Kaila Jackson
Kaila Jackson is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In February 2023, she set a new U20 60 metres world record.
Early life
From Redford, Michigan, Jackson attended Renaissance High School and was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Michigan Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. She then joined the University of Georgia.Career
Competing as a freshman, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2023 [NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships] in Albuquerque in February 2023. She finished fourth in the 200 m at the same event. She set a new Women’s world U20 indoor 60 m record when she ran 7.07 seconds in Albuquerque, on 10 March 2023. Later that year she finished fourth in the 100 m at the 2023 NCAA Division I [Outdoor Track and Field Championships] held in Austin, Texas in June 2023. In July 2023, she won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in the 4 × [100 metres relay]. In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 [Pan American U20 Athletics Championships] and was part of the American relay team that won gold in a new American U20 national record time. She also finished second in the individual 100 metres race.In March 2024, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor [Track and Field Championships] in Boston, Massachusetts in a time of 7.08 seconds. On the same day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres in a time of 22.63 seconds. She ran 10.95 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.
She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.16 seconds.