The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Mark Jackson
- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Taylor, Texas
- High School:
- Taylor
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Career Performance List as of 2/5/11 
• 2010 Texas Track & Field Coaches Association Male Athlete of the Year
2010-11
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Recorded a 15th-place finish in the championship long jump (22-5.25/6.84m) and a 12th-place finish in the championship triple jump (47-5.25/14.46m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
• Earned a 10th-place finish in the long jump (23-0.75/7.03m) and an eighth-place finish in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 50-9.25 (15.47m) at the Razorback Invitational
• Posted second-place finishes in the long jump (24-3.75/7.41m) and the triple jump (50-3.75/15.32m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterman in track and field and basketball, three-year letterman in football
• Track and field team captain all four years, three-year captain of football and basketball teams
• Won both the long jump (23-5.75) and triple jump (49-8.75) at the UIL State Championships as a senior
• Placed second (6-6) in the high jump at the UIL State Championships
• Won the long jump (24-8.25) and triple jump (50-6) at the Texas Relays
• Leapt 51-10.75 in the triple jump at the Nike Indoor Nationals, placing first and setting a meet record
• Won the UIL State Championship in the triple jump as a junior with a jump of 49-10.75
• District Champion in the triple jump, high jump, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays as a junior
• Won District Championships in 100m, 200, triple jump and high jump as a sophomore
• Placed second in the triple jump at the UIL State Championships as a sophomore
• Named Austin American-Statesman Prep Athlete of the Year in 2010
• Tabbed 24-3A Basketball Offensive MVP
• Three-year letterman in basketball and football
PERSONAL
Born in Austin, Texas ... son of LaTonya Ephriam and Mark Jackson ... has three siblings, Mikhala, Malik and Knala ... was high school class president ...enrolled in the college of liberal arts.
