2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Jones, Tyler
Tyler Jones
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bogart, Ga.
- High School:
- North Oconee
Bio
2019: Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs...Named to the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Helped lead the distance medley relay team to a seventh-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships (10:00.98)...Competed in the mile run at the Husker Invitational, racing to a 4:18.62 time for 20th place...Opened his season at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 8:47.48 in the 3,000 meters for 10th place.
2018: Cross Country - Scored at the first two meets of the year, including a 21st-plac finish (25:38.1) at the 7.6k Bulldog Invitational in Athens…Took 67th in the 8k Pre-Nationals open race with a 26:44.4…Completed his campaign at the 8k SEC Championships where he was 65th (24:34.89).
Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Ran a 1:55.01 for 24th in the 800m meters at the Tiger Paw Invite...Also took 16th in the mile at the event with a 4:15.34...Named to the SEC and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Rolls for Fall 2017.
2017: Cross Country - Scored at the 5k WCU Festival with a fifth-place finish (15:40.37)…Took 92nd to score at the 8k Paul Short Run after registering a 24:46…Was 143rd (24:49.7) at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships, registering a 32nd-place finish (24:50.8)…Finished 74th (32:53.5) at the 10k NCAA South Regional.
Outdoor - Was fourth in the 2000-meter steeplechase after finishing his laps in 6:05.78 at the Yellow Jacket Invite…Posted a team-best 3000m steeplechase time of 9:16.35 to take 18th at the Virginia Challenge…Was 12th in the 3000n steeplechase at the SEC Championships, registering a time of 9:17.27.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2016: Cross Country - Made his official Bulldog cross debut and was 96th (26:29.5) at the 8K Commodore Classic...Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors with an 87th-place finish at the Crimson Classic with a 26:26.6.
Outdoor & Indoor: Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2015: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished second in the 1600-meter run at the 2015 GHSA AAAA state meet and was third in the 3200…Was a Foot Locker Team Georgia runner and won a region track title as a senior…Personal-best times of 9:23 (3200), 4:19 (1600) and 15:27 (5k)…Named to Athens/Clarke County All-Northeast Georgia track and cross country teams as a senior…Also as a senior, he was the Battle of Atlanta and Area champion, earned the Titan Award and was the Athlete of the Week in Athens three times…Swept the cross country and track region titles as a junior…Earned Titan Award as a junior and was named the Athlete of the Week once…Member of FCA.
Personal: Born March 12, 1997…Son of Barry and Kim Jones…Majoring in pre-Business.
Indoor - Helped lead the distance medley relay team to a seventh-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships (10:00.98)...Competed in the mile run at the Husker Invitational, racing to a 4:18.62 time for 20th place...Opened his season at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 8:47.48 in the 3,000 meters for 10th place.
2018: Cross Country - Scored at the first two meets of the year, including a 21st-plac finish (25:38.1) at the 7.6k Bulldog Invitational in Athens…Took 67th in the 8k Pre-Nationals open race with a 26:44.4…Completed his campaign at the 8k SEC Championships where he was 65th (24:34.89).
Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018...Earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Ran a 1:55.01 for 24th in the 800m meters at the Tiger Paw Invite...Also took 16th in the mile at the event with a 4:15.34...Named to the SEC and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Rolls for Fall 2017.
2017: Cross Country - Scored at the 5k WCU Festival with a fifth-place finish (15:40.37)…Took 92nd to score at the 8k Paul Short Run after registering a 24:46…Was 143rd (24:49.7) at the 8k NCAA Pre-Nationals…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships, registering a 32nd-place finish (24:50.8)…Finished 74th (32:53.5) at the 10k NCAA South Regional.
Outdoor - Was fourth in the 2000-meter steeplechase after finishing his laps in 6:05.78 at the Yellow Jacket Invite…Posted a team-best 3000m steeplechase time of 9:16.35 to take 18th at the Virginia Challenge…Was 12th in the 3000n steeplechase at the SEC Championships, registering a time of 9:17.27.
Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2016: Cross Country - Made his official Bulldog cross debut and was 96th (26:29.5) at the 8K Commodore Classic...Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors with an 87th-place finish at the Crimson Classic with a 26:26.6.
Outdoor & Indoor: Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
2015: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Finished second in the 1600-meter run at the 2015 GHSA AAAA state meet and was third in the 3200…Was a Foot Locker Team Georgia runner and won a region track title as a senior…Personal-best times of 9:23 (3200), 4:19 (1600) and 15:27 (5k)…Named to Athens/Clarke County All-Northeast Georgia track and cross country teams as a senior…Also as a senior, he was the Battle of Atlanta and Area champion, earned the Titan Award and was the Athlete of the Week in Athens three times…Swept the cross country and track region titles as a junior…Earned Titan Award as a junior and was named the Athlete of the Week once…Member of FCA.
Personal: Born March 12, 1997…Son of Barry and Kim Jones…Majoring in pre-Business.
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