2022-23 Track and Field Roster
Jones, Keely
Keely Jones
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian HS
Bio
TULSA: A nine-time letterwinner and an indoor track all-conference selection.
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … competed at the AAC Championships, had her best season finish (26th) with a time of 22:07.4 … finished with a time of 21:59.7 for 123rd place at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … recorded a personal best of 59.68 in the 400m dash at the Wichita State Open, placing 9th … at the ORU Invite, clocked a personal best of 4:26.24 in the 1,500m run … competed in the AAC Championships and finished with a time of 4:27.82 in the 1,500m run, placing 4th.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the mile run … at the Arkansas Invitational, recorded a personal best of 2:52.91 in the 1,000m run, placing 3rd … clocked a personal best at the Washburn Open with a time of 2:13.36 in the 800m dash, finishing 2nd … won the Distance Medley Relay with a recorded time of 11:41.84 … placed 4th with a personal best of 4:49.48 in the mile run at the Windy City Invite … competed in the AAC Championships, finishing with times of 4:47.16 (Mile run) and 9:58.92 (3,000m run) … earned all-conference honors with her third-place finish in the mile.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all meets … competed in the AAC Championships, finished with a time of 22:24.3 for 21st place … finished with a time of 22:22.06 for 103rd place at the Midwest Regional.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … posted a personal best time of 59.68 in the 400m dash at the Wichita State Open … in the 800m run, captured a career-best time of 2:14.01 at the John McDonnell Invite … at The American Championship, recorded a time of 4:31.11 in the 1,500m run preliminary race.
INDOOR: Ran in one meet … at the Division I Challenge, clocked a time of 5:01.61 in the mile run and turned in a time of 4:07.49 in the 4x400m relay.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … turned in her best time of the season at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 22:17.55 for 20th place … had her season-best finish (14th) at the OSU Winter Open with a time of 23:42.1.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … earned all-conference honors at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships, as she helped the DMR squad run the second-fastest time in program history for third place in 11:34.21 … captured bronze in the 800-meter run at the Crimson & Gold Invitational to a time of 2:17.65 … finished in fifth place in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational, clocking a time of 2:55.35 … at the Iowa State Classic crossed the finish line in a time of 4:52.36 in the mile run.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in one meet … placed 31st at the American Athletic Conference Championship … did not start at the NCAA Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Valor Christian High School … helped the track and field team win back-to-back state championships in 2018 and ‘19 … finished third in the 800-meter run at the state meet … came in fourth place in the 1,600-meter run twice, during her junior and senior campaigns … as a senior, was a leg in the first place 4x800-meter relay at states … in cross country, she finished 11th at the state meet as a sophomore … was a three-time all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Born Keely Taylor Jones on Oct. 5, 2000, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. … daughter of Daniel and Gena Jones … has two sisters … started running track at the age of 14 … her favorite food is ice cream … Ethiopia is the most memorable place she’s visited … in her free time, she likes to go hiking and slacklining … majoring in applied mathematics.
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … competed at the AAC Championships, had her best season finish (26th) with a time of 22:07.4 … finished with a time of 21:59.7 for 123rd place at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … recorded a personal best of 59.68 in the 400m dash at the Wichita State Open, placing 9th … at the ORU Invite, clocked a personal best of 4:26.24 in the 1,500m run … competed in the AAC Championships and finished with a time of 4:27.82 in the 1,500m run, placing 4th.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the mile run … at the Arkansas Invitational, recorded a personal best of 2:52.91 in the 1,000m run, placing 3rd … clocked a personal best at the Washburn Open with a time of 2:13.36 in the 800m dash, finishing 2nd … won the Distance Medley Relay with a recorded time of 11:41.84 … placed 4th with a personal best of 4:49.48 in the mile run at the Windy City Invite … competed in the AAC Championships, finishing with times of 4:47.16 (Mile run) and 9:58.92 (3,000m run) … earned all-conference honors with her third-place finish in the mile.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all meets … competed in the AAC Championships, finished with a time of 22:24.3 for 21st place … finished with a time of 22:22.06 for 103rd place at the Midwest Regional.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … posted a personal best time of 59.68 in the 400m dash at the Wichita State Open … in the 800m run, captured a career-best time of 2:14.01 at the John McDonnell Invite … at The American Championship, recorded a time of 4:31.11 in the 1,500m run preliminary race.
INDOOR: Ran in one meet … at the Division I Challenge, clocked a time of 5:01.61 in the mile run and turned in a time of 4:07.49 in the 4x400m relay.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … turned in her best time of the season at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 22:17.55 for 20th place … had her season-best finish (14th) at the OSU Winter Open with a time of 23:42.1.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … earned all-conference honors at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships, as she helped the DMR squad run the second-fastest time in program history for third place in 11:34.21 … captured bronze in the 800-meter run at the Crimson & Gold Invitational to a time of 2:17.65 … finished in fifth place in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational, clocking a time of 2:55.35 … at the Iowa State Classic crossed the finish line in a time of 4:52.36 in the mile run.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in one meet … placed 31st at the American Athletic Conference Championship … did not start at the NCAA Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Valor Christian High School … helped the track and field team win back-to-back state championships in 2018 and ‘19 … finished third in the 800-meter run at the state meet … came in fourth place in the 1,600-meter run twice, during her junior and senior campaigns … as a senior, was a leg in the first place 4x800-meter relay at states … in cross country, she finished 11th at the state meet as a sophomore … was a three-time all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Born Keely Taylor Jones on Oct. 5, 2000, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. … daughter of Daniel and Gena Jones … has two sisters … started running track at the age of 14 … her favorite food is ice cream … Ethiopia is the most memorable place she’s visited … in her free time, she likes to go hiking and slacklining … majoring in applied mathematics.
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