* Shawnti Jackson after winning the 400m on Saturday at the NCHSAA Class 4A Championships
Photo Credit: NC Runners
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Shawnti Jackson returned to the spotlight on Saturday at the North Carolina Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In a very big way.
The high school junior, the newly-minted national indoor record-holder in the 55m and 60m and a holder of various class sprint records, grabbed four pieces of hardware at the NCHSAA Class 4A Championships in Greensboro, claiming wins in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x400.
Her biggest individual honor came in the 400m, when Jackson clocked a new U.S. No. 1 time of 52.32 seconds.
But she wasn't done.
Perhaps her most memorable moment came in the 4x400 (above), which saw Jackson fight back control over the final lap of the race -- specifically in the final 100m -- and walk down Cuthbertson, which had built a substantial lead.
It was all a fitting conclusion to Jackson's regular season.
She also won the 100m in a U.S. No. 6 time of 11.44 and the 200m in a U.S. No. 4 time of 23.19.
Catch up on some of the race video below.
Related Links:
NCHSAA Class 4A State Championship meet page
