2021 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
2021: Academic All-PacWest
HIGH SCHOOL:
USATF Junior Olympic Long Jump All-American... Three-time NJAC Champion... Two-time Morris County Champion... Four-time USATF Association champion... Four-time USATF Regional Champion... Four-time USATF National Qualifier... NJAC First Team All-Conference.. New Jersey All-State First Team... Morris County Track Coaches Association All County Team Award... Regional Scholar Athlete Award... Four time MVP award... President's Education Award Recipient... Excelsior Award Recipient... National Honors Society Member... Spanish Honors Society Member... Social Studies Honors Society Member... NJAC All Academic Award... Graduated top 25 in class rank... Maintained a GPA that exceeded a 4.0
PERSONAL: Born on March 25, 2002 to
Dennis and Leena Jones...Favorite TV series are "
How to Get Away with Murder," "The Office" and "Martin"... Favorite movies are "
Catch Me if you Can," "The Outsiders" and "Friday"... Favorite musical artists are
Drake, Partynextdoor, and The Notorious B.I.G.... Pre-game ritual is to always hold a USATF bracelet he got from his first Junior Olympics on his heart while he tells himself a few quick motivating words to deescalate his pre-race anxiety. Also he likes to walk out and touch the lane number on the track before he runs... Favorite pro team is the
New York Knicks... Favorite pro athletes are
Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Justin Gatlin... Favorite book is "
The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger... Favorite song to listen to before competing is "
Hypnotize" by Biggie Smalls... Favorite quote is
"Whatever It Takes" - Degrassi.