Jackson Junkins

position Sprints
class Senior
Hometown Pawleys Island, S.C.
Previous School North Greenville
High school Waccamaw

position Sprints
class Senior
Hometown Pawleys Island, S.C.
Previous School North Greenville
High school Waccamaw

Season and Career Results
2023

Indoor

Competed in seven meets in his final year with the Gamecocks, running the 200m, 300m, 400m, the 4x400m relay and the distance medley relay … Began his indoor campaign in the 300m sprint at the Clemson Opener, turning in a personal best time of 33.86 to finish fourth overall … Competed in one 200m event at the Gamecock Opener, finishing third with a season-best time of 21.77 … Appeared in four different 400m races, with his best finish coming in fourth at the Carolina Challenge with a season-best time of 48.40 … Was part of the DMR squad that finished 11^th at the SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 10:17.91 … Won the Gamecock Opener 4x400m relay with a time of 3:09.71, running as the leadoff leg … Was the anchor leg on the fastest indoor 4x400m time of the season for the Gamecocks, stopping the clock at 3:08.74 to finish second at the Carolina Challenge.

Outdoor

Appeared in six total meets during the outdoor season, running the 200m, 400m, and four different relays … Opened the outdoor season in the Bahamas finishing 17^th in the 200m (22.38) and 9^th in the 400m (50.21) … While at the Island Relays Bahamas, was the third leg on the 4x400m relay team that finished runner up with a time of 3:11.58 … His best finish in the 200m was 10^th at the Weems Baskin Relays, turning in a time of 21.52 (0.7) … Was also the leadoff leg in both the 4x300m relay and the 4x400m relay, winning the 4x300m (2:14.75) and finishing second in the 4x400m (3:10.77) … Ran a new wind-aided PR in the 200m at the USC Open, running 21.45w (3.9) … Competed in both the 200m and the 400m at the SEC Championship in Baton Rouge … Was on the 4x400m relay squad that ran the fastest time of the season at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:09.16.

2022

Indoor

Competed in eight meets during the indoor campaign, running the 200m, 400m, the 4x400m relay and the distance medley relay in the SEC Indoor Championship … Began the indoor season at the Clemson Opener with a runner-up finish in the 400 (48.07) and in the 4x400m (3:10.28) … Registered back-to-back third-place finishes in the Orange and Purple Elite 400m with a time of 49.34 and the Gamecock Opener 400m after stopping the clock at 48.23 … Also was part of the 4x400m relay team that finished first at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 3:11.86 … Ran his fastest indoor 200m in his collegiate career at the Carolina Challenge (Jan. 21) with a time of 21.71 … Clocked a season-best in the 400m at the South Carolina Invitational (Jan. 28) with a time of 47.76 … Competed in the 400m, 4x400m and the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championship.

Outdoor

Participated in seven outdoor meets, running the 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x300m and the 4x400m relays … Started the outdoor season in the Tiger Track Classic with a season-best 200m time of 22.11, while also finishing third in the 4x100m (41.14) and first in the 4×400 (3:12.75) … Saw success in the Weems Baskin Relays with a season-best time in the 400m of 48.45, while finishing first in the 4x300m relay with a time of 2:16.26 … Was part of the 4x400m relay team that finished first in the Gamecock Invitational (3:09.18) and the UofSC Open (3:07.16) … Scored in the SEC Outdoor Championship in the 4x400m relay as his team finished eighth with a time of 3:09.05 to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary round.

2021
Indoor

Ran in five 400-meter races for the Gamecocks … Was the runner-up at the USC Indoor Open with his personal-best time of 47.39 … Competed at the SEC Championships and took 17^th in the prelims … Also placed in the top 10 at the Carolina Challenge … Ran at the Bob Pollock Meet and the South Carolina Invitational.

Outdoor

Qualified for the East Regional in the 400 meters … Took 28^th at the East Reginal in the 400 meters with a time of 46.86 … Was 11^th at the SEC Championships with a time of 46.64 … Ran a personal-best time of 46.49 at the UNF Invitational to finish fifth … Won the 400 meters at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 46.59 … Also earned top-five finishes in the 400 meters at the Tiger Track Classic, Weems Baskin and USC Open … Ran sub-47 seconds in the 400 meters five times … Won the 200 meters at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 21.49, a collegiate personal-best.

Personal Records
Indoor