Kasey Jackson, Centre College, Women's Track & Field

KASEY JACKSON OF CENTRE COLLEGE, a senior from Joplin, Mo., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending May 15, 2011.

Jackson, a two-year captain on the Centre women's track & field team, is a three-time team MVP, which is awarded to the team member who scores the most points in a season.

She currently holds school outdoor records in the 100 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles, long jump and 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay and indoor records in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 55 meter hurdles, long jump and 4x400 meter relay.

A Stodgehill Faculty Scholar (which is awarded to the top 10% of the incoming class), Jackson is an Art of Communications and Culture Major and holds a GPA of 3.738. She is also a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, an honor society that recognizes meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities, as well as Phi Sigma Iota, an honor society that recognizes high achievement in a foreign language.

Among her many volunteer and service related activities, Jackson has been Vice President of the French Society (2010 and 2011), a French Department Representative (2010, 2011) and a volunteer counselor for Girls on the GO, which is a nutrition and fitness camp for 8-12 year old girls.

She has also worked with Habitat for Humanity, where she helped build houses for the underpriviledged (2007) as well as Service Plunge, where she organized and folded new shipments for the Salvation Army (2007). Jackson has also worked with Soups on Us, where she assembled box lunches for those less fortunate in the Danville, Ky., community.