Richard Jones
POSITION: Middle Distance
HEIGHT: 5-11
CLASS: Junior
EXPERIENCE: 1L
HIGH SCHOOL: Benicia HS
HOMETOWN: Benicia, Calif.
BIRTHDAY: July 15 Updated 11/11/2009
Events: 800M (IN: 1:49.66; OUT: 1:47.10)
2-time All-American
2009
Emerged as one of the nation’s premier 800-meter runners while earning All-America honors in the event at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Scored four points for the Tigers with a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter final at the national meet ... Established a new personal-best time of 1 minute, 47.10 seconds in the NCAA final to move into the No. 6 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event ... Recorded three-straight personal-best times at the national meet, including performances of 1:47.62 in the first round of qualifying and 1:47.27 in the national semifinal ... Qualified automatically for the NCAA Outdoor meet with a fourth-place finish in the half mile at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (1:49.28) ... Clocked 1:47.70 in the regional semifinals ... Also earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor meet while running the third leg on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team ... Teamed with Armanti Hayes, Jamar Howard and Ade Alleyne-Forte to run a seasonal best of 3:03.81 for a sixth-place finish in the NCAA final ... Split 45.70 on the relay just one hour after running the 800-meter final at the national meet ... Finished in 19th place in the 800 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships (1:51.50) ... Qualified for the regional meet following a runner-up finish at the Sun Angel Classic, running a time of 1:48.85 ... Was the ninth-place finisher in the half mile at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:51.87) ... Recorded a seasonal best NCAA provisional qualifying time at 1:49.66 at the Cyclone National Qualifier ... Time of 1:49.66 is an indoor personal best.
PRIOR TO LSU
Joined the LSU program following an outstanding two-year career at Central Arizona Junior College ... Set a personal best of 1:48.82 in the 800 meters to win the event title at the Willie Williams Classic in Tuscon, Ariz., during the 2008 outdoor season ... Earned NJCAA All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 800 meters at the 2008 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... Clocked a time of 1:49.64 in the national final in 2008 ... Also earned NJCAA All-America honors as a freshman in 2007 after finishing as the national runner-up at 800 meters with a time of 1:51.18 in the national final.
PERSONAL
Full name is Richard Justin Jones ... Born on July 15, 1988 ... Parents are Richard and Janice Jones ... Has two sisters, Janice and Joelle ... Majoring in general studies.
Courtesy LSU
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