Chris Jackson II

Position:
Multi-Events
Height:
6-2
Weight:
0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Country Day School

Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2017)

2016-17: Did not compete during the 2016-17 season…Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: Lettered all four years under David Wilson while attending Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Mich…ranked eighth in the United States in the pentathlon…ranked 15th in the nation for the 17-18 decathlon in 2015…All-Midwest Selection in the decathlon in 2015…USATF Regional Silver Medalist in 2015…claimed All-American accolades at the AAU Junior Olympics in the high jump in 2012…four-time All-State selection…two-time Regional Champion in the 110m hurdles…six-time All-Region selection…four-time All-County selection…school record holder in the 60m hurdles…AP Scholar and Cum Laude graduate…co-author of the internationally published book “Choices: Making Moves to Win”…Mid-West Regional Scholastic Writing Silver Key recipient.

Personal: Son of Lisa and Christopher Jackson…born on Aug. 26, 1998 in Detroit, Mich…has one brother, Matthew…great-great uncle, Edward Gordon, Jr., was a gold medalist in long jump at the 1932 Olympics.

Indoor PR:
60mH - 8.24 (High School)

Outdoor PRs:
110mH - 14.53 (High School)
300mH - 38.78 (High School)
Heptathlon - 5,543 (High School)