Francis Marion University 2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
LaMeisha Jackson

LaMeisha Jackson

Height: 5-5
Year: So.
Hometown: Warrenville, SC
High School: Midland Valley HS
Major: Nursing
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FMU:  Returning letterwinner.....Injured at start of 2011 campaign....Led Patriots with 42nd-place finish at 2010 PBC Championship Meet....Was FMU's second finisher in five of seven races in 2010....111th at 2010 NCAA II Southeast Regional Championships.

PERSONAL: Born LaMeisha Dontel Jackson in Augusta, Ga....Graduated from Midland Valley High School, where she ran for coaches Dustin Fowler, Nicholas Woodruff, and Roger Crazy Wolf.... All-Region performer in cross country and track....Placed 111th at the 2009 Class AAA state cross country meet....Best time during the 2009 season was 23:16.45.....As a junior, set a school record for the 400-meter hurdles and went on to place eighth at the 2009 state meet....Nicknames are Meisha and MeMe.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A doctor.....Favorite Athlete: Phoebe Wright.....Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Hawks.....Favorite Movie: Pineapple Express.....Favorite TV Show: Family Guy.....Favorite Food: Chinese.....Favorite On-Line Activity: Facebook.....Do You Tweet: No.....What’s in Your CD Player/iPOD: Some of everything.....Favorite Thing About FMU: The Campus.....Hobbies: Running, sleeping, writing poems, reading, and hanging out with friends.

  Best 5K Time      21:14 at 2010 Mount Olive College Invitational Meet   
Best 6K Time 26:06 at 2010 NCAA SE Regional Meet