THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran at Huntsville High School under Blake Borden ... Helped lead the Panthers to becoming two-time State Champions, two-time State Runner-Up and RunningLane XC Nationals Elite Qualifier as a team for XC ... Led the Panthers to a 4x800m State Champion, a two-time New Balance Nationals 4xMile Qualifier, a two-time New Balance Nationals DMR Qualifier, a two-time New Balance Nationals 4x800m Qualifier, an NBN All-American – 4xMile, and a NBN All-American – DMR (Podium Finisher) for T&F ... Individually Gruber finished as a four-time State Qualifier and a two-time All-State selection ... He landed the fourth All-Time 5K at HHS, named an All-Time Alabama Team Selection, Most Consistent Varsity Athlete, Outstanding Sophomore Boy, Outstanding Junior Boy and Outstanding Senior Boy for XC ... Individually for T&F he was named a three-time 3200m State Qualifier, three-time 3200m All-State, three-time 1600m State Qualifier, two-time 1600m All-State and a New Balance Nationals Mile Qualifier ... Gruber broke the 3200m, 4x800m, DMR, 4xMile for indoor and teh DMR for outdoor T&F ...  Graduated Cum Laude, a two-time HOSA State Qualifier, a HOSA Chapter Leader, with a  3.94 GPA and named a Student-Athlete of the Year – Conference Award.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jackson Cole Smith ... Birthday is December 20 ... Son of Felicia and Jonathan Gruber and has one sibling ... Big double jointed knee and elbows guy ... Majoring in Chemistry.