Kaila Jackson

Kaila Jackson (born 30 June 2004) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In February 2023, she set a new U20 60 metres world record.

Early life From Redford, Michigan, Jackson attended Renaissance High School and was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Michigan Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. She then joined the University of Georgia.

Career Competing as a freshman, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque in February 2023. She finished fourth in the 200 m at the same event. She set a new Women’s world U20 indoor 60 m record when she ran 7.07 seconds in Albuquerque, on 10 March 2023. Later that year she finished fourth in the 100 m at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Austin, Texas in June 2023. In July 2023, she won gold in the NACAC U23 Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay. In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships and was part of the American relay team that won gold in a new American U20 national record time. She also finished second in the individual 100 metres race.

In March 2024, Jackson finished runner-up in the 60 m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in a time of 7.08 seconds. On the same day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres in a time of 22.63 seconds. She ran 10.95 seconds for the 100 metres at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.

She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.16 seconds (+1.3 m/s).

In May 2026, Jackson ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.93 seconds to qualify from the NCAA Regionals for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships. On 24 July, she was a finalist at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships over 100 metres, placing seventh overall.