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Athlete of the Week: Mercedes Jackson, Track & Field


Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2011

Running in her first-ever collegiate race, freshman Mercedes Jackson won the 60-meter dash in a school-record 7.52 seconds at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University on Saturday. The time also qualified the Huntington, Md., native for the ECAC Championships in March. The previous UMBC record of 7.65 was set by Britney Foreman in 2009, but the rookie originally broke that in her preliminary heat, when she ran a 7.60, before besting that mark in the finals, when she finished more than a second ahead of the runner-up.

2011-12 Athlete of the Week Archive

  • Katie Kelly - August 30, 2011
  • Dan Louisignau - September 6, 2011
  • Hallie Carter - September 13, 2011
  • Sean Rothe - September 20, 2011
  • Pete Caringi III - September 27, 2011
  • Keri Wilson - October 4, 2011
  • Kingsley Onwuka - October 11, 2011
  • Abbey McKenney - October 18, 2011
  • Iman Kennedy - October 25, 2011
  • Andrew Eckhoff - November 1, 2011
  • Dalton Tolliver - November 8, 2011
  • Allie Spaay - November 15, 2011
  • Abbey McKenney - November 22, 2011
  • Michelle Kurowski - November 29, 2011
  • Mercedes Jackson - December 6, 2011

    2010-11 Athlete of the Week Archive