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"title": "Jared Lockhart was part of Jackson State’s SWAC championship track & field team"
"description": "Jackson State sophomore quarterback Jared Lockhart has spent his post-spring practice time trying to master another sport. Lockhart, Tigers starter under center when the 2026 football season begins, participated in the javelin for the SWAC champion JSU outdoor track & field team this past week. How well did Lockhart perform? He finished fourth overall in […]"
"date": "2026-05-14"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2026/05/14/jared-lockhart-was-part-of-jackson-states-swac-championship-track-field-team/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "Track & Field"
---

# Jared Lockhart was part of Jackson State’s SWAC championship track & field team

Jackson State sophomore quarterback Jared Lockhart has spent his post-spring practice time trying to master another sport.

Lockhart, Tigers starter under center when the 2026 football season begins, participated in the javelin for the [SWAC champion JSU outdoor track & field team](https://gojsutigers.com/news/2026/5/12/general-jackson-state-men-claim-2026-outdoor-title-women-finish-seventh.aspx) this past week. How well did Lockhart perform? He finished fourth overall in the men’s event with a throw of 59.19 meters, which led to five team points for the Tigers. It was his second javelin event of the season. He previously recorded a throw of 51.68 meters to finish third at the [Maroon and White Tune-Up](https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/9392284/Jackson_State/Jared_Lockhart) at Mississippi State in April.

[![](http://hbcusports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2026/05/lockhart.jpg)](http://hbcusports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2026/05/lockhart.jpg)
_Photo: Jackson State track & field/Twitter_

### Jared Lockhart was a champion as a youth, too

Lockhart’s success in javelin builds on a strong track and field background. As a youth competitor, he placed third in the 15-16 boys division at the 2022 AAU Junior Olympics after winning the 12-year-old division in 2019. He also earned a third-place finish at the 2022 adidas Outdoor Nationals. Lockhart, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, was also an [8-U national champion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FInjRZYgAeg&pp=ygUWamFyZWQgbG9ja2hhcnQgamF2ZWxpbg%3D%3D) in the javelin throw and even won the AAU shot put national championship in 2016.

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Lockhart will now look to improve on a freshman football season where he was named [SWAC Co-Freshman of the Year](https://hbcusports.com/2025/11/24/who-were-the-top-swac-football-players-what-about-coach-our-2025-winners/) after going 5-0 as a starter and passing for 1,031 yards to go along with seven touchdowns.