Mercyhurst University Athletics

2009: Ranked as the Lakers’ second-best runner…Captured four top-30 finishes…Opened the season by crossing the tape in 29:00 to take 29th place at the California (Pa.) Invitational on Sept. 5, 2009…Finished in the top-100 in a Division I-dominated field at the Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 19, 2009), placing 72nd with a mark of 20:10…Displayed a reading of 25:44 at the Slippery Rock Invitational (Oct. 3, 2009), good enough for 29th place…Improved her finishes over the next two weeks, taking 15th with a time of 20:17 at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational (Oct. 10, 2009) and 9th with a mark of 25:53 at the Mercyhurst Invitational (Oct. 17, 2009)…Cracked the top-100 at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship (Oct. 31, 2009) in 95th place with a time of 26:19…Rounded out the season at the NCAA Atlantic Regional (Nov. 7, 2009), earning a time of 25:16 and 107th place.

2008: Solid sophomore campaign as the Lakers' second runner...Three top-15 finishes, including two top-5 efforts...Placed third at Penn State-Behrend with a 5K time of 19:47 Sept. 13...Finished 51st at National Catholic Invitational Sept. 19 with a 19:26...Placed second at Mercyhurst Invitational Sept. 27, running a 24:07 6K...Posted season-best 6K time of 22:53 at PSAC Championships, taking 33rd place...Placed 43rd at NCAA East Regional Nov. 8 with a 6K time of 23:51.

2007: Had a standout freshman season...Became one of the most decorated runners in program history, winning three-straight events from Sept. 22-Oct. 7...Became first women's cross country athlete in Mercyhurst history to win GLIAC Runner of the Week honors on Sept. 26...Posted a time of 23:30.31 to win the Allegheny Invitational. It was her first career win and marked the first time in school history that a freshman won an event...Also took top honors at "Race at the Park" and at the Le Moyne Invitational...Posted season-best time of 19:06.1 to place fourth at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational...Placed third at the California (Pa.) Invitational...Finished in 24th at the GLIAC Championships and 32nd at the regional.

High School: Ran cross country and track...Named first team all-conference four consecutive years and was the conference MVP as a senior in 2006...Earned all-conference honors in track running the mile and two mile...Was a state qualifier in 2005...Personal best 5K time was 19:15.

Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 1988...Daughter of David and Roxane Jackson...Major is hotel restaurant institutional management.