Jayhawks see first-place finishers in both throwing and running events, while records fall
2011 OUTDOOR Earned a personal-best 800m time of 1:53.89 at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6), finishing 18th... Competed in the 800m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/14), placing 24th with a time of 2:03.43... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (4/29), crossing the finish line in 1:56.60. 2011 INDOOR Utilized redshirt season. 2010 OUTDOOR Ran his season's fastest time and a personal best at the Twilight Invitational (5/1) in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.79... Recorded his highest finish of the season in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/15) with a time of 1:55.38, finishing in sixth.
2010 INDOOR Recorded the team's season best as well as a personal record in the 800 meters at the ISU Classic (2/13) with a time of 1:53.68, finishing 11th... Finished first in the 600-yard dash with a time of 1:13.83 at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8)... Set a personal best at the Bill Timmons Challenge (12/5) in the 600-yard dash with a time of 1:13.81... Placed third in the 600-meter run at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) with a personal-best time of 1:21.22.
HIGH SCHOOL Three-time all-state and four-time all-district and all-conference honoree... 2009 Missouri Class 4A 800-meter champion, where he set a personal record of 1:53.33... Runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2008 Missouri Class 4A State Meet... Won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2009 Great Southwest Classic in Albuqerque, N.M... Member of the runner-up 4x800 meter relay team at that same event... Finished fifth in the 400 meters at the 2008 Missouri State Meet, where he ran a personal-best 49.15... Named Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in 2006... Highest point earner for his high school team at the 2008 and 2009 state meets... Named team MVP his sophomore, junior and senior years... Also lettered in football and wresting... In football, was a second-team all-district selection as a junior and first-team all-district, all-conference and Southwest Coaches Association as a senior.
PERSONAL Son of Robert and Crystal Jones... Has one brother, Preston... Majoring in exercise science.
