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Jackson Nester

Jackson Nester

  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Blacksburg, Va.
  • High School:
    Carroll County
  • Position:
    IM
  • Event(s):
    Free/Back

2022-23 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Repeated as the 400-yard IM Horizon League Champion with an NCAA B-standard time of 3:48.34…Reached the podium in the 200-yard backstroke by finishing third with an NCAA B-standard time of 1:44.58…Finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle…Swam the third leg of the third-place 800-yard freestyle relay team…Won ten individual races during the dual season including three times in the 1000 free, 400 IM, and 200 back...Named to the Academic All-League Team for the Horizon League.

2021-22 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Won the 400-yard IM Horizon League Championship with an NCAA B-standard time of 3:49.42...Placed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.30) and sixth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:28.11) at the HL Championships…Won seven individual dual races on the year.

Pre-CSU
Appeared in the Olympic Trails…A three-time State Champion in Virginia…Recorded a fourth-place finish at the spring 2021 NCSA nationals in the 400 IM…Member of the National Honor Society…Swam for Club H2okie Aquatics.