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2020-21 Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

Kwesi Jackson

  • Class Junior
  • Event Throws
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High School Dreher

Biography

    CCU Personal Bests    
Outdoor
Hammer      47.65m   


KWESI JACKSON TFRRS PAGE

2021 (Junior)
Outdoor Season
  • Competed in the hammer throw at eight meets on the outdoor season
  • Had two top-10 finishes, including a fourth-place result at the Weems Baskin with a season-best throw of 47.65 meters
  • Also finished seventh with a throw of 43.97 meters at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge
  • Finished 11th in the hammer throw with a distance of 42.33 meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Placed 12th in the hammer throw at the Gamecock Invitational (44.42 meters) and 14th at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (41.28 meters)
  • Recorded a throw of 46.60 meters in the hammer to finish 15th at the UF Tom Jones Invitational

2020 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season  (*Season Ended Early Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic*)
  • No competition
  • Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (3.00-3.49 GPA for the academic year)

2019 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season
  • Did not compete in a meet

High School
  • Lettered in both track & field, weightlifting, and football at Dreher High School
  • Richland School District 1 shot put champion his senior year
  • A Region 4 shot put champion as a senior 
  • A 4A SCHSL state championship qualifier in the shot put, placing fourth at the state championship meet
  • An SCHSL state high school weightlifting qualifier, placing seventh overall
  • Earned all-region honors in weightlifting
  • Team captain of the football team
  • A two-time honorable mention offensive lineman of the week by The State
  • Had the most pancake blocks in a game (8) his senior year
  • Earned district honors in the orchestra
  • A cello section leader
  • A member of the National Honor Society
  • An AME debutant and master participant
  • A Columbia Urban League Young & Gifted 100 Black Men Class representative
  • A Life scholarship recipient
  • Also a YPD Vice President

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Throws
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Throws
    5'9"