Kaila Jackson

Kaila Jackson
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 7.07 s (Albuquerque, 2023) WU20R
100 m: 10.93 s (Lexington, 2026)
200 m: 22.28 s (Lexington, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 San Jose4 × 100 m
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Mayagüez4 × 100 m
Silver medal – second place2023 Mayagüez100 m

Kaila Jackson (born 30 June 2004) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In February 2023, she set a new U20 60 metres world record.

Early life

From Redford, Michigan, Jackson attended Renaissance High School and was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Michigan Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. She then joined the University of Georgia.

Career

Competing as a freshman, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque in February 2023. She finished fourth in the 200 m at the same event. She set a new Women’s world U20 indoor 60 m record when she ran 7.07 seconds in Albuquerque, on 10 March 2023. Later that year she finished fourth in the 100 m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Austin, Texas in June 2023. In July 2023, she won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay. In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships and was part of the American 4 × 100 m relay team that won gold in a new American U20 national record time. She also finished second in the individual 100 metres race.

In March 2024, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in a time of 7.08 seconds. On the same day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres in a time of 22.63 seconds. She ran 10.95 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.

She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.16 seconds (+1.3 m/s).

In May 2026, Jackson ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.93 seconds to qualify from the NCAA Regionals for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships. On 24 July, she was a finalist at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 100 metres, placing seventh overall.

References

  1. ↑ "Kalia Jackson". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "K.Jackson". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kaila Jackson is 2022 Gatorade Michigan Track & Field Player of the Year". mlive. July 1, 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "KAILA JACKSON 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S 60M AND 4TH PLACE 200M - SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ratified: world records for Duplantis, Bol and Seifu, world U20 records for Jackson and Sosna". World Athletics. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kaila Jackson 4th Place Women's 100m and 6th Place 4x100m Relay - NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2023". Runnerspace. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "BECKMON, BRAHE-PEDERSEN SHARE RECORD-BREAKING MOMENT ON GOLD MEDAL U.S. 4X100 RELAY AT NACAC UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "KAILA JACKSON, CAMRYN DICKSON, AVERY LEWIS AND SHAWNTI JACKSON SET AMERICAN U20 4X100 RECORD AT PAN AMERICAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 6 August 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Alana Reid Secures Victory in Women's 100m at Pan American U20 Championships". Trackalerts. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Women's 60m Final". Watch Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Women's 200m Final". Watch Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "NCAA EAST: ALIDA VAN DAALEN UNCORKS BIG THROW IN DISCUS TO ADVANCE TO EUGENE". Dyestat. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (25 July 2026). "Noah Lyles (9.79 PB) & Sha'Carri Richardson (10.77 SB) light up New York with World and US-leading 100m times". Lets Run. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "USA Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.