Liz Jackson, the winner in 9:39.78 (a personal best), and also the USA Champion in 1999, 2000 and 2002, was interviewed following her fourth USA National Championship win. She has the fastest American time this year, and qualified for the World Championships, to be held… Read More »Excerpts from Interviews Following Liz’s Win at the 2005 USA Championships
Finals – Results – Saturday 06/23/01 PLACE ATHLETE NAME TEAM TIME PTS ===== ============================ ========================= ========== === 1 Lisa Nye NIKE-Portland 9:49.41 H 2 Elizabeth Jackson Nike 9:49.94 M 3 Kelly MacDonald Arizona State 9:55.49 M 4 Nan Evans BYU 10:05.46 M 5 Katie Sabino… Read More »USA Championships – 2001
By: Adam Jude Source: Oregon Daily Emerald All hail Title IX. Thanks in large part to the 1972 legislation, which mandates gender equality in education and sports, NCAA female track athletes are now, like men, allowed to run around a circle, jump over a hurdle… Read More »Women’s Steeplechase Sets History: BYU’s Elizabeth Jackson Breaks Her Own American Record to Win the First Women’s Steeplechase
Source: New York Times By MARC BLOOM Published: May 30, 2001 When Elizabeth Jackson traded her ballet slippers for racing spikes, she had no idea that her dance skills would enable her to set the pace in erasing the last gender barrier in track and… Read More »New York Times: TRACK AND FIELD – One Gender Wall Left Standing
by Jeff Reynolds, BYU Athletic Media Relations BYU senior Elizabeth Jackson turned in a 9:55.63 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to set an American record on Friday, cruising to an easy victory at the 2001 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in San Diego.… Read More »Jackson Sets American Steeplechase Record