How do you outrun a diagnosis? How do you defy a body that threatens to slow you down? History is filled with athletes who have shattered the limits placed on them—Wilma Rudolph was told she might never walk, one of the fastest women alive. Greg Louganis, bullied and battling dyslexia, soared to perfection off the diving board. Gary Hall Jr., fighting Type 1 diabetes, still touched the wall first for Olympic gold. Now, there’s a new name to that list.
Georgia Bulldog’s Kaila Jackson shocked the track and field community by clinching the SEC women’s 60m championship in 7.11 seconds, just beating LSU’s Brianna Lyston in an exciting race. Jackson’s path to SEC success wasn’t about being fast—it showed her toughness. Doctors found she had Type 1 diabetes when she was in eighth grade, and she thought her time on the track might be done.
Kaila Jackson (Georgia) stuns to win the SEC women’s 60m title in 7.11s!
Brianna Lyston (LSU) was 2nd in 7.12s. pic.twitter.com/vloVgju6xB
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) March 1, 2025
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