University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Track and Field Roster
Jones, Javed
Javed Jones
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
- High School:
- BB Coke
- Prev School:
- New Mexico JC
Bio
2023-24
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 600 at LSU Purple Tiger Invite with a time of 1:21.35 and also helped Louisiana finish 2nd in the 4x400 at 3:19.67 (Jan. 12) … Ran a personal-best 1:57.87 in the 800 at the Samford January Invite (Jan. 19) … Helped Louisiana finish 6th at Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite in the 4x400 at 3:14.23 (Feb. 3) … Finished 4th in the 400 (48.11) and 2nd in the 4x400 (3:13.43) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season with a 2nd place finish in the SMR (3:35.54) and 3rd in the 4x400 (3:20.87) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... Won the 400H (51.83) and 4x400 (3:09.56) at the Louisiana Classics ... Won the 400H (52.15) at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... Finished 3rd (50.27) in the 400H and 4th (3:10.57) in the 4x400 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the 400 (46.39) at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... Earned wins in the 400 (47.16) and 4x400 (3:12.89) at the Warhawk Classic ... Won second straight Sun Belt Conference Championship in the 400H (51.10), finished 2nd in the 400 (46.40), and took 4th in the 4x400 (3:08.75) ... Placed 7th at the NCAA East Regional in the 400H with a school record 49.44 in the 400H ... Ran a 50.47 in the 400H at the NCAA Championships to place 15th and was named an All-American.
2022-23
Indoor: Finished 2nd with a personal-best 1:20.02 in the 600 at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 13) … Helped Louisiana win the 4x400 (3:13.65) at the Vanderbilt Invitational … Won the 400 with a time of 48.12 at the Houston Invitational (Jan. 27) … Took 2nd in the 400 (48.48) and won the 4x400 (3:16.07) at the Samford Bulldog Invite … Finished 3rd in the 400 (47.69) and took 2nd in the 4x400 (3:13.83) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Finished 1st in the 400 (48.47) and 4x400 (3:11.17) at the Louisiana Classics … Ran 2nd in the 400H (51.04) and 4x400 (3:17.17) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Placed 13th at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in the 400H (51.60) … Won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal-best 46.67 in the 400 (Apr. 15) … Led Louisiana to a win in the 4x400 at the Maroon and White Invite (3:10.78) … Won the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 400H (50.96) and placed 2nd in the 4x400 (3:08.32) … Finished 16th in the NCAA East Preliminary in the 400H at 51.25.
2021-22
Indoor: Won the 4x400 (3:15.06) at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational (Feb. 4) … Followed that with a win in the 4x400 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 11) … Led Louisiana to a 2nd place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 4x400 at 3:12.07.
Outdoor: Helped Louisiana place 7th in the SMR at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3:21.96) … Finished 2nd in the 400H at 52.02 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Apr. 2) … Finished 4th at the Strawberry Relays in the 400 with a time of 47.70 (Apr. 16) … Placed 2nd in the 4x400 at the Maroon and White Invite (3:08.64) … Ran 5th in the prelims in the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 400H with a time of 52.81 … Helped Louisiana place 22nd at the NCAA East Regional in the 4x400 with a time of 3:11.94.
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 600 at LSU Purple Tiger Invite with a time of 1:21.35 and also helped Louisiana finish 2nd in the 4x400 at 3:19.67 (Jan. 12) … Ran a personal-best 1:57.87 in the 800 at the Samford January Invite (Jan. 19) … Helped Louisiana finish 6th at Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite in the 4x400 at 3:14.23 (Feb. 3) … Finished 4th in the 400 (48.11) and 2nd in the 4x400 (3:13.43) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season with a 2nd place finish in the SMR (3:35.54) and 3rd in the 4x400 (3:20.87) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... Won the 400H (51.83) and 4x400 (3:09.56) at the Louisiana Classics ... Won the 400H (52.15) at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... Finished 3rd (50.27) in the 400H and 4th (3:10.57) in the 4x400 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the 400 (46.39) at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... Earned wins in the 400 (47.16) and 4x400 (3:12.89) at the Warhawk Classic ... Won second straight Sun Belt Conference Championship in the 400H (51.10), finished 2nd in the 400 (46.40), and took 4th in the 4x400 (3:08.75) ... Placed 7th at the NCAA East Regional in the 400H with a school record 49.44 in the 400H ... Ran a 50.47 in the 400H at the NCAA Championships to place 15th and was named an All-American.
2022-23
Indoor: Finished 2nd with a personal-best 1:20.02 in the 600 at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 13) … Helped Louisiana win the 4x400 (3:13.65) at the Vanderbilt Invitational … Won the 400 with a time of 48.12 at the Houston Invitational (Jan. 27) … Took 2nd in the 400 (48.48) and won the 4x400 (3:16.07) at the Samford Bulldog Invite … Finished 3rd in the 400 (47.69) and took 2nd in the 4x400 (3:13.83) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Finished 1st in the 400 (48.47) and 4x400 (3:11.17) at the Louisiana Classics … Ran 2nd in the 400H (51.04) and 4x400 (3:17.17) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Placed 13th at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in the 400H (51.60) … Won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal-best 46.67 in the 400 (Apr. 15) … Led Louisiana to a win in the 4x400 at the Maroon and White Invite (3:10.78) … Won the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 400H (50.96) and placed 2nd in the 4x400 (3:08.32) … Finished 16th in the NCAA East Preliminary in the 400H at 51.25.
2021-22
Indoor: Won the 4x400 (3:15.06) at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational (Feb. 4) … Followed that with a win in the 4x400 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 11) … Led Louisiana to a 2nd place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 4x400 at 3:12.07.
Outdoor: Helped Louisiana place 7th in the SMR at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3:21.96) … Finished 2nd in the 400H at 52.02 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Apr. 2) … Finished 4th at the Strawberry Relays in the 400 with a time of 47.70 (Apr. 16) … Placed 2nd in the 4x400 at the Maroon and White Invite (3:08.64) … Ran 5th in the prelims in the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 400H with a time of 52.81 … Helped Louisiana place 22nd at the NCAA East Regional in the 4x400 with a time of 3:11.94.
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