Christian Jackson Season 2021

PositionDISTANCE
ClassFreshman
HometownStafford, Va.
High SchoolColonial Forge

2024 Outdoor: Placed 10th in the 800m at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:48.90. 

2024 Indoor: Finished 10th in the DMR clocking in at 9:32.20 at the NCAA Championships... Claimed bronze in the 800m at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:47.76... Placed first at the Boston DMR Challenge competing in the DMR with a time of 9:22.71... Finished first in the 600m with a personal-best time of 1:17.64 at the Music City Challenge... Recorded a personal-best 800m time of 1:47.51 at the Doc Hale VT Meet... Placed fourth in the 1000m with a time of 2:25.65 at the Virginia Tech Challenge. 

2023 Outdoor: Did not compete. 

2023 Indoor: Did not compete. 

2022 Outdoor: Ran as part of the distance medley relay team that finished second at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 9:42.38 ... Posted a time of 1:56.97 in the 800m to finish 17th at the Tennessee Relays ... Opened his outdoor season with a time of 3:52.98 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays.

2022 Indoor: Debuted for Virginia Tech by running the 800m leg on the ACC title-winning distance medley relay that ran 9:35.00 at the ACC Championships ... Also at the ACC Championships posted a career best time of 1:52.65 in the open 800m.

High School: District and Regional champion in both 1,000m and 4x800m relay in 2021 ... Virginia 6A runner-up in 1,000m with a school-record time of 2:31.69 ... Finished third as a member of the 4x800m relay at Virginia 6A Indoor State Championships ... District champion in the 800m and 4x400m relay ... Regional champion in 800m and as a member of the 4x400m and 4x800m relays ... Set new regional records in 800m, 4x400m, and 4x800m in 2021 ... Runner-up in the 800m and 4x400m at the Virginia 6A Outdoor Championships ... Earned All-Area Track Athlete honors indoor and outdoor in 2021.

Personal: Born August 1 in Philadelphia ... Son of Tiffany Fields ... Has two sisters, Savannah and Jazsmine ... Plans to major in Sports Media & Analytics.

Christian Jackson's Track and Field Career Bests

IndoorOutdoor

800m – 1:47.51, Doc Hale VT Meet (2024)

800m – 1:56.97, Tennessee Relays (2022)
1500m – 3:52.98, Raleigh Relays (2022)