Freddie Jackson III

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/ Track & Field

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Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics

Position:
Middle Distance
Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Flower Mound, Texas
High School/Previous School:
Flower Mound HS

2021 Outdoor Season

At the Bulldog Relays, he competed in the 800m, coming in 16th, as well as ran a leg of the winning 4x800m relay squad (3/26-27) ... Finished the 800m in 14th place at the Crimson Tide Invitational; also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay (4/10) ... Came in 12th in the 800m at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... Had a second-place finish in the 800m open at the Maroon & White Invite, finishing with a season-best time of 1:53.95 (5/1).

2021 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Placed tenth in the 1000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Also placed first in Distance Medley Relay in Birmingham … Ran in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Placed fourth in the 800m at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) ... Ran in the Mile at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... Also placed third in the Distance Medley Relay at the meet.

2019 Outdoor Season

Placed sixth in the 800m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22), clocking in at 1:54.46 … Also was part of State’s second-place 4x800 relay, with a time of 7:45:13, and ran on the 4x400m relay that finished seventh … Finished 15^th in the 800m at the Bobcat Invitational (3/30) … Posted a season-best 1:54.23 in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) … Finished 10^th at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20), running the 800m in 1:56.73 … Place third in the 800m at the Southern Miss Open (4/27), running 1:56.87 … Competed in the 800m at the SEC Championships (5/9).

2019 Indoor Season

Ran the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), finishing 17^th in 1:55.48 … Clocked a then-personal-best 1:53.85 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … Finished 15^th in the 800m prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22) with a personal-best time of 1:53.72 … Also ran the 800m leg of the DMR at the SEC Championships (2/22).

2018 Outdoor Season

Won the 4x800m relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) to open the season and placed fourth in the open 800m with a time of 1:55.66 … Ran on the third-fastest 4x800m relay in school history that placed third at the Florida Relays (3/31) with a time of 7:22.43 … Helped the Bulldogs finish second in the 4x800m relay at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) where he also ran the open 800m … Ran on the 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays (4/26) … Ran both the 800m and the 1500m at the SEC Championships (5/11) … Posted a personal-best in the 1500m at the conference meet, finishing in 4:05.08.

2018 Indoor Season

Opened the season at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12), finishing 12^th in the 1000m and running on the 4x400 relay team that finished sixth … Ran the 800m in 1:55.18 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … Competed in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/10) and finished 26^th in 1:55.13.

2017 Outdoor Season

Won the 800m at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) with a personal-best 1:52.76 while also competing on the 4x800m relay … Ran the distance medley relay at the Florida Relays (3/30) … Placed 15^th in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … A member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) … Finished the 800m in 1:53.41 at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) … Ran the 4x800m and distance medley relays at the SEC Relays (4/28) … Finished 16^th in the 800m at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a time of 1:53.78 … Also ran the 1500m in 4:05.37.

2017 Indoor Season

Made his MSU debut in the 1000m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13) … Ran his first collegiate 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20), taking 10th at 1:53.88m … Ran the first leg of the DMR at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) in Boston, helping the team to a time of 9:59.79 ... Also took fifth in the 1000m, posting a mark of 2:28.39 ... Grabbed 26th in the mile run at the Music City Challenge (2/10), finishing in 4:20.79 … Ran on the distance medley relay team at the SEC Championships (2/24).

Before the Bulldogs

Ran track at Flower Mound High School … Competed in 800m at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a senior … Holds the school record in the 800m with a time of 1:52.03 set at the 2016 Texas TTFCA Meet of Champions … Named team MVP as a senior and earned the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman award.

Personal

Born Freddie Earl Jackson III on May 22, 1998 to Freddie II and Ammie Jackson … Has a brother, Johnathan, and a sister, Halee … Majoring in chemical engineering.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

800m - 1:53.72 (SEC Championships - 2/22/2019)
1000m - 2:28.39 (Scarlet and White Invitational - 2/3/2017)
Mile - 4:20.79 (Music City Challenge - 2/10/2017)

Outdoor

800m - 1:52.76 (Bulldog Relays - 3/17/2017)
1500m - 4:05.08 (SEC Championships - 5/12/2018)

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Audrey Honiotes

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