Shawnti Jackson

She spent a year at the Cardinal Gibbons Catholic School before switching back to Raleigh’s Wakefield High.

[6] In January 2022, Jackson ran 7.18 for the 60m to earn third place at the Millrose Games, breaking the girl’s indoor high school national record.

[9][10] In June 2023, she became the third girl in American high school history to dip under 11 seconds for the 100m, after Briana Williams and Candace Hill.

Running at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville, Tennessee, she beat the previous high school national record by five-hundredths of a second, finishing in a new personal best time of 10.89.

[11] Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, she reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition.

A marron banner displaying Jackson's 55m all-time state record
Jackson's 55m all-time state record banner at Wakefield High School