2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

Jackson Powers

  • Position Decathlon
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School Lipscomb Academy

Biography

PR’s:
Indoor:
Heptathlon –4,351 … 60m – 7.59 ... 200m – 24.05 ... 1,000m – 2:48.96 ... 55H –8.74 ... 60H - 9.17 … Long Jump - 19-8.75 (6.01m)... Shot Put – 40-4.25 (12.30m)


Outdoor: Decathlon –5,654 … 100m – 11.98 ... 400m –52.93 ... 1,500m –4:47.81 ... 110H –17.20 ... Long Jump - 18-7.75 (5.68m) ... High Jump –5-7.00 (1.71m) ... Pole Vault – 13-7.00 (4.15m) ... Shot Put - 34-2.00 (10.41m) ... Discus –113-7.00 (34.63m) ... Javelin –109-9.00 (33.47m)


2015-16

Indoor:

• Placed 11th in the heptathlon with 4,217 points at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. His best performance came in the 1,000m where he ran a time of 2:49.11 to finish second.
• Collected 3,962 points in the heptathlon at the Buccaneer Invitational to finish in seventh. His best event came in the 1,000m where he produced the fastest time of 2:55.46 to win the event.
• Opened up the season at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet and competed in the high jump (5-6.5 (1.69m)) and placed fifth, participated in the pole vault (13-1.75 (4.01m)) and place fifth and threw a PR in the shot put (40-4.25 (12.30m)) and finished in fourth

Outdoor:

Did not compete

2014-15

• Competed unattached

2013-14

Indoor: 

• Placed third at the Appalachian Indoor Invite in the 4x400m and took eighth in the long jump
• Finished fourth in the 1,000m run at the Hilton Garden Invite and placed eighth in the pole vault
• Took fourth in the 400m dash at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet
• At the SoCon Indoor Championships: third in the 60H with a PR of 9.17, sixth in the long jump, first in the 1,000m run with a PR of 2:48.96, second in the shot put with a PR of 37’ 2.5", fifth in the 60m dash, fifth in the high jump, second in pole vault, and third in the heptathlon with a PR of 4351

Outdoor:

• At the SoCon Outdoor Championships: fourth in the 400m dash with a PR of 52.93, first in the 1,500m run with a PR of 4:47.81, fifth in the high jump with a PR of 5’ 7.25”, 10th in the 100m dash with a PR of 11.98, second in the pole vault with a PR of 13’ 7.25”, ninth in the long jump with a PR of 18’ 7.75”, eighth in the javelin, first in the discus with a PR of 113’ 7”, fourth in the shot put, and fifth in the 110H and fourth in the decathlon

High School

• Also lettered three years in wrestling
• Was student body president during his senior year

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Multis
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Multis
  • 2015-16Junior

    Multis
  • 2016-17Senior

    Decathlon