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Kevin
Jackson begins his seventh season as Rhode Island College's coordinator
of men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and
field.
Jackson had previously served as the
Head Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at
Pilgrim High School in Warwick since 1994. Prior to taking the
job at Pilgrim, Jackson was the Head Coach of Boys’ Cross
Country and Assistant Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor
Track and Field at Hope High School from 1978-1994. Under his
tutelage, Hope won six consecutive cross country titles and he
coached a New England Champion (Wayne Newsom) and an All-American
(Erik Clinton).
He was named the
Rhode Island Boys’ Track and Field Coach of the Year in
1989, 1992 and 1999. He was the President of the Rhode Island
Track and Field Coaches Association from 1989-91.
He is the founder and President of the
Providence Cobras Youth Track and Field Team. This self-supporting
youth program, which started in 1978, works with inner city youth
in developing track and field skills.
In addition to his duties at RIC, Jackson
is the educational coordinator for the Whitmarsh Corporation.
He is also a Providence City Councilman. He earned his bachelor’s
degree in social welfare/psychology from Rhode Island College
in 1980. A native of Warwick, he currently resides in Providence. |
