University of South Alabama Athletics

2025: Outdoor — Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the javelin, finishing 34th with a throw of 61.96m (203’3”)... won the javelin at the Southern Miss Invitational with a personal-best throw of 64.24m (210’9”)... placed second in the event at both the Jaguar Outdoor Invitational (60.84m/199’7”) and South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (59.41m/194’11”)... also recorded a mark of 58.70m (192’7”) at the Crimson Tide Invitational... finished 12th in the javelin (52.53m/172’4”) at the Sun Belt Championships... competed in the discus at the South Alabama Last Chance Meet.

2024: Outdoor — Placed fourth in the javelin at the South Alabama Invitational with a throw of 56.02m (183’9”).

High School: Played football and baseball for all four years of high school... Threw discus his senior of high school.. Holds the Chelsea High School discus throw record...

Personal: Full name is Jackson Daniel Laughlin... Son of Brian and Angela Laughlin... Oldest of two siblings... Favorite hobbies are Music and hiking... Favorite athlete is Johannes Vetter... Favorite music artists are Caamp and Montell Fish...