Published: January 30, 2008 04:00 pm            

Jamia Jackson wins silver in EuropaCup; places eighth in World Cup

By Amanda Bird

US Bobsled and

Skeleton Federation

Jamia Jackson of Lake City and Jazmine Fenlator of Wayne, NJ, teamed together for a silver medal performance in the Cesana Pariol, Italy Europa Cup competition last month.

“Jamia’s silver medal in Cesana was an unbelievable finish,” women’s bobsled assistant coach Bill Tavares said. “We weren’t surprised, and we’re excited to watch both Jamia and Jazmine continue to improve this season.”

After a short stint as a push athlete, Jackson moved into the driver’s seat and claimed the 2007 America’s Cup title, while this is only Fenlator’s first year on the team.

The American duo pushed a solid 5.56 start time for the third fastest run of the second heat, a 58.81. Pushing a consistent 5.57 start time in the second heat, Jackson drove the team to the fastest time of the second run of 59.11 seconds, for a combined time of 1:57.92 to claim the silver medal.

Last week in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in her second World Cup event, Jackson piloted USA III into seventh position after the first heat with a time of 1:08.89 seconds. Jackson teamed with first year brakewoman Mickie Rzepka for a push time of 5.79 seconds. In the second heat, Jackson and Rzepka pushed a 5.84 for a run of 1:09.41. Jackson drove the team to a two-run total of 2:18.30 for an eighth place finish.

For complete race results, visit www.bobsleigh.com, the Web site of the Fédération International de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganning (FIBT).

Jackson is the daughter of Zearah and Betty Jackson of Lake City and the granddaughter of Zeffie Daniels and the late Willis Daniels, and the late Zearah and Lillie Jackson, all of Jasper.

        

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