AS A JUNIOR ... Jackson led the Saints in kills for the third consecutive season ... averaged a team-best 2.74 kills per set to rank 7th in the GNAC ... was voted a GNAC 2nd Team All-Conference selection ... was named to the Baruch College Invitational All-Tournament team and to the GNAC All-Tournament team ... earned a spot on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on 2/17/14 ... Selected the GNAC Defensive Player of the Week on 2/24/14 ... Finished the season witha team-best 260 kills, 158 digs, 50 blocks, 17 assists and 14 aces ... Hit in double-figures in the kills comumn 14 times over the season with his season-high of 19 kills coming on 3/20/14 in a 3-2 win over Wentworth ... recorded two double-doubles in 2014 ... Named the team's Most Valuable Player at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards Night on April 26th, 2014 ... Helped lead the Saints back to the GNAC Finals for the third-consecutive season ... captained the squad as a junior and will once again captain the Saints in 2015 as a senior.
AS A SOPHOMORE ... Jackson was once again the leading hitter on the Saints, tallying 242 kills in his second collegiate season ... led the Saints with an average of 2.75 kills per set, ranking him 8th in the GNAC and 49th nationally at the end of the season ... played in 27 total matches, including appearances in 88 sets ... hit at a clip of .188 for the season with his 242 kills coming off of 607 total swings ... recorded 130 digs, 37 blocks (16 solo, 21 assisted) 14 aces and 9 assists ... tallied a season-high 19 kills versus GNAC Champion Rivier University on March 30th ... posted 11 matches in which he notched double-figure kill totals ... was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on April 1, 2013 ... voted GNAC 2nd Team All-Conference ... helped lead Emmanuel to a second place finish in the conference and an appearance in the GNAC Finals ... represents the Men's Volleyball Team on Emmanuel's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... will serve as one of the tri-captains for the 2014 Saints squad.
AS A FRESHMAN ... Jackson put together one of the greatest rookie seasons in program history, racking up 290 kills to lead the team and rank fifth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and 22nd in the nation with a 3.30 kills/set average ... Played in 27 of 29 matches and 88 total sets for the Saints, registering 10 or more kills in 16 matches including a season-high of 23 kills vs. Stevens Tech on Feb. 25 ... Posted a .270 attacking percentage while also tallying a total of 118 digs, 39 total blocks, 23 aces and 20 assists ... Was named the GNAC Rookie of the Week on four separate occasions as well as the GNAC Player of the Week during the week of Feb. 20 ... Was named a GNAC 1st Team All-Conference selection while also being named one of the EC Athletic Department's Freshman of the Year.
BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Jackson was a two-sport athlete at Monterey Trail High School (Elk Grove, Calif.) ... played one year of varsity basketball and three years of varsity volleyball ... was named All-Delta River League two-straight years ... led the league in kills two years in a row ... led the league in blocks as a senior ... named Sacramento All-City as a senior.
Major: Chemistry
Career Aspirations: computational chemistry, chemist, pharmacist, doctor
Favorite Movie: Inception, Shutter Island
Favorite Pre-match Meal: stir fry
Favorite Late-night Snack: cookies, icecream, maybe hot cocoa
Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the Wilkens Science Center
Best Class at Emmanuel: Physical Chemistry
Most Exciting Athletic Experience: they are all equally as exciting
Most Respected Professional Athlete: Kobe Bryant
