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Jackson Bliey

  • Height 6-1
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Talleyville, Del.
  • High School Brandywine
  • Event Jumps, Throws
  • Major Computer Science and Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS) 

Accolades (Indoor): 
- New England D3 Champion - High Jump (2023) 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2023 (High Jump - 7th) 
- All-New England D3 - High Jump (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - High Jump (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-American - High Jump (2023)
 
Accolades (Outdoor): 
- National Champion – High Jump (2024)
- All-America First Team - High Jump (2024)
- NEWMAC Champion - High Jump (2023, 2024)
 
- New England D3 Champion - High Jump (2023) 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2023 (High Jump – 4th) , 2024 (High Jump - 1st)
- NEWMAC All-Conference First Team - High Jump (2023, 2024) 
- NEWMAC Rookie of the Year (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - High Jump (2023, 2024)
- All-New England D3 - High Jump (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-American - High Jump (2023)

Accolades:
 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2024)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023)

2023-24:
- Won the high jump in the NEWMAC, New England DIII, and NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Finished runner-up in the Amherst Spring Fling
2022-23: 
- Competed in seven meets during the indoor season and seven during the outdoor season 

Favorite Sports Memory: 
- Winning the NCAA national championships

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:  
- All the fun team events

Off the Track at MIT: 
- Majoring in computer science and engineering  
- Research: CSAIL Causal Reasoning
- Was a member of the MIT football team   
 

High School: 
- Three-time First Team All-State in the high jump 
- State Champion in the discus 
- All-District Punter 
- Holds the school record in the discus 
- Holds the state record in javelin 
- Six-time varsity letter winner between track and field, football, and basketball 
- Five-time All-American in the javelin, discus, and high jump 
- Member of the Math and Science Honor Societies 
- Member of the Technology Student Association and the Math League 
- Earned Distinguished Honors

Club: 
- Was a member of the Above Xpectations Club 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Jumps, Throws
    6'2" 175 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Jumps, Throws
    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps, Throws
    6'1" 0 lbs