Malachi Jackson

Added to the team as a walk-on in the spring of 2026. Attended Oklahoma State but was not part of the football team. Played for coach Willie Ponder at McLain ... Also competed in basketball, cycling and track and field ... Earned second team all-conference honors in basketball, scoring more than 500 points in his career ... Part of National Honor Society ... Participated in community service with Bike Club. Son of Marlon Jackson and Nicole Johnson ... Father played football at Langston ... Studies sports management ... Began an interest in cycling in 6th grade through an after-school program called Bike Club and quickly developed a passion for racing ... Competed in road racing, cyclocross and mountain biking, seeing success in the Arkansas NICA league with multiple race wins and podium finishes, despite competing against older competitors and riding borrowed bikes ... Won the state cyclocross championship in Category 3 and the 15–18 age group and competed at the national level in mountain biking.