Hall of Fame

Jackie Ross Mattox

  • Class
    1993
  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Track & Field
Jackie Ross Mattox was a jumper for the track & field teams at Idaho from 1989-93… At the end of her collegiate career, she was a 10-time Big Sky Conference champion… She was named Big Sky Outstanding Indoor Field Athlete in 1990, 1991 and 1992… In 1991 she competed at the Indoor National Championships in triple jump… In 1987 she competed in long jump at the World Championships and won gold at the CARIFTA Games… In 1988 she was an Olympian for St. Vincent, becoming the first female Olympian to compete under the St. Vincent flag… She finished 26th at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea… She remains the Idaho triple jump record holder to this day... Maddox was inducted into the Idaho Vandals Hall of Fame in 2014.