Jackson Collects First Big 12 Honor
September 24, 2019 04:14 PM | Cross Country
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Hayley Jackson of the West Virginia University cross country team has been named the Big 12 Women's Runner of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
Jackson took second place at the Lock Haven Invitational in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21, crossing the West Branch Cross Country Course (6k) finish line in 20:42. The finish matched a career-best time for Jackson, which she set at the Big 12 Championship in 2018.
A native of Lusby, Maryland, Jackson earned her first career top-five finish at Lock Haven, while the performance marked the second top-10 finish of her career. Jackson was the first of seven Mountaineers to place in the top 10.
As a team, WVU collected the victory at Lock Haven with a perfect, 15-point score. Saturday's field featured 37 schools and 403 runners, the largest meet Lock Haven University has ever hosted.
The honor is the first of Jackson's career and the first for WVU this season. Jackson is the sixth Mountaineer in program history to earn the conference's weekly honor, as redshirt senior Olivia Hill and sophomore Charlotte Wood collected the accolade in 2018. Amy Cashin (2017), Jillian Forsey (2016) and Sarah Martinelli (2013) also have been named the Big 12 Women's Runner of the Week.
WVU returns to competition on Saturday, Oct. 5, as they travel to the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the first time in program history. The women's 5k race at the University of Arkansas Cross Country Course is tabbed for 11:40 a.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Jackson took second place at the Lock Haven Invitational in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21, crossing the West Branch Cross Country Course (6k) finish line in 20:42. The finish matched a career-best time for Jackson, which she set at the Big 12 Championship in 2018.
A native of Lusby, Maryland, Jackson earned her first career top-five finish at Lock Haven, while the performance marked the second top-10 finish of her career. Jackson was the first of seven Mountaineers to place in the top 10.
As a team, WVU collected the victory at Lock Haven with a perfect, 15-point score. Saturday's field featured 37 schools and 403 runners, the largest meet Lock Haven University has ever hosted.
The honor is the first of Jackson's career and the first for WVU this season. Jackson is the sixth Mountaineer in program history to earn the conference's weekly honor, as redshirt senior Olivia Hill and sophomore Charlotte Wood collected the accolade in 2018. Amy Cashin (2017), Jillian Forsey (2016) and Sarah Martinelli (2013) also have been named the Big 12 Women's Runner of the Week.
WVU returns to competition on Saturday, Oct. 5, as they travel to the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the first time in program history. The women's 5k race at the University of Arkansas Cross Country Course is tabbed for 11:40 a.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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