2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Jackson, Amber

Amber Jackson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ardrey Kell HS
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2025
Competed at four meets, all during outdoor season ... Had a personal-best mark of 5.78m (18-11.75) in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 18 ... Finished third in the long jump at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite with a mark of 5.75m (18-10.5) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
2024
Competed in four indoor meets โฆ Placed fourth at the New Mexico Team Open ( 1.69m, 5-06.50) โฆ Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (1.62m, 5-03.75) โฆ Placed third at the UCLA โLegendsโ Invitational โฆ Leapt 1.66m (5-05.25) to finish 12th in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Appeared in five meets during the outdoor season.
2023 ย
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Made her outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10 โฆ Claimed third at Ben Brown with her mark of 5.66m (5-05.25) โฆ Recorded UCLAโs team-best mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14 โฆ Placed fifth after clearing 1.67m (5-05.75).
2022ย ย
Competed in three indoor and five outdoor meets during her true freshman season ... Took first place in the high jump event at the West Coast Relays (1.72m, 5-07.75) and the USC Dual Meet (1.70m, 5-07.00) ... Placed fifth in the Conference with a mark of 1.71m (5-07.75) at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Four-year letterwinner for Ardrey Kell HS โฆ 2019 and 2021 Ardrey Kell Field MVP โฆ 2021 North Carolina State Champion in the high jump and long jump โฆ 2021 State Runner-Up in the long jump โฆ Owns lifetime-best marks of 5-09.00 in the high jump, 38-05.00 in the triple jump, and 18-01.00 in the long jump โฆ Competed in eight different events as a senior in 2021 โฆ Was undefeated in the high jump in five meets as a senior ... Outdoor Nationals qualifier in the high jump and triple jump, earning All-American acclaim in the high jump.
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Personal
Born in Atlanta, Ga., to parents Andrea and John Jackson โฆ Says UCLA has been her dream school since middle school โฆ Admires track stars Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin โฆ Lists her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was finishing sixth at Outdoor Nationals her senior year โฆ Enjoys working out, photography/modeling, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog โฆ Was a competitive gymnast for 12 years and also played travel softball โฆ Plans to major in psychology at UCLA.
2025
Competed at four meets, all during outdoor season ... Had a personal-best mark of 5.78m (18-11.75) in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 18 ... Finished third in the long jump at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite with a mark of 5.75m (18-10.5) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
2024
Competed in four indoor meets โฆ Placed fourth at the New Mexico Team Open ( 1.69m, 5-06.50) โฆ Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (1.62m, 5-03.75) โฆ Placed third at the UCLA โLegendsโ Invitational โฆ Leapt 1.66m (5-05.25) to finish 12th in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Appeared in five meets during the outdoor season.
2023 ย
Did not compete during the indoor season โฆ Made her outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10 โฆ Claimed third at Ben Brown with her mark of 5.66m (5-05.25) โฆ Recorded UCLAโs team-best mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14 โฆ Placed fifth after clearing 1.67m (5-05.75).
2022ย ย
Competed in three indoor and five outdoor meets during her true freshman season ... Took first place in the high jump event at the West Coast Relays (1.72m, 5-07.75) and the USC Dual Meet (1.70m, 5-07.00) ... Placed fifth in the Conference with a mark of 1.71m (5-07.75) at the Pac-12 Championships.
High School
Four-year letterwinner for Ardrey Kell HS โฆ 2019 and 2021 Ardrey Kell Field MVP โฆ 2021 North Carolina State Champion in the high jump and long jump โฆ 2021 State Runner-Up in the long jump โฆ Owns lifetime-best marks of 5-09.00 in the high jump, 38-05.00 in the triple jump, and 18-01.00 in the long jump โฆ Competed in eight different events as a senior in 2021 โฆ Was undefeated in the high jump in five meets as a senior ... Outdoor Nationals qualifier in the high jump and triple jump, earning All-American acclaim in the high jump.
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Personal
Born in Atlanta, Ga., to parents Andrea and John Jackson โฆ Says UCLA has been her dream school since middle school โฆ Admires track stars Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin โฆ Lists her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was finishing sixth at Outdoor Nationals her senior year โฆ Enjoys working out, photography/modeling, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog โฆ Was a competitive gymnast for 12 years and also played travel softball โฆ Plans to major in psychology at UCLA.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27