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Adoree' Jackson of USC Trojans to skip spring practice, pursue 2016 Rio Olympics in long jumpPublished by
Adoree' Jackson of USC Trojans to skip spring practice, pursue 2016 Rio Olympics in long jumpPublished by ESPN.com on December 21, 2015 USC star cornerback Adoree' Jackson will be excused from spring practice so that he can focus on his pursuit of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics in track and field. Trojans coach Clay Helton announced Sunday that Jackson, the Pac-12 champion in the long jump this year, would skip spring practices to become a full-time member of USC's track and field team. "I've always believed that if you're going to be a master of something, you've got to work at it," Helton told reporters after Sunday's practice. "Don't be a jack-of-all-trades, be a master of something. He's been a master at football this season. We said, 'If you have the opportunity to go to the Olympics, you need to go for that.'" Jackson had an outstanding sophomore season as an all-purpose threat and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as one of the country's most versatile players. He was was the Trojans' No. 1 cornerback, their second-leading receiver and their top kickoff and punt returner, scoring five overall touchdowns.
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Adoree' Jackson of USC Trojans to skip spring practice, pursue 2016 Rio Olympics in long jumpPublished by
Adoree' Jackson of USC Trojans to skip spring practice, pursue 2016 Rio Olympics in long jumpPublished by ESPN.com on December 21, 2015 USC star cornerback Adoree' Jackson will be excused from spring practice so that he can focus on his pursuit of qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics in track and field. Trojans coach Clay Helton announced Sunday that Jackson, the Pac-12 champion in the long jump this year, would skip spring practices to become a full-time member of USC's track and field team. "I've always believed that if you're going to be a master of something, you've got to work at it," Helton told reporters after Sunday's practice. "Don't be a jack-of-all-trades, be a master of something. He's been a master at football this season. We said, 'If you have the opportunity to go to the Olympics, you need to go for that.'" Jackson had an outstanding sophomore season as an all-purpose threat and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as one of the country's most versatile players. He was was the Trojans' No. 1 cornerback, their second-leading receiver and their top kickoff and punt returner, scoring five overall touchdowns.
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