Trinity Western University Spartan alum Alison Jackson earned a double victory at the Canadian Road Championships over the weekend.
Jackson, a former track star at the 黑马磁力-based university, won the time-trial event in the Elite women鈥檚 category on Friday, then proceeded to win the Sunday, Sept 12, road race at a pace of 3:12:43. This victorious weekend stands as Jackson鈥檚 second win at the Canadian Road Championships.
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鈥淢y experience racing in Europe and the Belgium classics, I really knew how to race in the wind and that really played to my advantage,鈥� said Jackson in a Cycling Canada interview.
鈥滻 took to the front pretty early on to help make it more of a selection and I picked my moment and went all in all the way to the end. I think I was more nervous this weekend than I鈥檝e been for any other race so I鈥檓 really happy to come out with the double win.鈥�
As a Spartan, Jackson, who graduated from TWU in 2014, was a two-time Canada West gold medallist in the 3000m (2013 and 2014) and a Canada West gold medallist in cross country (2013). She also earned Canada West silver medals in the 1500m (2013) and in cross country (2014).
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Jackson was one of seven Olympians who represented Trinity Western in Tokyo this past summer as she finished 32nd in the women鈥檚 road race. TWU鈥檚 Olympic group included Regan Yee (鈥�18, South Hazelton, B.C.), along with the men鈥檚 volleyball trio of Steven Marshall (鈥�13, Abbotsford, B.C.), Ryan Sclater (鈥�17, Port Coquitlam, B.C.) and Lucas Van Berkel (鈥�14, Edmonton). TWU鈥檚 head athletic therapist Natalie Ghobrial was also in Toyko working as the athletic therapist for Canada鈥檚 bronze-winning women鈥檚 softball team.
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