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  Ashanti Jackson

Ashanti Jackson

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.

High School:
Monterey Trail

Height:
6-0

Position:
OH

Birthdate:
09/07/1993

05/22/2012

2012 SEASON IN REVIEW

Emmanuel competed in the program's 4th GNAC Championship match in the five-year history of the tournament.

05/02/2012

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT

The Emmanuel College Athletic Department hosted its Annual Awards Night and Dessert Reception last weekend, celebrating the Saints success during the 2011-2012 athletic seasons.

04/18/2012

FOUR SAINTS NAMED TO MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL-GNAC TEAMS

Four Emmanuel student-athletes, including Nick Updike (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Ashanti Jackson (Sacramento, Calif.), Tom McCaffrey (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Zach Whitermore (Whitehall, Pa.), received All-Conference honors after the 2012 season

04/14/2012

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COMES UP SHORT IN GNAC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

The top-seeded Rivier College Raiders won their fifth-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship, defeating Emmanuel College, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Rivier's Muldoon Center.

04/12/2012

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO GNAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 3-0 WIN OVER JOHNSON & WALES

The Saints return to the GNAC Finals for the fourth time in five years

BEFORE EMMANUEL...Jackson was a two-sport athlete at Monterey Trail High School (Elk Grove, Calif.)...played one year of varsity basketball and three years of varsity volleyball...was named All-Delta River League two-straight years...led the league in kills two years in a row...led the league in blocks as a senior...named Sacramento All-City as a senior.

AshantiMajor: Biology / Chemistry

Career Aspirations: to do science research around the world

Favorite Movie: Inception

Favorite Book: Green Eggs & Ham

Favorite Pre-match Meal: stir fry