The University of Akron Athletics
2019-20 Akron Track & Field Roster
Jackson, Demetrius
Demetrius Jackson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- John Adams
Bio
RESULTS
2020 Indoor: Entered the NCAA Championships seeded ninth in the men's 200 meters after registering a school-record time of 20.75 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)...was named the MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet and MAC Freshman of the Year at the MAC Indoor Championships after winning titles in the 60 and 200 meters, while running on the victorious 4x400 relay squad...captured the men's 60-meter title in a time of 6.78, after registering the No. 5 time (6.74) in indoor program history in the preliminary round...posted a pair of school-record times en route to winning the 200 meters in 20.75...ran on 4x400 relay that posted the second-fastest indoor MAC Championship time, 3:07.89, since 1996, just shy of MAC Championship indoor record of 3:07.58 set by Akron in 2016...competed in six meets for the Zips...registered seven top-10 efforts in the 60 meters and six top-five finishes in the 200 meters on the campaign...placed second in the 200-meter invitational in 20.97 at the Don Kirby Invitational (Feb. 13)...won the 60 meters in times of 6.76, 6.78 and 6.81, respectively, at the Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17), MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) and Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24), while also capturing the 200 meters in times of 21.25, 20.75 and 21.19...member of winning 4x400 relay teams at the Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17), Penn State National (Feb. 1), Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)...placed second in the 400 meters in a time of 47.29 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8).
2020 USATF Indoor Nationals: Placed 12th in the 60 meters on the strength of a time of 6.80 in the semifinal round...advanced to the semifinals after earning a qualifying time of 6.81 in the preliminary round.
2020 Indoor Accolades: NCAA qualifier (Indoor 200 Meters...MAC Champion (Indoor 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400 Relay)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400 Relay)...tabbed as MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet and MAC Track Freshman of the Year...named MAC Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 28).
2019 Outdoor: Culminated a strong freshman campaign being named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year after helping the Zips capture the 4x100 relay title with a season-best time of 40.39 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11), while earning second-team All-MAC accolades in the 100 meters and placing third in the 200 meters...recorded season-best times of 10.49 and 21.12 en route to finishing second and third in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively, at the MAC Championships (May 11)...registered a season-best time of 49.21 in the 400 meters, while also running on the 4x400 relay at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 27)...competed in four meets for the Zips on the campaign.
2019 Outdoor Accolades: MAC Champion (Outdoor 4x100 Relay)...First-Team All-MAC (Outdoor 4x100 Relay)...Second-Team All-MAC (Outdoor 100 Meters)...named MAC Freshman of the Year.
2019 Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.
Personal: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of LaShonda Grant.
4-9-20
2020 Indoor: Entered the NCAA Championships seeded ninth in the men's 200 meters after registering a school-record time of 20.75 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)...was named the MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet and MAC Freshman of the Year at the MAC Indoor Championships after winning titles in the 60 and 200 meters, while running on the victorious 4x400 relay squad...captured the men's 60-meter title in a time of 6.78, after registering the No. 5 time (6.74) in indoor program history in the preliminary round...posted a pair of school-record times en route to winning the 200 meters in 20.75...ran on 4x400 relay that posted the second-fastest indoor MAC Championship time, 3:07.89, since 1996, just shy of MAC Championship indoor record of 3:07.58 set by Akron in 2016...competed in six meets for the Zips...registered seven top-10 efforts in the 60 meters and six top-five finishes in the 200 meters on the campaign...placed second in the 200-meter invitational in 20.97 at the Don Kirby Invitational (Feb. 13)...won the 60 meters in times of 6.76, 6.78 and 6.81, respectively, at the Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17), MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) and Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24), while also capturing the 200 meters in times of 21.25, 20.75 and 21.19...member of winning 4x400 relay teams at the Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17), Penn State National (Feb. 1), Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)...placed second in the 400 meters in a time of 47.29 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8).
2020 USATF Indoor Nationals: Placed 12th in the 60 meters on the strength of a time of 6.80 in the semifinal round...advanced to the semifinals after earning a qualifying time of 6.81 in the preliminary round.
2020 Indoor Accolades: NCAA qualifier (Indoor 200 Meters...MAC Champion (Indoor 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400 Relay)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400 Relay)...tabbed as MAC Most Valuable Track Performer of the Meet and MAC Track Freshman of the Year...named MAC Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 28).
2019 Outdoor: Culminated a strong freshman campaign being named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year after helping the Zips capture the 4x100 relay title with a season-best time of 40.39 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11), while earning second-team All-MAC accolades in the 100 meters and placing third in the 200 meters...recorded season-best times of 10.49 and 21.12 en route to finishing second and third in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively, at the MAC Championships (May 11)...registered a season-best time of 49.21 in the 400 meters, while also running on the 4x400 relay at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 27)...competed in four meets for the Zips on the campaign.
2019 Outdoor Accolades: MAC Champion (Outdoor 4x100 Relay)...First-Team All-MAC (Outdoor 4x100 Relay)...Second-Team All-MAC (Outdoor 100 Meters)...named MAC Freshman of the Year.
2019 Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.
Personal: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of LaShonda Grant.
4-9-20
Akron Indoor Track & Field - Al Campbell Invitational
Friday, February 17
Akron Indoor Track & Field Dual vs. Kent State
Friday, January 20
2022 Akron Zips Athletics - Logo Reveal - 5/9/22
Monday, May 09
2021-22 Akron Zips This Week in Akron Athletics - 4/26/22
Tuesday, April 26
