Justin Jones

Position:
PLAYER
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jonesboro, La.
High School:
Jonesboro-Hodges

2009-10 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll

2010 Outdoor: Had 10 podium finishes, including winning three events...Earned first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.67 at the Battle of I-10 (March 27)...Garnered another title in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.07 at the Southern Miss Golden Eagle Classic (April 24)...Won the 100-meter event at the Cole-Lancon Twilight (April 30) with a dash of 10.62...Had a run of 10.51 at the Battle of I-10 to earn a personal best...His career-best mark in the 200-meter dash is a time of 21.66 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays...Also participated on the 4x1 and 4x4 relay teams with a best finish of second at in the 4x1 with a time of 41.43.

2010 Indoor: Ran four different events in the indoor during his freshman campaign...Inked a career-best of 6.42 in 55-meter dash, placing seventh at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 27-28)...His time of 6.98 at the LSU Twilight Invitational (Feb. 19) was a career-best...Ran the 200-meter dash in 22.52 at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 27-28).

High School: Played golf and ran track and field ... As a sprinter he was the district champion three times in the 300m and two times in the 200m ... He was the state runner up in the 100m ... Named the outstanding track athlete in 2008 and 2009 as well as district MVP those years ... He holds the school record in the 200m at 21.78.

Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1990 in Jonseboro, La. ... His mother is Joyce M. Jones ... He has two sisters Shemika and Yolanda ... He is majoring kinesiology and plans to be a physical therapist.