Charlotte 49ers

Cross Country

  Aja Jackson

Aja Jackson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.

High School:
E.E. Waddell

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
04/22/1987

Cross Country 2008: Earned All-Conference honors for her ninth place finish at the A-10 Conference Championships...Turned in her best 6K time of the year at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 22:07. Outdoor 2008: Won the 800m and 1500m events at the A-10 Championships. Ran the second leg of the DMR team that placed third at the Carolina Invitational...Went 2:08.44 at the Princeton Invitational and went 4:31.26 at the Duke Invitational in the 1500m race... Second runner on the 4x800m team that finished fifth at the Raleigh Relays... Indoor 2008: Most Outstanding Track Performer at the A-10 Championships...Winner of the 800m and 1500m runs at the A-10 Championships...Snapped school records in the 800m and mile runs...Set the school record in the 800m run with a time of 2:07.39 at the Notre Dame Last Chance Meet...Ran a 4:51.62 to set the school record in the mile at the A-10 Championships... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x800m team that placed second at the A-10 Championships...Ran the leadoff leg of the DMR team that placed third at the Carolina Invitational. Cross Country 2007: All Atlantic 10 Performer...Back to Back Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week (9/4, 9/10)...Was the winner in the first four events of season...Ran a season best time of 18:02.20 at the Gamecock Invitational...Placed third at the Furman Invitational...Finished 15th at the Atlantic 10 Championships in a time of 19:20...Finished 54th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. Outdoor 2007: Set the school record and was an NCAA Championship qualifier with an 800m time of 2:06.76 at the NCAA East Regional...Was first on team with 1500m time of 4:30.55 at the Duke Invitational. Indoor 2007: 800m @ Notre Dame LC with record holding time of 2:09.75, Mile @ A-10 4:54.48, Distance Medley Relay @ Clemson Invite 12:12.43 Cross Country 2006: Won the 3k at the Charlotte Relay with a time of 10:39...Finished seventh in the 5k at Winthrop with a time of 19:07...Finished seventh at the 6k at George Mason with a time of 22:29.34...Finished 12that the A-10 Championships with a time of 18:32.25, earning All-Conference Honors. Outdoor 2006: 800m @ GA Tech Invite 2:09.43, 4x800m @ A-10 9:05.82, 1500m @ Charlotte Invitational 4:37.08, 4x400m @ E. Region 3:39.36. Indoor 2006: 800m @ A-10 2:11.93, mile @ Clem.Inv. 5:08.15, distance medley @ Clem. Inv. 11:57.85, 4x400m @ Clem. Open 3:49.20, 4x800m @ A-10 9:29.33 Cross Country 2005: Seventh at Atlantic 10 Championships to earn all-conference award ... Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year as the highest-placing freshman ... Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week ... Scored and was third on the team in all seven meets this fall ... 42nd at NCAA Southeast Regional with a season-best 6K time of 21:34.1, ranking her among school's all-time top 10 ... 8th of 118 at Clemson Invitational in her first-ever collegiate 5K race.Prep: Charlotte Observer Girls Athlete of the Year in 2005 ... Established a Mecklenburg County record in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:12.68 ... Waddell's Athlete of the Year ... Captured 2005 AAU Junior Olympic National Championship in the 800 (2:12.21) ... Runner-Up in the 1,500 (4:51) ... 2005 North Carolina state champion in both the 800 and 1,600 ... 2004 N.C. state runner-up in the 800 as a junior ... Fourth in the 1,600 that year ... 2004 Junior Olympic National Champion in the 800 ... Bronze medalist in the 1,500 ... Third place at 2004 state indoor meet in the 500.Personal: Daughter of Velda D. Jackson ... Four siblings: Ayanna, Asante, Alexis and Ahmad ...Majoring in Sociology... Born April 22, 1987.