2020 Men's Cross Country Roster

Devin Macklin-Jackson

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 172
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School Rockwood Summit
  • Major Chemistry / Pre-Pharmacy

Biography

Honors
•  All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in cross country in 2019

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA

2020 Track and Field (Freshman)
•  Did not compete; outdoor season was canceled in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2019 Cross Country (Freshman)
•  Finished ninth at GCAC Championships — ran 8,000 meters in 33 minutes, 29.8 seconds — and named All-GCAC because of his top-10 finish
•  Helped XULA win GCAC men's team championship and an automatic bid to NAIA nationals
•  Best season times: 19:39.3 for 5,000 meters, 27:48.5 for four miles and 33:29.8 for 8,000 meters

High School
•  Placed 31st in district meet his junior year of cross country
•  Best time in cross country was 17:24 for 5,000 meters his junior year
•  In track he competed in the 400 and 800 and in the 1,600 and 3,200 relays
•  Member of 2017 team that won an outdoor state championship
•  Best time in the 400 was 53.7
•  Competed three varsity seasons apiece in track and cross country
•  Team captain final two seasons
•  Made the honor roll multiple times and graduated magna cum laude
•  Student council representative

Club
•  Competed four years for Xpress
•  Qualified for nationals in 3,200 relay in 2017
•  Member of champion 3,200 relay team at 2018 regional qualifying meet

Personal
•  Entered XULA with 70 service hours
•  Has considerable orchestra and band experiencce . . . Has played bass since third grade . . . Also played clarinet
•  Has worked as a photographer and a deejay

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    6'1" 172 lbs
  • 2020Sophomore

    6'1" 172 lbs