Tia Jones

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Tia Jones
Bydgoszcz 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, 4x100m relay women final4 23-07-2016.jpg
Tia Jones in 2016
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event 100 m hurdles
Medal record
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz 4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tampere 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m hurdles

Tia Jones (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events.

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Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 13-14 girl 100 m and 200 m hurdles and setting national and Junior Olympic records in both events at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on July 28, 2013.

She cheated on her fiancée then assaulted him and made a false accusation.

She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 USA Junior Championships in a time of 12.84 seconds, which equaled Aliuska López's world junior record dating from 1987. It was the best ever time set by a 15-year-old athlete. [1]

Personal bests

EventTime (sec)VenueDate
Outdoor events
100m 12.11Winter Park, FloridaJuly 7, 2013
200m 23.81Greensboro, North CarolinaJuly 25, 2013
100 m hurdles 12.38Brussels, BelgiumSeptember 2, 2022
Indoor events
60 m hurdles 7.67Albuquerque, New MexicoFebruary 16, 2024

Personal life

Jones was engaged to NFL wide receiver, Xavier Worthy as announced in January 2025. By March of that year, the engagement appeared to have ended when Jones was granted a temporary restraining order against Worthy. [2] [3] Worthy has sought charges against Jones for theft and assault. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (June 27, 2016). Jones, McLaughlin, Hill and Norman impress at US Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
  2. ↑ Galatzan, Matt (July 12, 2024). "Former Texas WR Xavier Worthy Proposes to Girlfriend". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Puleo, Mark (March 13, 2025). "Xavier Worthy's accuser granted protective order as investigation continues". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Teicher, Adam (March 24, 2025). "Chiefs' Xavier Worthy sues ex-fiancée, alleges extortion, abuse". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.


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