VYPE: Talk about this season and how it went for you.
JACKSON: "This season was nice; it was my last year and I got to excel the way I wanted to. I feel like I accomplished something I've always wanted my entire life."
VYPE: What do you mean by accomplishing something?
JACKSON: "I've run track since I was five or six. It showed me doing something all my life really does pay off."
VYPE: MacArthur is one of the power programs in Houston. What does it mean to you to pull on this uniform?
JACKSON: "MacArthur has always been known for track and for me to be here all four years and win [a District Championship] three out of four years, it was a great accomplishment. I've had a great time here. Ever since my freshman year, I've been hanging with all the varsity runners and jumpers. It's been great."
VYPE: What has been one of your best events?
JACKSON: "High jump, I've excelled at that the most in my life. That was the reason I was on varsity my freshman year because of high jump. That was the year I made it to Regionals."
VYPE: How did you figure out that you were good at high jump?
JACKSON: "When I was younger, I played basketball and I was always able to jump higher than everyone. I was also taller than everyone else in my school. I just kind of developed it. When I was 11, that is when they started letting kids do high jump in track. I just started from there and kept going."
VYPE: With you being a senior, talk about your leadership this season?
JACKSON: "I can tell I've pushed the team far past wherever they thought they could have gone. If we ever slack off at practice, I am always the one saying pick it up. I can tell I've put a drive in some of my teammates."
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