2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Jones, Kayla

Kayla Jones
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Westerville Central
- Hometown:
- Westerville, Ohio
Bio
Kayla Jones TFRRS Career Results
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2022 … Outdoor: 2022)
- All-MAC (Outdoor: 2022 - 800m)
- MAC Champion (Outdoor: 2022 - 800m)
- NCAA Regional Outdoor Qualifier (2022 - 800m)
- USTFCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in eight meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … earned USTFCCA All-Academic Team honors … won 800-meter run at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 14) with a time of 2:07.61 … earned qualification to the NCAA East Prelims (May 25) in the 800-meter and logged a time of 2:08.46 … picked up wins in the 800-meter run at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26) and We Fly Challenge (April 16) after crossing the line in 2:12.19 and 2:12.82, respectively … ran season-best 800-meter rime of 2:06.54 at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23) … ran season-best 400-meter time of 56.30 and took third at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 30).
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 800-meter time of 2:13.17 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) and placed sixth … part of 4x400-meter team that took second with a time of 3:52.57 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22).
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … helped 4x400-meter relay team to second-place finishes with times of 3:50.39 and 3:44.11 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) and Black & Gold Invitational (April 17), respectively … knocked off two seconds from 800-meter time from 2:18.53 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) to 2:16.36 at the Bob Harris Open (May 1).
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … placed third at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:50.55 … opened career with back-to-back event wins in the 800-meter run with times of 2:17.83 and 2:17.02 and the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 16) and Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29), respectively … was also part of 4x400-meter relay that took first at Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29) with a time of 4:08.62.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2022 … Outdoor: 2022)
- All-MAC (Outdoor: 2022 - 800m)
- MAC Champion (Outdoor: 2022 - 800m)
- NCAA Regional Outdoor Qualifier (2022 - 800m)
- USTFCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in eight meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … earned USTFCCA All-Academic Team honors … won 800-meter run at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 14) with a time of 2:07.61 … earned qualification to the NCAA East Prelims (May 25) in the 800-meter and logged a time of 2:08.46 … picked up wins in the 800-meter run at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26) and We Fly Challenge (April 16) after crossing the line in 2:12.19 and 2:12.82, respectively … ran season-best 800-meter rime of 2:06.54 at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23) … ran season-best 400-meter time of 56.30 and took third at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 30).
2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in three meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … ran season-best 800-meter time of 2:13.17 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) and placed sixth … part of 4x400-meter team that took second with a time of 3:52.57 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22).
2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … helped 4x400-meter relay team to second-place finishes with times of 3:50.39 and 3:44.11 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) and Black & Gold Invitational (April 17), respectively … knocked off two seconds from 800-meter time from 2:18.53 at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) to 2:16.36 at the Bob Harris Open (May 1).
2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … placed third at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:50.55 … opened career with back-to-back event wins in the 800-meter run with times of 2:17.83 and 2:17.02 and the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 16) and Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29), respectively … was also part of 4x400-meter relay that took first at Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29) with a time of 4:08.62.
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