2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Destiny Jackson

Destiny Jackson

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    North Springs
  • Hometown:
    Buford, Ga.
2022: Outdoor – Posted a season-best time of 24.24 for 44th in the 200-meter dash at the Florida Relays…Had top-five finishes in the 200m at the FSU Relays (fourth) and Torrin Lawrence Memorial (fifth)…Ran her fastest 400m (54.14) for third at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Took 30th in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships…Had a pair of top-five finishes in the 400m at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial (54.27) and Georgia Tech Invitational (54.26).

Indoor – Ran a 24.31 in the 200-meter dash for 10th at the USC Indoor Open…Ran on the 4x400m relay that registered a ninth-place finish (3:41.03) at SEC Championships…Also part of 11th place distance medley relay at SECs thanks to a 11:37.22.

2021: Outdoor – Finished 16th in the 100-meter dash prelims at the SEC Championships with an 11.93…Had a season-best time of 23.88 for 13th in the 200m prelims at SECs…Part of the ninth-fastest 4x400m relay team in UGA history at 3:36.00 as the Lady Bulldogs took 14th at the NCAA East Prelims…Third in the 100m and fourth in the 200m at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial.

Indoor – Had a season-best 60m time of 7.54 for sixth at the USC Indoor Open…Won the Clemson Invitational 60m after crossing the finish line in 7.63….Finished 20th in the 60m prelims at the SEC Championships with a 7.64…Took 17th in the 200m prelims at the SEC Championships thanks to a personal record of 23.96, which ranks ninth in school history…Won the Clemson Invitational in the 200m after crossing the finish line in 24.74.

2020: Indoor – Had a season-best 200-meter dash time of 24.31 for 22nd in the prelims at the SEC Championships…Clocked a 300m time of 39.63 for third in the 300m at the Bob Pollock Invitational.

Kennesaw State (2018-19): Part of outdoor track and field squad that captured the 2018 Atlantic Sun Conference title…Personal-best 200-meter dash time of 24.11.

High School: Qualified for the 2017 GHSA 5A state meet in the 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay, taking eighth in the 200m and 11thin the 100m…4x400m relay team was No. 1 in the nation and recognized by MileSplit…Personal-best 100m time of 11.90…Member of Honors Program for last two years…Attended Buford High School for three and a half years before transferring to North Springs…Graduated with honors…Also did competitive cheer.

Personal: Born Nov. 29, 1999…Daughter of Michael and Olympia Jackson…Cousin, Duke Shelley, plays for the NFL’s Chicago Bears….Majoring in Psychology.
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