2024 Track & Field Roster
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Jones, Jada
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Jada Jones
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Greater Atlanta Christian School
- Hometown:
- Duluth, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Harvard
Bio
2024
Did not compete for UCLA during the indoor season … Appeared in six outdoor meets, running two races in the 100m and six in the 100m hurdles … Placed second in the 100m hurdles at the UCLA “Legends” Invitational … Finished 13th in the 100m hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships...
2023
Ran seven races for UCLA in the indoor season, competing in the 60m and 60m hurdle events… Recorded her season-best mark in the 60m race at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite, running a 7.60… Ran 8.47 three times to mark her season best in the indoor hurdles… Competed in the 100m dash and 100m hurdles during the outdoor campaign, running eight races for the Bruins… Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium… Placed seventh in the Conference (13.84) at the Pac-12 Championships in May after qualifying for the final with a season-best mark (13.24).
Former School: Harvard University
Personal Bests
60m - 8.00
200m - 24.88
60H - 8.47
100H - 13.82
2019-20
(Indoor) Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 60 hurdles (8.51) at the Crimson Openerm before placing first in the 60h at the Beantown Challenge (8.60)... Recorded a time of 25.44 in the 200 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge... Ran an 8.56 in the 60h at the Crimson Elite for a fourth-place finish... Finished ninth at Ivy League Heps with a time of 8.53 in the 60h...(Outdoor) Did not compete in the outdoor season due to the Ivy League and Harvard canceling the spring season.
2018-19
Set a career best 13.82 in the 100H at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 4-5) … Finished 1st in the 100H (13.96) and the 4x100 relay (45.57) at the 2019 Harvard – Yale Match (Apr 13) … Set a career best 24.88 in the 200m at the 37th Annual Victor Lopez Classic (Mar 21-23) … Set a new career best 8.47 in the 60H at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb 23-24) … Began her season with a new career best 8.00 in the 60m at the Boston University / Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec 1).
Before Harvard:
Indoor: 60H - 8.42
Outdoor: 100H - 13.66, 100; 100m - 11.87, 200m - 24.97
High School: A four year letter winner in Tack and Field at Greater Atlanta Christian School …
Ran club track with ATL Zoom Athletics … Placed 7th at New Balance Nationals in 2018.
Personal:
Born in Atlanta, GA to parents Henry and Joanna … Has an older brother, Jordan and a sister, Jasmine … Jasmine run track for USC and is the 2022 NCAA runner up in the 100m hurdles and the Pan-American Champion in 100m hurdles … Is also related to NFL Safety, Henry Jones whos career span from 1991 to 2002 …
Chose UCLA because “I wanted to use my remaining NCAA eligibility to pursue my master's in public policy at an incredible university with impressive academics and athletics” …
Describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning the Ivy League Championship in 60 meter hurdles and breaking the school record in the same race … Admires Serena Williams
Enjoys: hiking, bouldering, reading, new movies
… Major is Public Policy with the career goal of being a Policy Analyst and Researcher
Did not compete for UCLA during the indoor season … Appeared in six outdoor meets, running two races in the 100m and six in the 100m hurdles … Placed second in the 100m hurdles at the UCLA “Legends” Invitational … Finished 13th in the 100m hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships...
2023
Ran seven races for UCLA in the indoor season, competing in the 60m and 60m hurdle events… Recorded her season-best mark in the 60m race at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite, running a 7.60… Ran 8.47 three times to mark her season best in the indoor hurdles… Competed in the 100m dash and 100m hurdles during the outdoor campaign, running eight races for the Bruins… Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at Drake Stadium… Placed seventh in the Conference (13.84) at the Pac-12 Championships in May after qualifying for the final with a season-best mark (13.24).
Former School: Harvard University
Personal Bests
60m - 8.00
200m - 24.88
60H - 8.47
100H - 13.82
2019-20
(Indoor) Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 60 hurdles (8.51) at the Crimson Openerm before placing first in the 60h at the Beantown Challenge (8.60)... Recorded a time of 25.44 in the 200 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge... Ran an 8.56 in the 60h at the Crimson Elite for a fourth-place finish... Finished ninth at Ivy League Heps with a time of 8.53 in the 60h...(Outdoor) Did not compete in the outdoor season due to the Ivy League and Harvard canceling the spring season.
2018-19
Set a career best 13.82 in the 100H at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 4-5) … Finished 1st in the 100H (13.96) and the 4x100 relay (45.57) at the 2019 Harvard – Yale Match (Apr 13) … Set a career best 24.88 in the 200m at the 37th Annual Victor Lopez Classic (Mar 21-23) … Set a new career best 8.47 in the 60H at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb 23-24) … Began her season with a new career best 8.00 in the 60m at the Boston University / Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec 1).
Before Harvard:
Indoor: 60H - 8.42
Outdoor: 100H - 13.66, 100; 100m - 11.87, 200m - 24.97
High School: A four year letter winner in Tack and Field at Greater Atlanta Christian School …
Ran club track with ATL Zoom Athletics … Placed 7th at New Balance Nationals in 2018.
Personal:
Born in Atlanta, GA to parents Henry and Joanna … Has an older brother, Jordan and a sister, Jasmine … Jasmine run track for USC and is the 2022 NCAA runner up in the 100m hurdles and the Pan-American Champion in 100m hurdles … Is also related to NFL Safety, Henry Jones whos career span from 1991 to 2002 …
Chose UCLA because “I wanted to use my remaining NCAA eligibility to pursue my master's in public policy at an incredible university with impressive academics and athletics” …
Describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning the Ivy League Championship in 60 meter hurdles and breaking the school record in the same race … Admires Serena Williams
Enjoys: hiking, bouldering, reading, new movies
… Major is Public Policy with the career goal of being a Policy Analyst and Researcher
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
