Black History Month February 2022: Erin Jackson
We are highlighting examples of Black excellence every day this February….and beyond! Feel free to send us suggestions!
Winter Olympian. Engineering Grad.
Erin Jackson is a speedskater and scholar from Ocala, Florida. She has been a roller skater for as long as she can remember, going on to pursue inline speedskating (2002), roller derby (2012), and long track speedskating (2017). Erin is a member of Team USA/U.S. National Team for all three sports.
In 2015, Erin graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Honors Program with a BS in Materials Science & Engineering. Two years later she made the transition from inline skating to speedskating on ice, where she quickly qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Erin currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT where she is training for the next Olympic Games. Erin also earned an AS in Computer Science from Salt Lake Community College in 2020 and is working toward an AS in Exercise Science/Kinesiology. (https://erin-jackson.net/)
Erin won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in the 500m Long Track Speedskating event.
See her skate here: