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Kaila Jackson

Kaila Jackson

American athlete

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]

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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 Chmpionship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[12]

References

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    "Kalia Jackson". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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    "K.Jackson". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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    "Kaila Jackson is 2022 Gatorade Michigan Track & Field Player of the Year". mlive. July 1, 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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    "KAILA JACKSON 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S 60M AND 4TH PLACE 200M - SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "Ratified: world records for Duplantis, Bol and Seifu, world U20 records for Jackson and Sosna". World Athletics. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "Kaila Jackson 4th Place Women's 100m and 6th Place 4x100m Relay - NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2023". Runnerspace. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "BECKMON, BRAHE-PEDERSEN SHARE RECORD-BREAKING MOMENT ON GOLD MEDAL U.S. 4X100 RELAY AT NACAC UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "KAILA JACKSON, CAMRYN DICKSON, AVERY LEWIS AND SHAWNTI JACKSON SET AMERICAN U20 4X100 RECORD AT PAN AMERICAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 6 August 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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    "Alana Reid Secures Victory in Women's 100m at Pan American U20 Championships". Trackalerts. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Women's 60m Final". Watch Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Women's 200m Final". Watch Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  12. [12]
    Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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