Jackson Nester
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Blacksburg, Va.
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- High School:
- Carroll County
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- Major:
- Engineering
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- Event(s):
- IM/Back
2023-24 – JUNIOR SEASON
Won his third straight 400-yard IM Horizon League Championship with an NCAA B-standard time of 3:47.78…Clocked a school record time of 3:47.35 in the prelims…Runner-up in the 200-yard IM (1:46.66) and 200-yard backstroke a B-cut time of 1:44.06…Swam the third leg of the runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay…Named to the Academic All-League Team for a second straight year…Won 12 individual races in the dual season…Won the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, and 200-yard backstroke at Magnus Cup.
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.
