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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tom Kendall
Tom Connelly

Amber Jackson

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Gateway
  • Hometown Kissimmee, Fla.

Biography

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2014-15 Indoor: Set school record with a 5.61m long jump at the Jack Pyrah Invitational…finished in 16th place at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 10.21m triple jump… used a 4.88m long jump to finish in 17th place at the Atlantic 10 Championships… also competed at the Jack Pyrah Invitational and the Yale Giegengack Invitational… earned A-10 Performer of the Week on December 10th following her performance at the Jack Pyrah Invitational.

2015 Outdoor: Finished in second place at the Lehigh Games in the long jump with a 5.28 meter leap… used a 5.46m long jump to finish in 12th place at the Atlantic 10 Championship… finished in sixth place at the Rider Invite in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump with distances of 5.33m and 10.85m… also competed at the Colonial Relays and the Larry Ellis.

2015-2016 Indoor: Opened the season in the triple jump and long jump at the Jack Pyrah Invitational in 11.05m and 5.30m…jumped 10.52m in the triple jump and 4.82m in long at the Great Dane Classic...leaped a 10.56m in the triple jump at the NYC Gotham Cup…competed in the Lehigh Classic with a season best jump of 5.41 in long jump…at the Yale Giegengack Invite jumped 10.85m for triple jump and 4.94 for long jump…during the Atlantic 10 Championships jumped 5.21m for long jump and 10.77 for triple jump.

2016 Outdoors: Set a personal best with a 11.42m in the triple jump at the Atlantic 10 Championships where she placed eighth...jumped a 5.39m in the long jump for a season best at the Atlantic 10 Championships...finished first at the Stony Brook Quad Meet in the triple jump with a 10.71 leap...placed second with a 5.34m jump in the 2016 Lehigh Games in the long jump...placed second in the triple jump at the 2016 Lehigh Games jumping 11.08m...jumped 10.63m for a fourth place finish at the Rider invite.

High School: Earned ten varsity letters across three sports during her career at Gateway...Earned two varsity letter in Volleyball and four in Weightlifting, in addition to the four she earned for Track & Field...Her junior season was a breakout year; she was a FHSAA 4A District and Regional qualifier in the long jump and triple jump, while she was a FHSAA 4A state qualifier in the triple jump...Her senior season was even stronger; she was Osceola County Orange Belt Conference Champion in the triple jump...She also took first place honors in both the long jump and triple jump at both FHSAA 4A District and Regional meets...She was a FHSAA 4A State qualifier in both the long jump and triple jump...She currently holds the school record at Gateway for both the long jump and triple jump...Received the Bright House Breakfast of Champion’s Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year for Osceola County.  

Major: Communications

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    J
    5'4"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    J
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Junior

    J
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Senior

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