2018-19 Track and Field Roster
Jones, Baylee
Baylee Jones
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Vista
Bio
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 4:59.42 (2018)
OUTDOOR
1,500-meters: 4:39.36 (2018)
3,000-meters: 9:58.64 (2018)
3,000-meter steeplechase: 11:24.34 (2018)
2018: Indoor: Jones’ 2018 indoor campaign was focused on the mile. She competed three times, and earned a personal best of 4:59.42 at the Husky Classic in February.
Outdoor: Jones’ first outdoor season with the Buffs was focused on middle distance races. At the Bryan Clay Invite in April she earned a personal best of 4:39.36 in the 1,500. She also competed at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in March and finished in the top ten in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:58.64. She raced the 3,000-meter steeplechase once, clocking in at 11:24.34 for 12th place.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jones was a very successful distance runner in high school, earning eight letters in cross country (four) and track and field (four) for Desert Vista High School. DVHS won the AIA Division I State Championships three out of four years (2013, ’15 and ’16). Jones recorded a second place finish as a freshman in 2013 and was third as a sophomore (‘14) and senior (’16). As a junior, Jones was 17th at state. She also ran at Nike Cross Country Southwest Regional Championships, earning a trio of top-30 finishes. Jones was 18th in 2013, 19th in 2014 and 27th in 2016. Her team advanced to Nike Cross Nationals twice, placing fifth in 2014 and sixth in ’16. Individually she finished 53rd overall in ’14 and in 2016 she was 67th. On the track, Jones continued to excel. She was the 2015 state runner-up in the 1,600 (4:58.88) and 3,200 (10:36.68) and was part of the 4x800-meter relay team which won the state title in 9:01.51. Individually, Jones earned 11 top-10 finishes at state and was part of two 4x800 relays that finished in the top two (2015 and ’16). She earned first team all-state track and cross country honors all four years and was selected the DVHS Female Athlete of the Year following her junior season. Jones was also recruited by Michigan State, Georgetown and Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:15.17; 1,500-meters: 4:47.06; 1,600-meters, 4:55.78; mile: 4:57.53; 3,000-meters: 9:56.93; 3,200-meters: 10:36.68.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Jones is an open option major with a GPA greater than 3.30.
PERSONAL: Baylee Renee Jones was born on April 12, 1999 in Fort Wayne, Ind. to Darcy and Tana Jones, who both ran at Indiana State. She has one sister, Dani, who is a member of the Colorado cross country and track and field team. Both of her parents ran track and cross country at Indiana State. She enjoys writing and traveling. Jones is fluent in Spanish and has served as a translator for families at community churches in Phoenix.
INDOOR
Mile: 4:59.42 (2018)
OUTDOOR
1,500-meters: 4:39.36 (2018)
3,000-meters: 9:58.64 (2018)
3,000-meter steeplechase: 11:24.34 (2018)
2018: Indoor: Jones’ 2018 indoor campaign was focused on the mile. She competed three times, and earned a personal best of 4:59.42 at the Husky Classic in February.
Outdoor: Jones’ first outdoor season with the Buffs was focused on middle distance races. At the Bryan Clay Invite in April she earned a personal best of 4:39.36 in the 1,500. She also competed at the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge in March and finished in the top ten in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:58.64. She raced the 3,000-meter steeplechase once, clocking in at 11:24.34 for 12th place.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jones was a very successful distance runner in high school, earning eight letters in cross country (four) and track and field (four) for Desert Vista High School. DVHS won the AIA Division I State Championships three out of four years (2013, ’15 and ’16). Jones recorded a second place finish as a freshman in 2013 and was third as a sophomore (‘14) and senior (’16). As a junior, Jones was 17th at state. She also ran at Nike Cross Country Southwest Regional Championships, earning a trio of top-30 finishes. Jones was 18th in 2013, 19th in 2014 and 27th in 2016. Her team advanced to Nike Cross Nationals twice, placing fifth in 2014 and sixth in ’16. Individually she finished 53rd overall in ’14 and in 2016 she was 67th. On the track, Jones continued to excel. She was the 2015 state runner-up in the 1,600 (4:58.88) and 3,200 (10:36.68) and was part of the 4x800-meter relay team which won the state title in 9:01.51. Individually, Jones earned 11 top-10 finishes at state and was part of two 4x800 relays that finished in the top two (2015 and ’16). She earned first team all-state track and cross country honors all four years and was selected the DVHS Female Athlete of the Year following her junior season. Jones was also recruited by Michigan State, Georgetown and Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:15.17; 1,500-meters: 4:47.06; 1,600-meters, 4:55.78; mile: 4:57.53; 3,000-meters: 9:56.93; 3,200-meters: 10:36.68.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Jones is an open option major with a GPA greater than 3.30.
PERSONAL: Baylee Renee Jones was born on April 12, 1999 in Fort Wayne, Ind. to Darcy and Tana Jones, who both ran at Indiana State. She has one sister, Dani, who is a member of the Colorado cross country and track and field team. Both of her parents ran track and cross country at Indiana State. She enjoys writing and traveling. Jones is fluent in Spanish and has served as a translator for families at community churches in Phoenix.
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