Deona Jones

Personal Bests
60m: 7.90s (I)
100m: 12.40s (O)
200m: 25.99s (I)
Long Jump: 5.62m/5.74m (I/O)
Triple Jump: 10.49m/11.05m (I/O)

2012 Outdoor: Second at Chanticleer Classic in both the 100m (12.54s) and long jump (5.48m). Sixth at the Best Western/University of North Florida Invitational's long jump (5.61m). At the Weems Baskin Invitational (Columbia, S.C.), recorded a 25.66s in the 200m (28th) and a distance of 5.43m in the long jump. Set a meet record and a personal best in the long jump (5.74m) at the Palmetto Classic.

2012 Indoor: Seventh in long jump (5.46m) at the Big South championships. At the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, finished 12th in the long jump (5.38m). Finished fourth in long jump with a distance of 5.62m at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational. 16th in long jump (5.35m) at Virginia Tech Invitational.

2011 Outdoor: Fourth in long jump (5.67m) at Bob Pollock Invitational. Fifth at Big South Championships in long jump (5.71m) and eighth in triple jump (11.05m) ... placed third as part of impromptu 4x100m relay squad (47.36s) which had never ran together. Claimed second in long jump (5.54m) and fourth in 200m dash (26.28s) at the Chanticleer Classic. At the Duke Invitational, placed sixth in the long jump (5.39m). Turned in a fifth place performance in long jump (5.41m) at the Weems Baskin Invitational hosted by USC. Second in long jump (5.59m) and tenth in triple jump (10.57m) at the CCU Invitational. Third at Palmetto Classic in long jump (5.58m).

2011 Indoor: Set a career-best distance for triple jump (10.49m), good for 12th at the Big South Championships. Had a season-best long jump distance of 5.18m at the ETSU Niswonger Invite.

2009-10: Led the team with an eighth-place finish at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a long jump of 5.48 meters … finished second on the team and fifth overall in the long jump at the Big South Championship.

High School: Finished third in the state in the long jump at Cottondale HS for Coach Shanitha Pittman … won the long jump in the AAU competition … competed on the basketball team that finished as the state runners-up … also a member of the Beta Club, named an Honor Grad, an Outstanding Senior and earned a spot on the Big Bend Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Wanda While and Lonnie Jones … majoring in athletic training at CSU with hopes of becoming a physical therapist.