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Amber Jackson (photo by Salvador Velazquez Jr.)
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Track and Field athlete portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
October 2nd, 2024
Copyright  Don Liebig/ASUCLA
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Amber Jackson

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Ardrey Kell HS
  • Hometown:
    Charlotte, N.C.
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 โ€ฆ Placed fourth at the New Mexico Team Open ( 1.69m, 5-06.50) โ€ฆ Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (1.62m, 5-03.75) โ€ฆ Placed third at the UCLA โ€œLegendsโ€ Invitational โ€ฆ Leapt 1.66m (5-05.25) to finish 12th in the Conference at the Pac-12 Championships โ€ฆ Appeared in five meets during the outdoor season.

2023 ย 
Did not compete during the indoor season โ€ฆ Made her outdoor debut at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10 โ€ฆ Claimed third at Ben Brown with her mark of 5.66m (5-05.25) โ€ฆ Recorded UCLAโ€™s team-best mark at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 2019 and 2021 Ardrey Kell Field MVP โ€ฆ 2021 North Carolina State Champion in the high jump and long jump โ€ฆ 2021 State Runner-Up in the long jump โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Competed in eight different events as a senior in 2021 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Says UCLA has been her dream school since middle school โ€ฆ Admires track stars Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin โ€ฆ Lists her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was finishing sixth at Outdoor Nationals her senior year โ€ฆ Enjoys working out, photography/modeling, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog โ€ฆ Was a competitive gymnast for 12 years and also played travel softball โ€ฆ 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