LSU Gold
Position
Sprints
Height
5'4
Class
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown
Wake Forest, N.C.
High School
South Granville HS
Previous School
Arkansas
Experience
TR
Indoor Class
Redshirt Sophomore

Shawnti Jackson’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week 1x (01/16/24)

2025 OUTDOOR (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS)
Closed the season clocking a wind-aided collegiate-best time of 11.05 seconds in the 100 meter at the NCAA West First Round… finished fifth in the 4×100-meter relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships with their team time of 43.30 seconds… finished 13th at the conference meet in the 100m… took first in the 4×400-meter relay twice, second in the sprint-medley relay and 17th in the 4×100 at the Texas Relays to open the year… finished first in the 4×100 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational with their time of 42.90 seconds.

2025 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT ARKANSAS)
Did not compete.

2024 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS)
Did not compete.

2024 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS)
Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships in 60 meter and 200 meter… finished 16th in the 60m (7.39) and 15th in 200m (23.62) during NCAA Indoor Championship prelims… competed in the 60m at SEC Indoor Championships, placing ninth in prelims with a 7.25… won 60m at Tyson Invitational in 7.23 after a 7.21 in prelims, also member of winning 4×400-meter relay (3:28.55), split 50.52 on second leg… set a collegiate best of 7.18 in 60m prelims at Razorback Invitational, finished seventh in final with a 7.25… placed third in 200m with a career best 22.77 at Razorback Invitational… in Razorback debut at Arkansas Invitational, produced a career best of 52.10 to win 400m and ran on winning 4x400m relay (3:28.79 meet record) with a 51.71 anchor leg… the 52.10 ranks No. 9 U.S. U20 all-time, and No. 10 World U20 all-time.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – South Granville HS
The No. 1 U20 sprinter in the world in 2023… senior season included multiple national records during indoor season: 55 meter (equal 6.67), 60 meter (7.16), 200 meter (low-altitude 22.91) and 300 meter (36.63)… in addition to 100-meter-national record, Jackson anchored United States 4×100-meter relay to an American Junior record of 42.88 seconds at the U20 Pan Am Championships in Puerto Rico… won USATF U20 title in 200m with a then career best of 22.48 for the meet record, bettering the 20.49 set in 2014 by Kaylin Whitney… claimed the Pan Am title in career best of 22.35 (1.6 wind)… in lowering the national record in the 100m to 10.89 seconds, Jackson improved her previous best marks of 11.15 and 11.07w from 2022 season… claimed 2023 North Carolina 2A State titles in 100m (11.33w), 200m (22.70w), and 400m (53.02)… won 200m titles at Penn Relays in 23.11 and NYC Grand Prix in 22.70… ran 11.00 to capture 100m at Brooks PR Invitational… as a junior in 2022, competing at Wakefield HS in North Carolina, won 4A State titles in 100m (11.45, -2.5 wind), 200m (23.19) and 400m (52.32)… also member of winning 4x400m relay in 4A State meet, running anchor leg on 3:54.23 performance.

PERSONAL
Born May 4, 2005… Hometown is Wake Forest, N.C… daughter of Bershawn and Shannon Jackson… has two siblings… father is a Olympic and World Championship medalist.

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