Mark Jones

Position:
Combined Events/Jumps
Height:
6-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Summit, N.J.
High School:
Summit

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
High Jump: 7-2.25/2.19m (2013)
60-Meters: 7.29 (2014)
Long Jump: 23-7
Shot Put: 32-8.5/9.97m (2014)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.30 (2014)
OUTDOOR
High Jump: 7-2.50/2.20m (2013)
200-Meters: 23.90 (2014)
110-Meter Hurdles: 14.99 (2015)

MPSF SCORING
2013 High Jump, 6th (6-11/2.11m)
2014 High Jump, t6th (6-9/2.06m)
2015 High Jump, 6th (6-10.25/2.09m)

PAC-12 SCORING
2013 High Jump, 2nd (7-2.50/2.20m)

ACADEMIC HONORS
MPSF All-Academic (2013)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2013)

CAREER UPDATE: Jones ranks third overall on the all-time indoor high jump CU performers list. His personal best of 7-2.25 is also the third best overall jump by a Buff. Jones added his name to the outdoor list as well, becoming the third best high jump performer after clearing 7-2.50 at the Pac-12 Championships. He went on to compete at the NCAA Championships, the first Buff since 1990 in the high jump.

2015: Indoor: Jones competed at eight meets for the Buffs, mainly in the high jump. Twice he cleared 7-0. He jumped 7-0.25 at the Air Force Invite (1/24), which was third overall. The following week, Jones recorded a mark of 7-1 at the UW Invite (1/31) for second place. He placed sixth overall at the MPSF Championships with a jump of 6-1.25. Jones also raced in the 60-meter hurdles and recorded a season-best time of 8.39 at the Potts Invite (1/24). He also competed once in the long jump (23-2.75) at the CSM Open (12/13/14).
Outdoor: Jones competed in the 110-hurdles and high jump during the season. He clocked a personal best 14.99 in the 110-hurdles at the Fum McGraw Quadranglar (3/28), placing sixth overall. In the high jump, Jones cleared a season best 6-11 at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21), tying for first. He also won the high jump at two other meets. Jones cleared 6-10.75 at the Tom Benich (4/4) and 6-9.75 at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/28).

2014: Indoor: Jones focused again on the high jump, but also added the long jump to his events. He placed first and tied his career-best (7-2.25) at the Holiday Open (12/13/13). Jones also cleared over seven feet on two other occasions. He jumped 7-1.75 at the Air Force Collegiate Open (2/15) and 7-00.50 at the Air Force All-Comers meet (1/11). Jones recorded a season-best mark of 23-3.25 at the Orediggers Early Bird Multi (12/5/13) in the long jump. He competed in both events at the MPSF Championships. Jones tied for sixth in the high jump, clearing 6-9, and was 13^th in the long jump (21-11).
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2013: Indoor: Jones tied for first in the high jump at two meets (Potts Invite and UW Invite) during his sophomore season. He recorded a sixth-place finish at the MPSF Championships after clearing 6-11. Jones saved the best for last when he jumped 7-2.25 at the USA Indoor Championship, placing sixth overall. The mark put him third on CU’s all-time list and was just 1.25 inches from tying the 24-year-old record.
Outdoor: Jones continued to show improvement during his sophomore season, moving up to third on CU’s all-time list after clearing 7-2.50 at the Pac-12 Championships, which was good for second place. He had one other jump over 7-0 during the season; that one came at the Beach Invitational where he placed first after jumping 7-00.25. Jones tied for 11^th with two others at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships (6-11.50) to earn a spot to the NCAA Championships after winning one of two spots in a jump-off. Jones became the first Buff since 1990 to compete at nationals in the high jump, and he finished tied for 21^st.

2012: Indoor: Jones quickly made a name for himself in the high jump at CU when he won the Potts Invite (1/21) with a jump of 6-11, tying for 13^th in CU history. The following week at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28), Jones cleared 7-00.50, a personal best. That mark made him the fifth best CU performer and ranks seventh overall in school history.
Outdoor: Jones became the seventh best high jump performer in CU history with a mark of 6-11, which he cleared twice. He did it first at the CU Invite (4/14) and then again at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/28), both times winning the meet. Jones tied for 12^th at the Pac-12 Championships with a height of 6-09. At the NCAA West Preliminary, Jones tied for 31^st (6-08).

HIGH SCHOOL: Jones was a two-time national champion in the high jump. He won the 2010 indoor high jump title at the New Balance nationals after clearing a height of 6-11.75. Jones followed up that title by capturing the 2011 indoor crown with a personal best of 7-00.25. He earned seven letters on the high jump, long jump and hurdles at SHS. Jones was the New Jersey State indoor and outdoor high jump champion in 2010 and 2011 and also won the state long jump title in 2011. He was a four-time first team All-New Jersey selection and led SHS to the 2010 NJ Sectional State Team Championships by winning four individual events (high jump, long jump, triple jump and high hurdles).

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: High Jump: 7-00.25; Long Jump: 23-07.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Jones majored in geology.

PERSONAL: Mark Albert Jones was born on Oct. 14, 1992 in Raleigh, N.C. He is the son of Robert and Susan Jones and has one brother, Doug, who attends Cornell. Both of his parents competed in the high jump at Cornell and had the school record. Jones and his father made U.S. history in 2011 as the only father/son due to jump over seven feet in high school. Jones enjoys climbing and wood working.