Wayne State University Athletics

2013:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in six meets during the season ... placed 27th (22:30.48) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) ... posted season-best 8K time of 26:31 to finish 74th at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... ran to 59th with time of 26:56 at Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... placed 17th (27:03) at SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5), to help lead team to second ... placed 81st (28:15.4) at the GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... finished 92nd (33:55) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).

2012:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... placed second (20:42) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... tied a career best second place (25:47) finish in the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... placed 39th (24:07) at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/29) ... finished fifth (25:13) at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/6) ... recorded a 35th place finish (25:29) at the GLIAC Championship (10/20) ... finished the year 59th (32:30) in the Midwest Regional (11/3) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.

2011:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... had first of two top-10 finishs (9th/22:06.19) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/10) ... placed 69th (26:04) at the Spartan Invite (9/16) ... finished 17th (26:52) at George Mason Invite (10/1) ... earned season-best 6th place finish (26:44) at Raider Run 8K (10/15) ... placed 31st (26:54.32) at the GLIAC Championship (10/22) ... ran to 53rd place finish (33:55.4) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet (11/5) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2010:  Posted a 34th-place finish in his first-ever collegiate race at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) with a time of 21:55 ... placed 95th at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (26:48) ... ran to a 23rd place time (26:53.44) at the Carnegie Mellon Invite (10/9) ... was 218th (33:08.37) at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/16) ... had a season-best finish (8th-27:27.0) at the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invite (10/23) ... placed fifth (38th) among all freshmen runners at the GLIAC Championships (11/6), finishing with a time of 26:28.7 ... was 87th (33:53.04) at the NCAA Midwest Regional race (11/20).

High School:  A 2010 graduate of Romeo High School ... earned four letters in cross country ... served as team captain ... finished 52nd at the 2010 Division 1 state meet ... received all-region and all-county honors ... was academic all-state ... scholar athlete recipient.

Personal:  Full name--Nicholas Ryan Jackson ... son of Randy and Robin Jackson ... has one older brother, Austin and a younger sister, Shelby  ... is a kinesiology major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2010, Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2011 and Fall 2012 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).