Ball State University Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Isabella Jackson
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Whiteland Community HS
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Ind.
Bella Jackson TFFRS Results and Statistics
Before Ball State: Transfer from Lipscomb University, where she competed under coach Jake Alexander … three-time regional qualifier … two-time conference champion and two-time conference runner-up … earned ASUN Most Outstanding Freshman Performer honors twice … served as team captain as a junior and senior … set the program’s high jump record at 1.79 meters … posted collegiate bests of 14.91 in the 100m hurdles, 9.02 in the 60m hurdles and 25.76 in the 200m.
High School: Four-year varsity letter winner at Whiteland Community High School … earned all-state honors three times and all-conference honors three times … two-time team MVP … set the school record in the high jump at 5 feet, 9 inches, and the school record in the 300-meter hurdles at 44.81 … also holds the Mid-State Conference high jump record at 5 feet, 9 inches … placed third in the state high jump … sectional and regional champion … finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles at state.
Personal: Daughter of Natalie Walls … has two siblings, sister Victoria and brother Frankling … cousin Bethany Murrell played basketball at Florida Gulf Coast … Honor Roll student and National Honor Society officer ... plans to become a registered dietitian specializing in sports nutrition after earning her master’s degree … enjoys hiking, running and lifting.
Before Ball State: Transfer from Lipscomb University, where she competed under coach Jake Alexander … three-time regional qualifier … two-time conference champion and two-time conference runner-up … earned ASUN Most Outstanding Freshman Performer honors twice … served as team captain as a junior and senior … set the program’s high jump record at 1.79 meters … posted collegiate bests of 14.91 in the 100m hurdles, 9.02 in the 60m hurdles and 25.76 in the 200m.
High School: Four-year varsity letter winner at Whiteland Community High School … earned all-state honors three times and all-conference honors three times … two-time team MVP … set the school record in the high jump at 5 feet, 9 inches, and the school record in the 300-meter hurdles at 44.81 … also holds the Mid-State Conference high jump record at 5 feet, 9 inches … placed third in the state high jump … sectional and regional champion … finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles at state.
Personal: Daughter of Natalie Walls … has two siblings, sister Victoria and brother Frankling … cousin Bethany Murrell played basketball at Florida Gulf Coast … Honor Roll student and National Honor Society officer ... plans to become a registered dietitian specializing in sports nutrition after earning her master’s degree … enjoys hiking, running and lifting.
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