Jenny Jackson
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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Hometown:
- Monticello, Fla.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Aucilla Christian Academy
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- Gym Club/Center:
- Taylor Gymnastics
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- Event:
- AA
Bio
2020 Junior Season: Saw action in all 10 of the Ladies’ meets during the season competing on the bars, floor, and vault … High scores for the season include 9.525 on vault, 9.65 on bars, 9.675 on floor... named a Midwest Independent Conference scholar-athlete. Named a WCGA Academic All-American for 2019-2020.
2019 Sophomore Season: On Jan. 19 versus Eau Claire, she placed ninth on vault (9.250) and tied for seventh on bars (9.050) … She tied for sixth on bars (9.650) versus TWU on Feb. 1.
2018 Freshman Season: Competed in 12 meets on the season, appearing on all four events at least once… Received season highs of 9.500 on vault at the Texas Woman’s Quad February 25, a 9.275 on bars twice, an 8.750 on beam at Kent State January 14, and a 9.675 on floor at Southeast Missouri State March 9… Received Scholastic All-America honors from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association and Academic All-Conference honors from the Midwest Independent Conference.
Prior to Centenary: Competed for Taylor Gymnastics club, owned by Lisa Arrowood and coached by Mike Romano... Besides winning the Gasprilla Invite in 2017, qualified for USA Gymnastics Regionals and AAU Nationals in both 2016 and 2017... Won 2017 AAU National Championships on bars, beam, and in the all-around, also winning on floor at the Florida State Championships... Placed first in Level 10 at AAU Nationals on vault, bars, and beam, winning the AAU State Championship in the all-around.
Academic accomplishments at Aucilla include being a member of the Beta Club, an Ambassador, and a four-year Honor Roll honoree... Was President of her senior class, a Student Council representative, and graduated with Honors and Beta.
Personal: Full name is Jenny Nicole Jackson... Born in Monticello, Fla.... Birthday is March 11... Daughter of Danny and Lisa Jackson and has one brother, Tyler. Majoring in biology.
Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family and playing with her puppy
Favorite Movie: A Star is Born
Favorite Animals: Dogs and giraffes
Pre-meet superstition: Eating salmon before a meet
Favorite Athlete: Jordyn Wieber
News mentions
The Centenary gymnastics program has had an award-filled postseason and today we recap all of the individual honors the Ladies have received from both the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association, USA Gymnastics, and the Midwest Independent Conference.
The Midwest Independent Conference continued the announcement of its postseason awards and honors on Tuesday as the league’s Scholar-Athlete Team was released. Twelve Ladies gymnasts made the team meaning each earned a 3.25 grade point average or higher during the fall 2019 semester.
Hey Ladies’ fans, it’s freshman Kendall Huff back with you for this week’s gym talk! The Ladies have had a whole week of practice and no school, due to Mardi Gras break. The break let our bodies (and our brains!) recuperate from the super busy weeks before. Some of us even got to have some fun and go to part of a Mardi Gras parade! For a few of us, it was our first time to experience one!
The Centenary gymnastics team posted its best score of the season, an impressive 191.875, on Sunday in its annual “Senior Day” meet versus the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks at the Gold Dome. Two seniors, Cami Bea Austin (Memphis, Tenn.) and Dorothy Mims (Huntsville, Ala.) were honored on Sunday at the end of the meet.
Hey Ladies Fans! This is sophomore K2/Knaps with this week’s gym talk! The Ladies had yet another eventful double meet weekend, but this time around, it was in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri. We have two Missouri Natives on our team (Lauryn Stiff and Madison McCary) and it was nice to get to spend some time in their home state to do some gymnastics ....
Hey Ladies fans! This is sophomore Kendall Sanders with this week’s gym talk! Your favorite gymnasts are gearing up for a trip to Missouri for another double meet weekend! Wish us luck as we continue to flip higher and higher!
The Centenary gymnastics team fell by a score of 195.325-191.650 in an exciting and bittersweet dual meet at the Gold Dome on Friday evening. The Ladies cap the weekend with a dual meet versus Winona State on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.
Hey Ladies Fans, it’s Junior Jenny with this week’s gym talk. Let me tell you, I am so so proud of the Ladies this week. We have really shown our grit and determination this week during practice while getting ready for our second home meet of the year. The Ladies have really stepped it up by being intentional with every turn and having no doubt in ourselves or our teammates.
The Centenary gymnastics team fell in its home opener on Saturday to the Texas Woman’s University Pioneers at the Gold Dome by a score of 190.425 to 182.900. The Ladies, who placed third in their opening meet of the season last weekend in Corvallis, Ore., will be at home next Saturday, Jan. 25 for a 6 p.m. meet against Cortland.
Hey Centenary Gymnastics fans! Freshman Lauryn Stiff here with my first gym talk! The week before Thanksgiving break was an incredible week of training. The amount of progress every one of my teammates has shown is fantastic! We really pushed through the last day and managed to cross off our Thanksgiving goals!
Hey everyone, it’s Rose, the first freshmen of your Great 8 with gym talk! For our final fall break practice, we worked on our team quote, and concluded our day with a team building activity where each person raced to get an Oreo in their mouth only using their face muscles. Shout out to Lauryn Stiff and Jenny Jackson for winning the competition!
Hey Ladies fans! It’s K2 back with this week’s gym talk! What a great week it has been both in and out of the gym! Everyone is beginning to settle into the crazy college life as October has arrived. It was a jammed packed week of fun and hard work; so here’s a quick recap: