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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Shawnti Jackson

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SOUTH GRANVILLE HS
CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 10.89

Music City Track Carnival - 100m

1st

Class 2A State Meet - 100m

1st

Class 2A State Meet - 200m

1st

Class 2A State Meet - 400m
“Whether it was racing against her elite high school peers, college or professional athletes, Shawnti Jackson embraced competing at the highest level throughout the year, and the results were a trio of U.S. prep records. Jackson also continued to climb the World Under-20 ranks, highlighted by equaling the age 18 all-time best of 10.89 in the 100-meter dash.”
Erik Boal
editor at DyeStat.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior set the national high school record this past season and matched the No. 1 world clocking in history for 18-year-olds in the 100-meter dash, breaking the tape in a wind-legal 10.89 seconds at the Music City Track Carnival. She also won Class 2A state titles in the 100, 200 and 400 to rank in the top three nationally among 2023 girls prep competitors in all three events among girls prep competitors. This past indoor season, Jackson produced the fastest performance in U.S. prep history in both the 60-meter dash, finishing fifth with a time of 7.16 seconds at the 2023 Millrose Games, and the 300, winning the 2023 Virginia Showcase in 36.63. 

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Academic Achievement

Jackson has maintained a 3.0 weighted GPA. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Arkansas this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Jackson has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity in addition to serving as a camp counselor at a Creative Learning Daycare/Pre-K. She’s also a youth mentor in her church community and also donates her time participating in local food drives and as a youth track coach for Run U Xpress.