University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Track & Field
David Jackson
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach - Field Events/Multis/Short Hurdles
- Phone:
- 545-0286
David Jackson enters his eighth season with UMass men's track and field and first as associate head coach after serving as an assistant coach on the staff for seven seasons. During his tenure, Jackson has seen many of the record book's top-five lists rewritten the areas he coaches: field events, multi-events, short sprints and hurdles.
Jackson has produced eight Atlantic 10 Champions: Zachary Koncki - indoor long jump (2011), Sean Busch - indoor and outdoor pole vault (2010 & 2011), Brian Miller - outdoor high jump (2010), Kris Horn – heptathlon and decathlon (2016); one indoor New England Champion: Zachary Koncki - long jump (2011); seven school records: Nicholas Ingham - heptathlon (4731 points), Kris Horn – heptathlon (5,318 points) and decathlon (7,061 points), Zachary Koncki - indoor (24'.05") & outdoor long jump (24'.75"), Sean Busch - indoor pole vault (16'.075"), Brian Miller - outdoor high jump (7'.025")) and John Chuma – outdoor pole vault (15’11.25”; one Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year (Sean Busch) and two seasonal UMass Scholar-Athletes (Sean Busch and Stephen Bigelow), as well as multiple Student-Athlete of the Week award winners.
Prior to coming to UMass in 2009, Jackson spent the previous two years working with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's sprinters, women's pole vault and multi-event athletes, including three All-Americans and four ACC champions.
Before coaching with the Tar Heels, Jackson was the assistant men's and women's track & field coach at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y., from 2004 to 2007. While at Roberts Wesleyan, he was responsible for working with the teams' sprinters, hurdlers, and relays. Jackson guided three members of the Raiders to NCCAA national titles and coached five NCCAA All-Americans.
From 1998 to 2003, Jackson worked as a software testing engineer for Heidelberg Digital and as a New York State public high school Section V track and field official. He also coached for the ACS Track Club and Nichols Academy and Churchville-Chili Sr. High, during his time in Rochester.
A standout discus thrower and sprinter in high school, Jackson went on to compete for Susquehanna University where he received all-conference accolades and earned a trip to the NCAA Division III national championship as a part of the school's 400m relay team in 1994. He graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 1998 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Media Study and went on to earn a Masters of Arts in Organizational Communication from SUNY Brockport in 2000.
Jackson has produced eight Atlantic 10 Champions: Zachary Koncki - indoor long jump (2011), Sean Busch - indoor and outdoor pole vault (2010 & 2011), Brian Miller - outdoor high jump (2010), Kris Horn – heptathlon and decathlon (2016); one indoor New England Champion: Zachary Koncki - long jump (2011); seven school records: Nicholas Ingham - heptathlon (4731 points), Kris Horn – heptathlon (5,318 points) and decathlon (7,061 points), Zachary Koncki - indoor (24'.05") & outdoor long jump (24'.75"), Sean Busch - indoor pole vault (16'.075"), Brian Miller - outdoor high jump (7'.025")) and John Chuma – outdoor pole vault (15’11.25”; one Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year (Sean Busch) and two seasonal UMass Scholar-Athletes (Sean Busch and Stephen Bigelow), as well as multiple Student-Athlete of the Week award winners.
Prior to coming to UMass in 2009, Jackson spent the previous two years working with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's sprinters, women's pole vault and multi-event athletes, including three All-Americans and four ACC champions.
Before coaching with the Tar Heels, Jackson was the assistant men's and women's track & field coach at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y., from 2004 to 2007. While at Roberts Wesleyan, he was responsible for working with the teams' sprinters, hurdlers, and relays. Jackson guided three members of the Raiders to NCCAA national titles and coached five NCCAA All-Americans.
From 1998 to 2003, Jackson worked as a software testing engineer for Heidelberg Digital and as a New York State public high school Section V track and field official. He also coached for the ACS Track Club and Nichols Academy and Churchville-Chili Sr. High, during his time in Rochester.
A standout discus thrower and sprinter in high school, Jackson went on to compete for Susquehanna University where he received all-conference accolades and earned a trip to the NCAA Division III national championship as a part of the school's 400m relay team in 1994. He graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 1998 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Media Study and went on to earn a Masters of Arts in Organizational Communication from SUNY Brockport in 2000.
| Jackson's Year-By-Year Coaching Record | |||
| Year | School | Position | Season Notes |
| 2004-05 | Roberts Wesleyan | Assistant Coach | |
| 2005-06 | Roberts Wesleyan | Assistant Coach | -- |
| 2006-07 | Roberts Wesleyan | Assistant Coach | -- |
| 2007-08 | North Carolina | Assistant Coach | -- |
| 2008-09 | North Carolina | Assistant Coach | -- |
| 2009-10 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | Atlantic 10 Champions: Sean Busch (indoor & outdoor pole vault), Brian Miller (outdoor high jump) New England Qualifiers: 4 Indoor, 4 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 2 Indoor, 1 Outdoor |
| 2010-11 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | Atlantic 10 Champions: Sean Busch (indoor & outdoor pole vault), Zachary Koncki (long jump) New England Champions: Zachary Koncki (long jump) New England Qualifiers: 5 Indoor, 4 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 2 Indoor, 3 Outdoor |
| 2011-12 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | New England Qualifiers: 2 Indoor, 3 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 1 Indoor, 2 Outdoor |
| 2012-13 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | New England Qualifiers: 4 Indoor, 3 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 1 Indoor, 1 Outdoor |
| 2013-14 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | New England Qualifiers: 3 Indoor, 2 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 1 Indoor, 1 Outdoor |
| 2014-15 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | New England Qualifiers: 4 Indoor, 7 Outdoor IC4A Qualifiers: 1 Indoor, 2 Outdoor |
| 2015-16 | Massachusetts | Assistant Coach | Atlantic 10 Champions: Kris Horn (heptathlon and decathlon) 7 Indoor, 4 Outdoor New England Qualifiers: 7 Indoor IC4A Qualifiers: 1 Indoor, 2 Outdoor |
| At Massachusetts: Eight Atlantic 10 Champions One New England Champion Eight Program Records Broken Three Atlantic 10 Records Broken Two Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Field Performers of the Meet |
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UMass A-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Day 2 Highlights
Monday, May 06
Chuma Recognized As UMass Spring Scholar Athlete
Wednesday, May 02
