Dashaun Jackson joins the Penn track & field staff as a volunteer assistant, working primarily with hurdles.
Jackson comes to the Quakers after a successful four-year collegiate career with Division I Saint Francis University. A 2019 USTFCCA First-Team All-America honoree, he placed fourth in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Championships, clocking a school- and Northeast Conference-record time of 13.37. He also holds the school record for the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.85.
Through his career, he collected three NEC individual titles, one in the 60m hurdles and twice in the 110m hurdles. He was a four-time First-Team NEC performer and two-time second teamer, while qualifying three times for the NCAA East preliminaries.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Saint Francis, and is now working toward his MBA.
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