2003 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Beth Jackson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Buffalo
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, Minn.
Could compete in 800 or 1,500, or in cross country. Team's fastest true freshman on the track in the 800 (2:17.80) in 2002 - her first season for the Ducks after transferring from the University of North Dakota.
2002-03: Ran in five outdoor meets for Ducks, all in 800. Ran sub-2:20 in two of them - Oregon Twilight (sixth, 2:17.30) and Oregon Invite day section (eighth, 2:18.92). Did not compete indoors. In fall, ran two cross country races for Ducks, ranking fifth on squad in Northwest Cross Country Classic (48th, 22:51) and seventh on unit in Beaver Classic (33rd, 4K 16:34).
2001-02: Outdoors led Duck frosh in 800 with Oregon Twilight season best (fifth, 2:17.80). Ran 800 in four other outdoor meets, and did not compete indoors. Redshirted fall harrier season. Competed once for cross country squad as unattached entrant against one of the West Coast's biggest fields in Willamette Invite (330th, 33:06).
2000-01: Redshirted season as member of the University of North Dakota track and field squad.
Prep: Top-10 finisher in Minnesota state track meet in 1,600 as a freshman and top-eight finisher as sophomore, junior and senior. Also member of state runners-up in 4x800 relay as freshman in ?97. All-conference pick in 400 and 800. Owned prep bests of 57.9 in 400 and 2:17.88 in 800 from 1998 and 1999, respectively. Robert Sanders Scholarship winner. High School (Coach): Buffalo ?00 (Jill Hanson).
Personal: Major: Business Administration. Born Beth Ann Jackson on June 26, 1982 in Robinsdale, Minn.
Personal Best: 400 - 57.9 (1998); 800 - 2:17.30 (May, 2003).
