University of Missouri Athletics

Missouri
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Transferred to Missouri after two seasons at Saint Louis.

Saint Louis
2024 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Appeared in two matches, logging 18 minutes versus George Mason and 16 minutes against George Washington.

2023 (Freshman)

• Did not play due to injury.

Prep

• Prepped at Fort Zumwalt West High School in O’Fallon, Mo., where she was a four-year letterwinner.

• Selected Second Team All-Conference in 2021.

• Graduated magna cum laude with a 4.0 GPA.

• Cum laude graduate and active in community service with SPENSA.

• Played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL, earning national recognition.

• Member of the 2019 ICC Midwest team that competed against FC Barcelona, PSG and other international academies, winning the ICC Futures Trophy Division.

• Attended the U.S. Youth National Team Training Identification Centers in Kansas City (2019) and Indianapolis (2021).

• Member of the U17 U.S. Youth National Team pool in 2021.

• Selected to the 2020–21 ECNL U16 All-Conference Second Team and competed in the 2021–22 ECNL SuperCup League, helping her squad to a 7-1 record.

• Named a Top Drawer Soccer standout at multiple events, including South Carolina Best of Saturday (Dec. 2020), South Carolina Best XI (Dec. 2020) and ECNL Florida (Jan. 2021).

• Ranked No. 41 nationally among defenders and No. 8 in the Heartland Region by Top Drawer Soccer.

Personal

• Born Feb. 5, 2005, in St. Peters, Mo.

• Daughter of Alan and Brandy Jackson; has two sisters, Paige and Brooklyns.

• Majoring in General Studies.

• Nickname is “AJ.”

• Chose Mizzou for its proximity to home, the culture head coach Stefanie Golan is building, and the chance to be part of a growing program.

• Lists her most memorable soccer moment as playing her first match in the black and gold.

• Enjoys shopping and going on walks in her free time.

• Career aspiration is to run a company with her father and establish a large charity.

• Favorite music service is Spotify; top songs from summer 2025 include I Want You (Marvin Gaye), Sweet Life(Frank Ocean), and Telephone (Lady Gaga & Beyoncé).

• Can’t live without her iPad.

• Biggest inspirations are her parents, who she says have excelled in life and provided her with more than she could ask for.