Kaila Jackson

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Kaila Jackson
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.07s (Albuquerque, 2023) WU20R
100m: 10.95s (Gainesville, 2024)
200m: 22.28s (Lexington, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Jose 4x100 m
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Mayagüez 4x100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Mayagüez100 m

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]

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References

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