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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Mark Bolton
Mark Bolton
Mike Orazzi
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Karen Jackson

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Shirley, N.Y.
  • High School William Floyd

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • Academic Honor Roll - Academic Excellence (Fall '25)
  • Academic Honor Roll - Academic Distinction (Fall '24, Spring '25, Spring '26)
2025-26
  • Outdoor
    • Set a PR in the 10,000m (40:31.89), earning a sixth-place finish at the NE 10 Championship
    • Posted a personal-best time of 19:29.02 for third place in the 5000m at the Wilton Wright Outdoor Invitational
    • Was 18th with a personal-best time of 5:13.43 in the 1500m at the Rick McCorkle Invitational
    • Had a PR of 2:36.92 in the 800m at the Rick McCorkle Invitational for 33rd place
  • Indoor
    • Took seventh in the 5000m with a time of 19:43.43 at the NE 10 Championship
    • Was ninth in the 3000m after crossing in 11:20.41 at the NE 10 Championship
    • Had a personal-best time of 11:06.18 for 27th place in the 3000m at the Scarlet Knight Open
    • Garnered a fifth-place finish in the 5000m (20:00.55) at the NYC Gotham Cup
2024-25
  • Outdoor
    • Kicked off the season with a career-best 10,000 time, clocking in at 43:38.52 to place ninth overal at the Ramapo Track and Field Invitational
    • Put up personal best times in the 5000 (20:25.65) and 1500 (5:21.19) before racing in the 5000 and 10,000 at the NE10 Outdoor Championship
  • Indoor
    • Ran a career-best mile time at the Fastrack National Invite with a time of 5:48.34
    • Competed in the 3000 and 5000 at the NE10 Indoor Championship, placing 18th and 14th, respectively
At William Floyd
  • All-League in cross country senior season
  • Captain of winter and spring track teams her senior season
  • Section XI Gold Key Award
  • Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence
Personal 
  • Daughter of Lee and Erica
  • Majoring in communication disorders with career aspirations to become a speech pathologist

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'3"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'3"