2019-20 Women's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Michael Wade
Thor Audiss/Wade Event Photography
Michael Wade

KaNeisha Jackson

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Experience:
    2
  • Hometown:
    Elk City, Okla.
  • High School:
    Clinton HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER BESTS
EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
55m 7.46 (12/3/2017, Jonesboro, Ark.) -
60m 8.06 (1/17/2020, Fayetteville, Ark.) -
200m 25.60 (2/24-25/2020, Birmingham, Ala.) 25.14 (3/24/2018, Searcy, Ark.)
400m 58.46 (2/8/2020, College Station, Texas) 57.33 (3/24/2018, Searcy, Ark.)
400m Hurdles - 1:00.82 (5/15/2021, Mobile, Ala. [SBC])
 

2019-20 Team Captain

2021 Outdoor (Junior): Broke the school record in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 1:00.82 as she competed in the event across five meets ... Set a new school record and won the 400m hurdles at the Richard Martin, Jr. Invitational (3/19-20) with a time of 1:01.49 while anchoring the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3:51.82 ... Won the 400m hurdles at the Little Rock Open (4/10) with a time of 1:03.55 ... Broke her streak of wins as she was the runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the Red Wolves Open (4/16-17) with a time of 1:02.36 ... Placed third in the 400m hurdles at the Maroon & White Invite (4/30-5/1) with a time of 1:01.46 ... Ran a new school record time of 1:00.82 in the 400m hurdles to finish fifth at the Sun Belt Championships (5/13-15).

2020-21 Indoor (Senior): Competed in the 400m and the 4x400m relay in four meets, posting a top 400m time of 58.74 ... Opened the indoor season by running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that ran 4:12.81 to place seventh ... Finished ninth in the 400m at the Scarlet & Black Invitational (1/31) with a time of 1:00.09 ... At the Jaguar Invitational (2/7), ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fourth with a time of 3:59.68 while placing 12th in the 400m with a time of 58.74 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished seventh at the Sun Belt Championships (2/22-23) with a time of 3:56.30 while also running the 400m in 59.23 to finish 24th.

2020 Outdoor Season (Junior): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor (Junior): Competed in three events across five meets ... Posted a career-best time in the 200m at the Sun Belt Championships (2/24), running 25.60 to place 31st while also running the third leg of the 4x400m relay that ran 3:50.72, the fifth-best time in school history ... Ran a career-best 400m time of 58.46 in the 400m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/8), placing 20th ... Ran a career-best time of 8.06 in the 60m as she placed 35th in the Arkansas Invitational (1/17) ... Anchored the 4x400m relay at UAB’s Green & Gold Invite (1/25) where the relay ran 3:52.19, the eighth-fastest time in school history while also finishing 10th in the 400m with a time of 58.47.

2019 Outdoor Season (Sophomore): Competed in four meets for the Trojans ... Ran a season-best 25.63 in the 200 meters at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (Apr. 27) while placing second in the 400 meter hurdles (1:03.85) ... Ran a 59.17 in the 400 meters at the Ole Miss Classic (Mar. 30), finishing eighth ... Member of the 4x400 meter relay team in three meets, including the team that ran a 3:56.08 at the Ole Miss Classic to finish second.

2019 Indoor Season (Sophomore): Ran in three meets for Little Rock, including two as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team ... Member of the team that posted a time of 3:57.60 a the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener (Dec. 1) ... Ran a 4:01.10 at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 25) ... Competed in both the 200 (25.92) and 400 meters (1:00.36) at the Samford Open (Jan. 19).

2018 Outdoor Season (Freshman): Earned All-Sun Belt Third Team honors for helping the Trojans place third in the 4x400 at the Sun Belt Championships (May 13) with the fourth-fastest time in program history at 3:44.20... Tied for the second-fastest 400-meter hurdles time in program history at 1:01.93 at the Ole Miss Classic (March 31) and finished fourth... Posted the eighth-fastest 100-meter time in program history at 12.06 seconds at the Sun Belt Championships (May 12) and finished 18th... Ran the 10th-fastest 200 in program history at 25.01 seconds at the Red Wolf Open (April 20-21) and finished fifth... Helped post the 10th-fastest 4x100 time in program history by winning the UCA Open in 47.82 seconds.

2017-18 Indoor Season (Freshman): Tied for the ninth-fastest 60-meter time in program history at 8.08 seconds at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) and finished 24th... Helped post the fifth-fastest 4x400 time in program history with a mark of 3:51.52 at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 20) and finished fifth... Ran a season-best time of 7.46 seconds in the 55-meter dash at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 3) and finished 13th... Ran a season-best time of 25.78 in the 200 at the Jaguar Invitational and finished 24th... Put up a season-best time of 59.30 in the 400 at the Samford Open (Jan. 19-20) and finished ninth... Helped the Trojans post two 4x400 wins for the season at the A-State Invitational (Jan. 26-27) and the A-State Kickoff Klassic.

Before Little Rock: Ran track for four years as a captain of her Clinton High School team, competing in sprints and hurdles...Named a regional champion and runner up as well as a conference champion...Was a state champion and state runner-up as well...Named All-State and the Clinton Breakout Athlete...Also played softball at Clinton.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and Vickey Jackson...Has two older sisters, La Keisha and Ja Meka...Intends to work in the medical field as a family practitioner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'2"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'2"
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    2019-20Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'2"
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