event.[4] She set a new Women’s world U20 indoor 60m record when she ran 7.07 seconds in Albuquerque, on 10 March 2023.[5] Later that year she finished fourth in the 100m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Austin, Texas in June 2023.[6] In July 2023, she won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in the 4x100 metres relay.[7] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships and was part of the American 4x100m relay team that won gold in a new American U20 national record time. She also finished second in the individual 100 metres race.[8][9]
In March 2024, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in a time of 7.08 seconds.[10] On the same day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres in a time of 22.63 seconds.[11] She ran 10.95 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[12]
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