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2023-24 Track and Field Roster
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Core, Jackson
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Jackson Core
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.V.
Bio
Honors & Awards
2025 Season (Fifth Year) - Competed in the Darius Dixon Invitational and the Big South Indoor Championships...Core ran his first ever 1,000m at the Darius Dixon Invitational and finished with a time of 2:38.15...At the indoor championships, Core competed in the mile and finished 14th in 4:44.15...During outdoor season, Core competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Outdoor Championships and finished eighth in 9:46.98.Â
2024 Season (Senior) - Core appeared in four indoor meets and one outdoor meet...Recorded PRs in the indoor mile at the Doc Hale VT Meet, earning a 36th place finish with a time of 4:20.11...At the Carolina Challenge, he ran the 800m in 2:02.60 for a 10th place finish and new PR.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Core appeared in seven meets for Asheville during his third season with the program...Helped the Bulldog distance medley relay earn All-Big South Third Team honors at the Indoor Championships with a time of 10:18.45...To open the outdoor season, Core finished fourth in the 3000-meter run at the 49er Classic clocking in at 8:45.39...Finished up his junior season by earning All-Big South Second Team honors at the Outdoor Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:11.99.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Core competed in nine meets for Asheville in 2021-22...He set new personal-bests in the 1500-meter, one mile run, 3000-meter, 5000-meter, and 3000-meter steeplechase events...Logged a podium finish in the one mile run at to open the season at the Appalachian Open (3rd - 4:34.14)...Helped Asheville's DMR team take the top spot at the Marshall Invitational in mid-February...Ran the mile at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 12th with a time of 4:33.39...His top performance during the outdoor season came in late April when he placed 11th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:36.37.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Core took part in three track meets for the Bulldogs during the 2020-21 academic year...He made his collegiate debut at the Catamount Classic in mid-April...In his first appearance, Core competed in the 1500m run where he placed 11th with a time of 4:09.19...Following that meet, Core competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase event at both the Aggie Classic (April 24) and Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11)...He placed sixth in the event at the Aggie Classic with a time of 9:59.52 before besting that time at the conference meet with a mark of 9:47.81 that placed him 14th among the Big South field.
Prior to UNC Asheville - Core was an All-Conference and All-State selection in high school and was also a conference champion...His brother Preston also competes for the Bulldogs...His Father is a former track & field athlete at West Virginia.
- 2023 All-Big South Second Team - Outdoor (3000-meter steeplechase - 9:11.99)
- 2023 All-Big South Third Team - Indoor (DMR team member - 10:18.45)
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 800m    | 2:02.60          | 1/20/2024 |
| 1000m (Ind.)Â Â Â Â | 2:38.15 | 2/15/2025 |
| 1500m    | 4:00.75 | 5/10/2023 |
| One Mile Run | 4:20.11 | 2/3/2024 |
| 3000m | 8:45.39 | 3/18/2023 |
| 5000m | 15:22.98 | 3/31/2023 |
| 3000S | 9:11.99 | 5/11/2023 |
2025 Season (Fifth Year) - Competed in the Darius Dixon Invitational and the Big South Indoor Championships...Core ran his first ever 1,000m at the Darius Dixon Invitational and finished with a time of 2:38.15...At the indoor championships, Core competed in the mile and finished 14th in 4:44.15...During outdoor season, Core competed in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Outdoor Championships and finished eighth in 9:46.98.Â
2024 Season (Senior) - Core appeared in four indoor meets and one outdoor meet...Recorded PRs in the indoor mile at the Doc Hale VT Meet, earning a 36th place finish with a time of 4:20.11...At the Carolina Challenge, he ran the 800m in 2:02.60 for a 10th place finish and new PR.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Core appeared in seven meets for Asheville during his third season with the program...Helped the Bulldog distance medley relay earn All-Big South Third Team honors at the Indoor Championships with a time of 10:18.45...To open the outdoor season, Core finished fourth in the 3000-meter run at the 49er Classic clocking in at 8:45.39...Finished up his junior season by earning All-Big South Second Team honors at the Outdoor Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:11.99.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Core competed in nine meets for Asheville in 2021-22...He set new personal-bests in the 1500-meter, one mile run, 3000-meter, 5000-meter, and 3000-meter steeplechase events...Logged a podium finish in the one mile run at to open the season at the Appalachian Open (3rd - 4:34.14)...Helped Asheville's DMR team take the top spot at the Marshall Invitational in mid-February...Ran the mile at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 12th with a time of 4:33.39...His top performance during the outdoor season came in late April when he placed 11th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:36.37.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Core took part in three track meets for the Bulldogs during the 2020-21 academic year...He made his collegiate debut at the Catamount Classic in mid-April...In his first appearance, Core competed in the 1500m run where he placed 11th with a time of 4:09.19...Following that meet, Core competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase event at both the Aggie Classic (April 24) and Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11)...He placed sixth in the event at the Aggie Classic with a time of 9:59.52 before besting that time at the conference meet with a mark of 9:47.81 that placed him 14th among the Big South field.
Prior to UNC Asheville - Core was an All-Conference and All-State selection in high school and was also a conference champion...His brother Preston also competes for the Bulldogs...His Father is a former track & field athlete at West Virginia.
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