Tori Jackson

Position:
Cross Country
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Whiteland Community High School
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.

HIGH SCHOOL: Cross Country: Four-year letter winner at Whiteland Community High School ... competed for head coach Kern ... named team captain senior year ... earned team MVP honors all four years ... holds school 5k record. Track and Field: Four-year letter winner ... named All-State in the 800-meter run in 2023 and 2024 and named All-State in the 4x800-meter relay in 2024 ... helped the Warriors become three-time conference champions ... named All-Conference in the 3200-meter run in 2023 and All-Conference in the 1600 and 800 in 2024 ... named County Athlete of the Year senior year ... earned team MVP honors all four years ... holds school 400, 800, 1600, 3200 and 4x800-meter records ... holds the county and sectional record in the 800-meter run ... helped the Warriors become sectional and country champions in 2024 ... was part of the three-time mid-state conference championship team ... ran the 800 at the New Balance Nationals in 2023. Other: All A Honor Roll student ... held the highest girl's cross country GPA ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Eric Jackson and Natalie Walls ... sister runs track for Lipscomb University ... plans to major in accounting with a pre-law minor ... enjoys running, singing, hanging out with friends and growing in her faith ... favorite athletes are Allyson Felix, Anna Hall, Athing Mu and Sydney McLaughlin ... chose Ball State because she felt like she could make an impact academically and athletically and because the community felt like home.