University of Houston Athletics
CenterPoint Energy Student Athlete of the Week - Jasmine Jackson
5/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
May 4, 2005
Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
![]() Jasmine Jackson |
| 4/11/05: Diana Martin 4/4/05: Kevin Newman 3/28/05: Matt Farrington 3/21/05: Crystal Briscoe 3/14/05: Andrew Carruthers 3/7/05: Alicia Cave 2/28/05: Brian Latham 2/21/05: Daphne Andre 2/14/05: Biljana Dimovska 2/7/05: Zach Mowbray 12/20/04: Sherika Hardaway 12/13/04: Cinthia Piva 12/6/04: Andre Owens 11/22/04: Sancho Lyttle 11/15/04: Anna Kiess 11/8/04: Dustin Bell 11/1/04: Szintia Szanto 10/25/04: Loure Dews 10/18/04: Cole Dailey 10/11/04: Anne Gasser 10/4/04: Joe Clay 9/29/04: Shawna Florida 9/22/04: Mirela Vasconcellos 9/15/04:Sesar Figueroa 9/7/04: Nikki Hawkins 8/31/04: Kevin Kolb |
| 2003-04 Honorees 2002-03 Honorees 2001-02 Honorees |
Jasmine Jackson
Class: Senior
Hometown: Hillside, Ill.
Last School: Proviso West
Experience: 2L
AT HOUSTON
2003 and 2004
Did not compete.
2002
Indoor: : Finished in second place in the long jump and fifth place in the 60-meter dash at the C-USA Indoor: Championships...posted a season-best jump of 19-03.25 at the C-USA meet...also finish second in the long jump at the Southwest Invitational...had a season-best time of 7:54 seconds in the prelims of the C-USA meet. Outdoor: : Was the Conference USA champion in the long jump...also won the event with a career-best leap of 20-5.25 at the Tellez Invitational...ran the first leg of Houston's 4x100-meter relay team that was the runner-up at the C-USA meet...finished seventh in the 100 meters at the C-USA meet with a season-best time of 11.71 seconds...also finished in sixth place in the 100 meters at the Texas Invitational.
2001
-Indoor: : Her season-best 60-meter time of 7.60 was good enough for a sixth-place finish at the Houston Indoor: Invitational...member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third at the Conference USA Championships. Outdoor: : Finished third in the 100 meter at the C-USA Championships with a season-best time of 11.61...member of the C-USA Champion 4x100-meter relay team.
High School
Was voted All-conference in track four years in a row at Proviso West High School...was a four-time Most Valuable Player in track...named the Spring Athlete-of-the-Year in 1999...won a high school "Top Times Award"...was among the top recruits in the nation...was also a three-time MVP in volleyball and a two-time MVP in basketball for her high school.
Personal
Born December 7, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois...daughter of Regina M. Jackson of Broadview, Illinois...loves to go shopping...chose UH for the good weather and the good coaching staff...majoring is technologry leadership supervision.





