Amber Jones

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Rich South
Hometown:
Matteson, Ill.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link

Indoor PRs: 60m - 7.75 (2/21/20) | 200m - 24.57 (2/28/20) | 300m - 39.89 (12/7/19) | 400m - 54.46 (2/29/20)
Outdoor PRs: 100m - 12.56 (3/16/19) | 200m - 24.34 (4/13/18) | 400m - 55.71 (4/13/18)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Holds the program record in the indoor 400m with a time of 54.46 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 29, 2020)
- Second Team All-MAC (Outdoor: 2018 in 4x100m Relay)
- Ran the opening leg for the 4x400m relay which placed fourth at the 2018 MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12, 2018) with the third-best time in program history at 3:42.24
- Ran the second leg for the 4x400m relay which placed fourth at the 2020 MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29, 2020) with the fourth-best time in program history at 3:45.17.
- MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (Outdoor: 2018)
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outdoor: 2018)

2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in seven meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed fourth in the 400m at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) with a program record time of 54.46 ... also placed sixth in the 200m with a time of 24.61, while earning a career-fast time of 24.57 one day earlier in the prelims of the MAC Championships (Feb. 28) ... closed the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) by running the second leg for the fourth-place 4x400m relay which crossed the line with the fourth-best time in program history at 3:45.17 ... added a career-fast 60m time of 7.75 in the prelims of the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) ... won the 200m (24.65) and placed second in the 400m (56.95) at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 25) ... opened the season by winning the 300m in a career-fast 39.89 at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 7).

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in two meets ... ran the first leg for the 4x400m relay which placed third at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a time of 3:43.65 ... clocked a career-fast 100m of 12.56 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 16).

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed 16th in the 400m at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22) with a time of 56.85 ... also ran the second leg for the 11th-place distance medley relay which finished in 12:22.43 at the MAC Championships ... earned a season-fast 400m time of 56.58 to place third at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Feb. 9) ... won the 400m at the BGSU Opener (Dec. 1) by crossing the finish line in 57.27 ... recorded a season-fast 200m time of 25.15 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 18).

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … Second Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay ... Academic All-MAC ... ran the third leg for the second-place 4x100m relay which timed out at 45.57 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12) ... also placed 15th in the 400m (57.27) and 20th in the 200m (24.76) at the MAC Championships … ran the opening leg for the 4x400m relay which placed fourth at the MAC Championships with the third-best time in program history at 3:42.24 … turned in career-best times of 55.71 in the 400m and 24.34 in the 200m at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... won the 400m at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17) with a time of 58.05.

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed 11th in the 400m dash at the MAC Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 57.10 (Feb. 23) ... member of the 10th-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 3:58.71 at the MAC Championships … helped guide Ball State’s 4x400m relay to first-place finishes at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) and the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) ... also placed second in the 400m dash (57.36) at Akron ... opened her indoor season with a season-best 200m time of 26.33 at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13) ... followed with a season-fast 60m time of 8.00 at the IWU Invitational.

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in five meets … placed 19th in the 200m dash at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 12) with a season-fast time of 25.06 … also a member of the seventh-place 4x100m relay (46.22) and 10th-place 4x400m relay (3:50.76) at the league meet … placed fourth in the 200m dash (25.18) and was a member of the first-place 4x400m relay (3:51.51) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational … opened the outdoor season as a member of the first-place 4x400m relay at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 18).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … placed 20th in the 200m dash at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 25.50 … was also a member of the eighth-place 4x400m relay (3:49.96) at the league championships … opened her collegiate career by winning the 300m dash at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3) with a season-best time of 41.00 … placed first in the 200m dash at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) after posting a season-best time of 25.27 … added a season-best time of 7.97 in the 60m dash at the Kentucky Track & Field Invitational (Jan. 13-14) … placed 10th in the 400m dash at the Western Michigan Ice Breaker (Jan. 7) while clocking a career-best of 1:04.04.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Rich South High School for coach Sharon Green … placed sixth in the 200m dash at the Illinois Class 2A State Finals as a junior (25.28) and senior (24.90) … her time of 24.90 in the state finals as a senior was a personal best … placed 10th in the 100m dash with a time of 12.62 at the state finals her senior season, while running anchor for the state championship winning 4x200m relay which turned in a time of 1:41.98 … also ran anchor for the fifth-place 4x100m relay as a senior … member of the second-place 4x200m relay (1:42.53) and fifth-place 4x100m relay (49.09) at the state meet her junior season … placed eighth in the 200m dash at the 2014 state meet with an effort of 25.81 her sophomore season … also placed 22nd in the long jump at the state meet as a sophomore, posting a distance of 15'-5.25”.

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