Meg Jackson - Women's Track & Field - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

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2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Meg Jackson

Meg Jackson

Position:

Throws
Height:

6-0
Class:

Senior
Hometown:

Winchester, Ore.
High School:

Roseburg HS
Prev School:

Lane CC

Summary
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2019 (Senior)
Outdoor:

Competed in eight outdoor meets on the season.
Earned a first-place finish in shot put with a throw of 12.70m (41’ 8”) at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Mar. 28-30).
Participated in three throwing events (SP, HT and JT), recording a sixth-place finish and a pair of 10^th-place finishes. Finished sixth in shot put (12.64m, 41’ 5.75”) and 10^th in both hammer throw (45.01m, 147’ 8”) and setting a personal best mark in javelin (41.88m 137’ 5”).
At the Rainbow Relays (Mar. 22-23), set PR throws in SP (12.89m, 42’ 3.5”) and HT (47.34m, 155’ 4”).
Secured a seventh-place finish in shot put (12.85m, 42’ 2”) at the Big West Outdoor Championships (May 10-11).
Named academic all-Big West.

Indoor:

Competed in three indoor meets on the season.
Earned a PR throw of 12.47m (40’ 11”) in shot put at the UW Invitational.
At the Boise State Challenge, finished sixth-overall in shot put with a mark of 12.00m (39’ 4.5”)
Finished 20th in shot put (12.34, 40’ 6”) at the MPSF Indoor Championships.

2018 (Junior):
Outdoor

In first outdoor meet - Hornet Invitational - put up season bests for the shot put (12.63m - 41’5.25”) and the javelin (40.38m - 133’6”).
Placed fifth in the shot put, reaching 12.39m (40’7.75”) at the Rainbow Relays.
Secured fifth in the javelin with a distance of 39.00m (127’11”) for fifth and set a season best in the hammer with a mark of 42.43m (139’2”) at the Steve Scott Invitational.
At the Big West Championships, placed eighth in the javelin (39.63m - 130’0”) and 12th in the shot put (12.00m - 39’4.5”).

Indoor

Threw in three indoor meets in first season at UH.
Made UH debut at the UW Invitational.
Best weight throw performance of 11.81m (38’9”) came at the UW Open.

Prior to UH:

Attended Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore., aiding the Titans to consecutive NWAC Southern Region Championships (2016-17)
Competed in track and field for two seasons, also playing basketball for one season
Finished second in the hammer throw at the NWAC Championships with a career-long 135-11 (41.67m)
Earned second place in the shot put at the NWAC Championships with a career-best toss of 40-10.5 (12.46m)
Registered a 133-10 (40.79m) javelin mark to finish third at the NWAC Championships
2017 NWAC Southern Region Champion in the javelin, reaching 128-10.75 (39.28m)
Earned third place at the 2016 NWAC Southern Region Championships in the discus, fourth in the javelin and was sixth in the hammer throw
Earned a personal-best javelin distance of 135-10.25 (41.41m) at the 2017 Chico State Outdoor Twilight and Distance Festival
Registered a personal-best discus throw of 110-2 (33.57m) at the 2017 Lane Preview
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Deans List and Presidents List

Prep:

A 2015 graduate of Roseburg High School in Roseburg, Ore.
Played basketball for two years and lettered in track and field all four years
As a senior, finished eighth at the OSAA 6A State Championships in the shot put with a mark of 37-2 (11.32m) and went to the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, where she finished 21st in the javelin.
Recorded top marks of 128-10 (39.26m) in the javelin, 95-11 (29.23m) in the discus and 37-10.25 (11.53m) in the shot put
Member of the National Honor Society
Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class

Personal:

Born in Roseburg, Ore.
Intended major is in Biochemistry
Parents are Jennifer and Mike Jackson of Winchester, Ore.

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