Covenant College

Honors:

• (Cross Country) USA South All-Conference third team (2021)
• (Cross Country) USA South All-Sportsmanship (2021)
• (Cross Country) USA South All-West Division second team (2021)
• USA South All-Academic (2020-21)
• USA South All-Academic (2018-19)

2021-22 (Senior): Ran in all seven cross country meets... Earned third team All-USA South with 17th place finish and personal record 8k time of 27:22.2 at the USA South Championships (Oct. 30)... Was also Covenant's representative on the USA South All-Sportsmanship team... Placed second at the Mountaintop Invitational with a time of 17:31.5 (Sept. 3)... Set a personal record in the 5k at 16:29.2 (third-best time in program history) at the UNG Invitational (Sept. 10)... Had three top-15 finishes

2020-21 (Junior): Competed in both cross country meets for the season... Earned USA South All-West Division second team honors after placing ninth in the USA South West Division Championships (Feb. 26) with his time of 28:48.2... Placed fourth in the Maryville Invitational (Feb. 13) with his time of 28:42.8... Ran in all six track meets... Set a personal record in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:08.75 at the Hilltop Classic (March 26)... Finished in the top-6 in each of his four 1500-meter events on the year... Placed eighth at the USA South Championships (April 28-29) in the 5,000-meter with a season-best time of 16:12.02... Named to the USA South All-Academic team

2019-20 (Sophomore): Ran in five cross country meets on the year... Improved in the 8k in three straight meets, topping out with a season-best time of 28:12.4 in the USA South Championships (Nov. 2) to finish 38th overall... Ran a 28:20.6 in the 8k at the Berry Invitational (Oct. 19)... Competed in two track events on the year... Established a personal record in the 3,000-meter indoor event at 9:29.67 at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational... Finished in a time of 16:10.0 in the 5,000-meter run at the Victor Icebreaker Duals (March 7)

2018-19 (Freshman): Ran in five cross country meets... Made debut with a 10th place finish at the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 31) with a 5k time of 18:14.9... Had a season-best in the 8k at 28:03.5 at the Berry Invitational (Oct. 13)... Finished 11th at the Maryville Invitational (Sept. 29) with a time of 28:37.9

High School: Was homeschooled... Was the recipient of the Frank Jiggs Wolford Athletic Award... Set personal records in the 5k (16:55), two-mile (10:06), mile (4:38), and 800 meter (2:06)

Personal: Parents are Jeremy and Christina Jones... Has three siblings: Toby, Josh, and Josie... Father, Jeremy, ran cross country at Covenant from 1994-97... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 115:1... Majoring in English

Jones' Personal Records:

Cross Country:
5K: 16:29.2 (UNG Invitational, Sept. 10, 2021)
8K: 27:22.2 (USA South Championships, Oct. 30, 2021)

Outdoor Track:
1500m: 4:08.75 (Hilltop Classic; March 26, 2021)
5000m: 16:10.00 (Victor Icebreaker Duals; March 7, 2020)

Indoor Track: 
3000m: 9:29.67 (Sewanee Indoor Invitational; Feb. 14, 2020)

High School:
800 (track): 2:06
Mile: 4:38
2-mile: 10:06
5k: 16:55