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2026-27 Women's Track & Field Roster

Katja Jackson

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Lowell HS
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.

Biography

PERFORMANCE REFERENCE



2025-26 | SENIOR SEASON

Competed in 10 meets for the Big Red her senior season in mid distance events, including qualifying for both Indoor and Outdoor Ivy Heps... she broke her 400m personal best at the Larry Ellis invite with a time of 57.81, placing 20th... Jackson was also apart of the distance medley relay team that won the event at the Ivy Indoor Heps Championship with a time of 11:18.98.

2024-25 | JUNIOR SEASON
Set a new PB and placed third in the 1000m at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with a time of 2:50.75...took first in the 800m at the Transatlantic Series in 2:09.10.

2023-24 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Placed first in the 1000m at the Southern Tier Invite with a personal-best time of 2:59.78... set career-best 800m time of 2:08.36 at the Virginia Challenge... competed at Outdoor Heps with the 4x800 team, placing second.

2022-23 I FRESHMAN SEASON  
Set her top marks at Heps in the 3000 (9:55.71) and 3000S (11:04.53)… fastest mile took place at the indoor IC4A Championships (4:50.78)… claimed the 3000 crown at the UConn Dog Fight.

PRIOR TO CORNELL  
She earned top-10 in school history in the 100m-hurdles, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 3 mile, and 5k... San Francisco All City Champion in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles in 2019... San Francisco All City Champion in the 800m run in 2022... sprinter team captain in 2022... 2nd place in the Mariner Invitational in 2021 (XC)… 8th place in the Clovis Invitational in 2021 (XC). 
 
PERSONAL
Katja Lisbet Jackson is the daughter of Patrick Jackson and Mari Tuominen... has a sister... she is enrolled in the College of Human Ecology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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  • 2026-27Graduate Student

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