Utah State University Athletics

Shay Jones | TFRRS Profile

HONORS: All-Mountain West Outdoor: 400 Meters (2026), 4x400-Meter Relay (2026); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026); Academic All-Mountain West (2025, 2026); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2026); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2026).

INDOOR RECORDS: Co-owns the USU record in the 400 meters with a time of 53.05, set in 2026… Member of the second- and third-fastest 4x400-meter relay teams at USU with respective times of 3:39.62 (2026) and 3:40.16 (2025)… Holds the George Nelson Fieldhouse facility record in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:47.21, set in 2026.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State record in the 4x400-meter relay of 3:36.87, set in 2026… Ranks second all-time at USU in the 400 meters with a time of 52.23, set in 2026… Ranks third all-time at USU in the 200 meters with a time of 23.56, set in 2026… Also a member of the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay team at USU with a time of 3:38.66, set in 2025… Member of the second- and fourth-fastest 4x100-meter relay teams at USU with respective times of 45.61 (2025) and 45.82 (2026).
 

2026 (SO)
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 400 meters with a USU record-tying time of 53.05 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay in a season-best 3:39.62 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, securing the second-fastest time in program history… Took first in the 400 meters, clocking in at 54.86, and helped USU to a third-place finish in the distance medley relay with a personal-best time of 12:06.66 at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games … Helped USU to a first-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the USU-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational with a Nelson Fieldhouse-record time of 3:47.21… Set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 24.69 at the New Mexico-hosted Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational, finishing 24th in the field… Won the 300 meters at the BYU December Invitational with a personal-best time of 37.95.
Outdoor: Earned All-Mountain West Outdoor honors in the 400 Meters and 4x400-Meter Relay… Placed 32nd in the first round of the 400 meters at the NCAA West First Rounds with a time of 53.11… Won bronze medals in the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the MW Outdoor Championships, finishing with respective times of 52.44 and 3:38.88… Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that broke the Utah State record in the event at the BYU Robison Invitational, crossing the line with a first-place time of 3:36.87…Finished second in the 400 meters at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational with a personal-best time of 52.23, which ranks second all-time at USU… Helped USU’s 4x400-meter relay team best the field at the Long Beach State-hosted Pacific Coast Invitational with a time of 3:39.61… Set a personal best in the 200 meters with a second-place time of 23.56 (third all-time at USU) and helped the Aggies to victory in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.87 at the UVU Collegiate Invitational… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honoree… Named to the Academic All MW team… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar Athlete.

2025 (FR)
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 4x400-meter relay and ninth in the prelims of the 400 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with season-best times of 3:40.16 (third all-time at USU) and 54.59, respectively… Took first in the 600 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games with a personal-best time of 1:34.25… Helped USU to a first-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:46.66… Part of USU’s winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Weber State Invitational, finishing in 3:56.51… Set a season best in the 300 meters with a time of 38.99 as she placed second at the BYU December Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 4x400-meter relay and ninth in the 400 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with times of 3:42.20 and 55.69, respectively… Broke the Utah State record in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:38.66 at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Franson Last Chance, finishing third… Won the 400 meters and the 4x100-meter relay at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational with season-best times of 54.07 and 45.61 (fourth all-time at USU), respectively… Helped USU’s 4x400-meter relay team win their section at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational with a time of 3:39.56… Set a season best in the 200 meters with a time of 24.83 as she finished 33rd at the Texas State-hosted Bobcat Invitational… Academic All-MW honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in track & field at Plano (Texas) West Senior High School… Claimed the area title in the 400 meters… Set the school records in the 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay as a senior in 2024… Earned Women’s Athlete of the Year honors… Competed for Wildcat Youth Sports from 2015-23 under club coach Jimmy Wisner… Earned AVID honors at Plano West.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Quinton Jones and Alicia Williams… Majoring in public health and health promotion.
 
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Event	Indoor	Outdoor
200 Meters	24.69	23.56
300 Meters	37.95
400 Meters	53.05	52.23
600 Meters	1:34.25
800 Meters	2:24.29
4x100m Relay		45.61
4x400m Relay	3:39.62	3:36.87
DMR	12:06.66

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026 (Fayetteville)	400 Meters	32nd (First Round)	53.11

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025	400 Meters	9th (Prelims)	54.59
2025	4x400m Relay	4th	3:40.16
2026	400 Meters	3rd (Prelims)	53.70
2026	400 Meters	4th (Finals)	53.05
2026	4x400m Relay	6th	3:39.62

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025	400 Meters	6th (Prelims)	54.41
2025	400 Meters	9th (Finals)	55.69
2025	4x100m Relay	DNF (Prelims)	DNF
2025	4x400m Relay	4th	3:42.20
2026	400 Meters	2nd (Prelims)	53.21
2026	400 Meters	3rd (Finals)	52.44
2026	4x400m Relay	3rd	3:38.88