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Dani Jones
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Jones (center), Amy Eloise-Neal (left), and Jessica Harris (right) at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Jones
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1996-08-21) August 21, 1996 (age 27)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
College team Colorado
Turned pro2020
Achievements and titles
National finals

Danielle "Dani" Jones (born August 21, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner. She is a four-time NCAA Division I champion winning two gold medals at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000-meters and Indoor Distance Medley Relay, a gold in 2018 in Cross-Country, and later won the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000-meters. In May 2018, she finished first at the National Women's 1500-meters at the Prefontaine Classic in a time of 4:07.74. [1] [2]

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High School career

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Jones attended and ran for Desert Vista High School. In spring 2012, she won her first Arizona state title in the 1600-meters. [3] The following year, she won the Arizona state cross country title. [2] She eventually set Arizona high school state outdoor track records for the mile, 1600 m, and 3200 m. [2]

College career

Jones attended the University of Colorado from 2015-2020 where she was a four-time NCAA Divion I champion capturing titles in the outdoor 5000-meters, indoor 3000-meters, cross-country, and the distance medley relay. She earned All-America honors 12-times. [4]

As a collegiate athlete for the Colorado Buffaloes, she won the 3000 m and the distance medley relay at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. During a redshirt season in spring 2018, she won the National Women's 1500 m at the Prefontaine Classic. [1] That fall, she led her team to an NCAA title at the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships by way of her first-place finish in the race. This was the second time in two decades that the Buffaloes had both a first-place finisher and finished in first place as a team at the national championships. [5] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross-country competitor in 2019. [6] [7]

Professional career

In December 2020, Jones announces that she would be pursuing a professional running career. She signed with Hawi Management, choosing Merhawi Keflezighi as her agent. Soon thereafter she secured a professional contract with New Balance and then joined the Bosshard training group in Boulder. Colorado. [8]

Major international competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 Adidas Grand Prix New York, New York 3rd Mile run 4:43.40
2015 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, Oregon 2nd Mile run 4:39.88
2015 Adidas Grand Prix New York, New York 6th Mile run 4:41.35

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Domestic competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
representing Desert Vista High School
2015 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, California 1st 800m 2:08.85
representing Colorado Buffaloes
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Louisville, Kentucky 49th Cross country running 20:32
2016 Payton Jordan Invitational Stanford, California 5th (Race D) 800m 2:05.27
2016 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th 1500m 4:15.86
2016 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 22nd6000m20:14.2
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 1st 3000m 9:09.20
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 5th 1500m 4:14.35
2017 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Louisville, Kentucky 10th Cross country running 19:47
2018 NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 2nd Mile run 4:31.82
2018 Prefontaine Classic Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 4:07.74 (National heat) [1]
2018 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Madison, Wisconsin 1st Cross country running 19:42.8
2018 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 5th 1500 m 4:09.16 [10]
2019 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Austin, Texas 1st 5000m 15:50.65
2019 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 13th 1500 m 4:12.00
representing New Balance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Women's 1500: Colorado redshirt Dani Jones impresses".
  2. 1 2 3 "Dani Jones - 2016-17 Track and Field Roster".
  3. ↑ "Dani Jones - Running With Confidence".
  4. ↑ "Colorado Buffaloes 2019-2020 Track & Field Roster Dani Jones". www.bubuffs.com. June 1, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ NCAA Division I Championships, Track and Field Reporting Results System, November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "cubuffs - CUBuffs.com: Jones Selected Honda Sports Award Winner for Cross Country". AllBuffs | Unofficial fan site for the University of Colorado at Boulder Athletics programs. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Colorado's Dani Jones Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country". CWSA. December 4, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ Strout, Erin (December 21, 2020). "Dani Jones on Going Pro During a Pandemic". www.womensrunning.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Dani Jones at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  10. ↑ 2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium Results USATF
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