2016
Opened the season by teaming with Bryan Stamey for a 13th-place finish at the McNeese State Relays where they clocked 28 minutes, 41 seconds for 8k … Placed 29th in LSU Invitational with a time of 17:03.29 in the 5k race at Highland Road Park … Crossed with a time of 16:13.15 at the Rice Invitational as he posted a 108th-place finish in Houston … Also ran at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
2015
Placed 11th at Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival with a time of 16 minutes, 58.2 seconds … Finished in the Top 10 at the LSU Invitational clocking 16:14.67, a personal-best 5k time … Clocked 26:30 for 122nd place at the Texas A&M Invitational … Posted another 122nd-place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival with a personal-best 8k time of 25:45.92 … Placed 102nd with a time of 26:27.99 at the Crimson Classic … Wrapped up his freshman season a the SEC Championships with a time of 26:22.8 for 104th place at the 10k course.
PRIOR TO LSU
A standout distance runner in the state of Texas during his prep career at Liberty Christian School located in Argyle … Helped lead Liberty Christian to three-straight Class 5A team state championships from 2013-15 while competing in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools … Earned a pair of fourth-place finishes in the TAPPS Class 5A state finals in both the 1,600 meters (4:37.84) and 3,200 meters (9:51.85) in his senior season in 2015 … Also a regional bronze medalist in both events en route to a return trip to the TAPPS Class 5A State Championships held at Baylor University in Waco … Was the TAPPS Class 5A bronze medalist in the 3,200 meters during his junior season with a personal-best time of 9:50.96 in the state final … Also clocked a personal-best time of 4:31.57 for fourth place in the Class 5A state final of the 1,600 meters to highlight his junior season at Liberty Christian School in 2014 … Swept District 1-5A titles in both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters in 2014 … Qualified for the 2014 state meet with a silver-medal-winning second-place finish in the 1,600 meters (4:34.40) and bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the 3,200 meters (10:16.27) at the regional meet … First appeared at the TAPPS Class 5A State Championships as a sophomore in 2013 when he placed eighth in the 1,600 meters (4:43.55) and seventh in the 3,200 meters (10:11.14) with a pair of seasonal-best times in the state finals … Also a standout in cross country during his prep career at Liberty Christian School … Was the TAPPS Class 5A state bronze medalist in cross country during his junior season in 2013 with a 16:24.00 on the 5k course at the state meet … Crowned the District 1-5A Champion in cross country after running a winning time of 16:15.10 for 5,000 meters to highlight his senior season in 2014.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jackson Cleanth Fountain … Born on Nov. 10, 1996 … Parents are Trudy Fountain-James and Derrell James and Mark and Lora Hanzalik … Has 10 brothers and sisters … Lived in New Orleans until age 8 before moving with his family to Argyle, Texas … Moved back to New Orleans after graduating high school … Graduated with honors from Liberty Christian School with a 3.7 cumulative grade-point average … Was a Dale Hansens Scholar-Athlete and member of the National Honor Society while in high school … Plans to major in marine biology at LSU.