Jackson Dawson
- position Distance
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Fort Mill HS
- position Distance
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Fort Mill HS
Jackson Dawson Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2024 Spring SEC Honor Roll
2023 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Did not compete due to an injury.
Outdoor
Competed in five meets during the outdoor season, running both the 800m and the 1500m … Opened the season in the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 800m, finishing sixth with a personal best time of 1:55.77 … Made his 1500m season debut at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:58.94 … His best 800m finish of the season was fifth at the Gamecock Invitational, while his best finish in the 1500m was seventh at the USC Outdoor Open with a time of 3:58.51.
2023
Indoor
Competed in five meets during his first indoor campaign, primarily running the mile … Made his collegiate debut on Jan. 14 at the Gamecock Opener when he clocked 4:18.42 in the mile, finishing third overall … Won the mile race at the Carolina Challenge the following week, running 4:16.96 … Recorded his indoor personal best in the mile in his final indoor race of the season, clocking 4:12.16 at the Tiger Paw Invite, the ninth fastest indoor mile in Gamecock history … Recorded one time in the 800m during the indoor season, running 1:53.06 to finish eighth at the South Carolina Invitational.
Outdoor
Competed in three meets during his freshman outdoor campaign, running the 1500m as well as the 4x800m and the DMR … His best finish in the 1500m was sixth at the Weems Baskin Relays, running 3:59.71 … Set a collegiate personal best in the 1500m at the Tom Jones Memorial in Florida, clocking 3:53.36 … Also ran the 1500m at the SEC Championship in Baton Rouge, registering a time of 3:59.27 … Was part of the 4x800m relay squad that turned in the second fastest time in Gamecock history, running 7:25.33 … Was a member of the DMR team that ran 10:12.09 at the Penn Relays for the eighth fastest DMR time in Gamecock outdoor history.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cross country for five years and track for four seasons, competing in the 800 and the 1600 at Fort Mill High School … Holds the Fort Mill HS 1600m record and was named Track Distance MVP (2022) and Track Team MVP (2021) … Earned 2022 5A 1600m State Champion and also claimed the 2021 4x800m state title and the 2021 Cross Country state championship.
Personal
Son of Dave and Deb Dawson, born April 19, 2004 … Has two siblings, Jake and Abby … Plans to major in computer information systems.
Personal Records
Indoor
800m | 1:53.06 (2/4/23) |
Mile | 4:12.16 (2/10/23) |
Outdoor
800m | 1:55.77 (3/22/24) |
1500m | 3:53.36 (4/14/23) |