NEW ORLEANS – Little Rock sophomore
Cameron Jackson was named the Sun Belt Conference's Men's Track Athlete of the Week after running the fourth-fastest 100m dash time in league history and the 18
th-fastest time in the world this season.
With a time of 10.10 at the Little Rock Twilight on April 15, Jackson broke the 18-year old record of 10.14 previously held by Chris Johnson and set back in 2004. It registers as the fourth-fastest time ever ran by a Sun Belt athlete and marks a league best this season. He currently ranks seventh in the nation in the event and has virtually assured himself of a qualifying place at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in late May.
Jackson also anchored the 4x100m relay that won with a time of 39.78, marking a new facility record at the Coleman Sports Complex and the second-fastest time in school history. The completed a handoff circuit that included
Cogan DeRousselle,
Taveion Neal and
Troy McKnight with a mark that ranks 23
rd in the NCAA West Prelims Performance List and second in the Sun Belt this season.
This marks Jackson's first career outdoor Sun Belt Athlete of the Week honor and the first a Trojan athlete has claimed this season. He received an indoor Sun Belt Athlete of the Week honor in January.
Little Rock returns to action this weekend at the Red Wolves Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Jackson is next expected to compete at the UTA Under Armour Invitational on April 28 in Arlington, Texas.
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