There are people in your life that you have met that you would not know what amazing achievements they have done. A teacher who worked at Liberty from 2016-2021 has put together some unbelievable accomplishments.
Jackie Hall was a PE, health, and yoga teacher at Liberty. She was a nice and friendly teacher who helped out all of the students and was friends with all of her co-workers.
“I made several great friendships while I worked at Liberty and I miss seeing these people everyday,” Hall said.
She really did make an impact on the students she taught. Many of the senior class of 2025 had her during their freshman year and many still remember her class.
“Mrs. Hall made health very interactive, easy and fun to learn,” Morgan Moomey (12) said.
Hall switched to a different career path, to a NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine), certified strength and conditioning coach, camp and race director, speed and agility coach, and a nutrition and fueling coach for endurance events. She helps and makes athletes to be the best they can be. Hall was a very athletic girl and started running at a young age and loved it.
“I competed in track for the first time in 6th grade. I felt for the first time that the outcome of the race/game was only dependent on me,” Hall said. “I liked this. I quickly learned that if I decided I wanted to push my body and mind to the brink, I could fly and sometimes even win.”
This started a fire that would only grow for the sport that she loves for the rest of her life. As she trained throughout her life, she picked up outstanding achievements some include:
One race to highlight was Hall’s most recent race on Nov. 3 where she ran the New York City Marathon. Before the race, she was injured and had to focus harder to get back to full strength to run. Hall has suffered from many injuries from stress fractures in her feet to a broken hip from overuse. Not only do these injuries set her back, but it makes her work harder and in the end make her stronger.
“I am no stranger to injury,” Hall said. “It is part of my sport and my aggressive nature as an athlete that I just love. I am an expert at how to return to running after so many different injuries. In fact, I’ve made it a part of my career – helping others rehab, return, and prehab the best possible to avoid further vulnerabilities in their strides.”
The New York Marathon is a very difficult marathon so Hall had to work harder to do as well as she could.
“It is a marathon that I always knew I wanted to run for the experience,” Hall said. “Not to say you can’t run a personal best time on the course, but the logistics of it make it much harder. So if my goal is to run a marathon as fast as I can, I will definitely not waste a training cycle and getting to the line healthy with all the risks that come with pushing your body and mind to the fastest 26.2 miles your body can handle.
“Many races, I get VIP treatment and even get my nutrition and fluids set out special for me on the course, but a course like New York I am not that cool. I mean this marathon brings the best marathoners from all around the world.”
Hall finished in a time of 2:58:03 and placed 1,839 out of 55,530 total people as well as 167 out of 24,709 females. This is extremely impressive running under 3 hours. This is still 10 minutes off from her personal record. Overall, Hall did well and had a great time during the race.
“I got to share what I love to do with 55,000 other runners and millions of spectators: three of which were my favorite humans, my daughters, Samantha and Gwyneth and my husband Jonathan,” Hall said.
Hall is an amazing athlete, teacher, and mentor. She will continue her career as a runner and trainer to the best of her ability and always have a smile and positive mindset. She will forever be in Liberty’s heart and this is just the start for Hall’s career.
“The clarity in life and the positive effect of keeping your promises to yourself and doing the hard work gives your life and those around you inspiration, positive vibes, and energy. To get energy, you have to give it,” Hall said.
