Hailey Jackson, 14, of Delburne, is a Grade 9 student at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer and is January's ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month. (ASDC-Central)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Athletic Prowess

Competitive athlete from Delburne named ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month

Feb 5, 2020 | 11:22 AM

A competitive hockey player and athlete from Delburne has been named the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for January.

Hailey Jackson is a 14-year-old Grade 9 student at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer and has been playing hockey since she was five-years-old, playing with her family on their outdoor rink on the farm in Delburne.

Jackson is in her second season with the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs Bantam Elite Team, under the direction of head coach Shane Nafziger. The Chiefs currently sit in fourth place in the south division of the Alberta Female Hockey League.

Currently, Jackson plays forward and leads the Chiefs in goals and points.

In Spring of 2019, Jackson was selected for Hockey Alberta’s Alberta Challenge Cup and was recently selected to compete for Zone 4 in Hockey at the 2020 Alberta Winter Games (AWG) in Airdrie, Feb. 14-17.

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Jackson’s selection to the AWG team is significant as she is one of only two Red Deer area athletes to be selected for the Zone 4 AWG team.

As the weather turns, Jackson switches gears to train and compete with the Red Deer Titans Track club under the direction of coach Ron Hewer.

As a pentathlete (80m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and the 800m run) and in the 100m sprint and the relays, Jackson is said to have her eyes set on a podium position at the Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge this July.

In the classroom, Jackson is an Honours with Distinction (above 90 per cent) student and has maintained that academic status since grade six.

Jackson’s goals include playing hockey at a post-secondary level in either U Sport in Canada or NCAA D1 in the United States.

With Hailey’s strong work ethic, her undeniable athletic abilities and her training experiences with ASDC-Central, she will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in her hockey/athletics careers.