Jahniya Jackson

Position:
OH
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Cosumnes Oaks HS
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
Prev School:
Georgia State

Prior to UNT
Transfer from Georgia State … Retained redshirt after she did not make an appearance for the Panthers in 2024 … Appeared in 77 sets over 24 matches played as a freshman … Tallied 158 kills, 102 digs, 18 aces and 40 blocks in 2023 … Recorded a double-double and set career-highs in attacks (50), kills (16) and solo blocks (2) against Chattanooga on Aug. 26, 2023 … Posted a career-high mark with 13 digs against Murray State on Sept. 9, 2023 … Member of the 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll … Two-time GSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) … Set the SBC season high of six aces in a three-set match and finished with 14.0 points at USC Upstate on Sept. 2, 2023 … Three-year letter winner at Cosumnes Oaks High School … Accumulated over 1,100 kills and 650 digs in her prep career … Lost sophomore season due to COVID-19 pandemic … Named Honorable Mention All-Conference selection as a freshman … Named Most Outstanding Player at the 2022 Optimist All-Star Games … Won Cosumnes Oaks Female Athlete of the Year as a senior … Honored as varsity MVP as a junior and senior … Earned the Cosumnes Oaks scholar-athlete award as a junior and senior … Played club for SynergyForce (Roseville, Calif.) and head coach Shasta Millhollin.