2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Penny Jackson
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Centerville, Ga.
- High School:
- Northside HS
Bio
| PERSONAL BESTS | |
| 5K | 20:09.1 |
| 6K | 25:41.1 |
AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
Cross Country
- Season best 5k: 20:04.33
- Ran a 20:04.33 at the MGA/Julius Johnson Invitational
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
Cross Country
- Season best 20:18.0 (5k); 25:41.1 (6k)
- Finished 8th in season opener at Firetower Project Run
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Cross Country
- Season best: 20:09.10 (5k)
- Ran a 20:09.10 5k at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet, placing 88th
- Season Bests: 1500m (5:32.13); 5000m (19:59.22); 10000m (39:26.25)
- Finished 14th in 5000m Run at Yellow Jacket Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
- Season best: 20:41.00 (5k)
- Ran a 20:41.00 5k at the North Alabama Showcase (DI South Regional Preview)
- Ran a 22:21.50 at the Southern Conference Championships, placing 69th
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year cross country team captain and three-time state meet qualifier
- Won seven total awards for her performance on the course – four All-Houston County awards and a trio of all-region honors
- Set her 5K personal best of 20:49 as a seniorÂ
- On the track, she was a three-time region champion in the 3200-meter, winning the event in 2018, 2020 and 2021, and a two-time 1600-meter champion. She took the top podium spot in the 1600-meter in back-to-back seasons as a junior and senior while setting school records of 5:43 (1600) and 12:05 (3200) in the spring of 2021
- Won both the 1600- and 3200-meter races at the 2021 Houston County Track and Field Championship and was the highest scoring female
- Also participated in soccer and wrestling. Won the county championship for the 112-pound division and finished 16th out of 256 participants at the GHSA State Wrestling Tournament
- Capped off her athletic career with recognition as Northside High School's Female Student-Athlete of the Year
- Finished fourth in her class of 400 students and was a 2021 Star Student. Participated in the Beta Club and the Partners Club, which assisted with the Special Olympics
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Jennifer and Kevin Jackson
- Has two siblings, Andrew and Nathan Jackson
- A computer engineering major at Mercer
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