Tia Jones
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 Tia Jones in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 8 September 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 m hurdles |
Tia Jones (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events. She is engaged to NFL player Xavier Worthy.
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 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
| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor events | |||
| 100m | 12.11 | Winter Park, Florida | 07 JUL 2013 |
| 200m | 23.81 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 25 JUL 2013 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.38 | Brussels, Belgium | 02 SEP 2022 |
| Indoor events | |||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 16 FEB 2024 |
References
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2016-06-27). Jones, McLaughlin, Hill and Norman impress at US Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
External links
- Tia Jones at OmRiyadat
- Tia Jones at World Athletics
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