Eboni Jackson is a sophomore advertising major who recently won All-Around title for the Winona State gymnastics team and can’t live without Chick-fil-A, God, or family.
What made you choose Winona State?
I chose Winona State because I loved the campus they had the major I was interested in. I wanted to get away from home as well and all the girls were very warm welcoming and Coach Beckie was very nice and seemed very interested in me as a person and my gymnastics.
What is a typical busy day in the life of our WSU gymnastics team?
Well, during pre-season we usually have weights at 6:00am, so I usually wake up around 5:45 a.m. to get ready for that and then usually after weights I eat breakfast and then I have an 8:00am and I have all my classes throughout the day because we have practices from 1-4pm then sometimes I have to leave practice early for my later classes. I usually go eat dinner with some of my teammates then I do homework for the rest of the night if I have a lot, I try to get a episode of something in on Netflix if I don’t have too much homework, then I go to sleep.
Is it difficult to balance school and gymnastics?
Yeah, it was harder for me freshman year because I was trying to adjust and figure out what study habits were best for me and trying to balance gymnastics on top of that was hard as well but I learned very fast after my first semester how I needed to study and get organized and my athletic advisors helped me learn how to stay on top of things and make sure I had everything done and turned it, as well as what classes to take each semester.
You just won All-Around title breaking multiple school and personal records, what was going through your head after the meet?
I think I’m still in shock. It feels amazing to break team and individual records and I’m very grateful to have been apart of this amazing team and I hope we can have many more years that are this amazing as well.
What inspires you every day to get out there and do your best work?
I think my family are amazing motivates they motivate me with everything I do especially school and gymnastics and I’m thankful for them everyday because I wouldn’t be here without them.