Cedarville University Men's Track & Field Yellow Jackets

Chris Jones
Chris Jones
5-10, 145, Senior, Distance
Knoxville, TN
Bearden High School

Chris Jones is one of four seniors on the Yellow Jacket roster and is competing in his third track & field season.....will participate in the distance events.....four-year cross country team member who ran in six varsity meets in 2004.....posted a career-low time in the 8K of 26:55 at the Friendship Invitational.

2003-04 - Competed in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season as well as the 5K and 10K outdoors as a junior.....posted a career-low 9:27.74 in the indoor 3K at Findlay.....best time in the outdoor 5K was 16:56.51.....finished 11th in the American Mideast Conference outdoor 10K in 34:42.16.....cross country team’s #6 runner in the fall with a season-best time of 27:01 at the Ohio Northern Invitational to finish 31st overall.....24th in 27:16 at the Friendship Invitational and 25th in 27:23 at the NCCAA Nationals.

2002-03 - Did not run track as a sophomore.....appeared in three varsity cross country meets.....ran a season-best 28:06 at the Louisville Classic where he placed 83rd out of 226 runners.....finished 37th in 28:20 at the Friendship Invitational.

2001-02 - Participated in four indoor meets and one outdoor meet as a freshman.....indoor best of 9:41.35 in the 3K and 16:54.50 in the 5K.....ran in six varsity cross country meets as a rookie.....posted a time of 28:33 for the 8K in back-to-back weeks placing 43rd at the Wilmington Invitational and 52nd at the AMC Championship.

High School - Experienced a four-year distance running prep career at Bearden High School.....earned three letters in three years of cross country and was a four-year letter winner with the track & field team.....posted personal bests of 4:46 in the 1,600 meters and 16:20 in the 5K.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Carries a business management major at Cedarville University.....born 12/1/82 in Knoxville, TN.....son of Larry and Melanie Jones.....has one younger sister.