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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Sprints
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Columbus, Ohio
    Hometown
  • Tree of Life Christian
    High School
  • Mount Vernon Nazarene
    Previous School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Carl Jones Jr.
Carl Jones Jr.
Sprints
Position
Senior
Class
Columbus, Ohio
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: First-Team All-Mountain West Indoor: 60 Meters (2019); First-Team All-Mountain West Outdoor: 100 Meters (2019), 4x100-Meter Relay (2019).

2019 (SR)
Indoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the 60 meters with a time of 6.85… Placed second in the 60 meters with a career-best time of 6.83 at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Invitational… Captured the 60-meter title at the Montana State Dual Meet with a time of 6.92… Ran personal-best time of 21.87 in the 200 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational… Ran a leg in the 4x400-meter relay at the Montana State Dual Meet, placing seventh with a time of 3:32.38.
Outdoor: Earned a pair of first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing second in the 100 meters (personal-best time of 10.50) and third in the 4x100-meter relay (personal-best time of 41.21) at the Outdoor Championships… Placed fourth in the 200 meters with a career-best time of 21.41 at the Outdoor Championships… Ran personal-best time of 3:24.00 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Texas Relays… Recorded 14 top-10 finishes during the season.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Competed on the track & field team at Mount Vernon (Ohio) Nazarene University, where he earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay during his junior season in 2018... Won the Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week on four occasions… Set multiple school records with the Cougars during the 2018 out-door season in the 100-meter dash (10.72), the 200-meter dash (21.53) and the 4x100-meter relay (41.51)... His time in the 4x100-meter relay was good enough to qualify for the Outdoor National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala... During the 2018 indoor season, ran a school-record time of 6.94 in the 60 meters, finishing second at the 2018 Crossroads League Championships... Also ran a school-record time of 22.75 in the 200 meters, finishing third in the same meet... Helped the 4x200-meter relay team finish first in the event with a school-record time of 1:33.15... During his junior year, he earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 4x100-meter relay... Helped the 4x400-meter relay team set a school-record time of 3:25.93, finishing sixth overall at the 2017 Crossroads League Outdoor Championships... Also earned All-Crossroads League honors during his sophomore campaign in the 4x100-meter relay.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped guide Tree of Life Christian in Columbus, Ohio, to the regional and state track & field championships in 2014 and 2015... Ran a school-best 11.09 in the 100 meters, 22.69 in the 200 meters and 46.54 in the 4x100-meter relay... Selected as the team MVP in track in 2014 and 2015... Also participated in basketball and football, where he was all-state in football during his senior season, and participated in the Midwest Meet of Champions in 2015.

PERSONAL: Son of Carl and Fecilia Jones... Majoring in political science.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
60 Meters 6.83 NA
100 Meters NA 10.50
200 Meters 21.87 21.41
4x100-Meter Relay NA 41.21
4x400-Meter Relay 3:32.38 3:24.00

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2019 60 Meters 3rd 6.85

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2019 100 Meters 2nd 10.50
2019 4x100-Meter Relay 3rd 41.21
2019 200 Meters 4th 21.41
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