Kaila Jackson
American athlete (born 2004)
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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.[1]
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| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60 m: 7.07 s (Albuquerque, 2023) WU20R 100 m: 10.93 s (Lexington, 2026) 200 m: 22.28 s (Lexington, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2][3]
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.[4] She set a new Women’s world U20 indoor 60 m record when she ran 7.07 seconds in Albuquerque, on 10 March 2023.[5] 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.[6] In July 2023, she won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[7] 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.[8][9]
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.[10] On the same day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres in a time of 22.63 seconds.[11] She ran 10.95 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[12]
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).[13]
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.[14] On 24 July, she was a finalist at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 100 metres, placing seventh overall.[15][16]