Tia Jones Season/Career Stats
2020 Outdoor: Earned NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors.
2020 Indoor: Competed in shot put and weight throw during indoor season...posted 12th place finish in weight throw at NSIC Indoor Championships with mark of 51'11 3/4"...threw career-best 53'4 1/2" to place 10th in the weight throw at SDSU DII Invite (1/24/20)...posted pair of top 10 finishes at Ward Haylett/Doane Invite, taking sixth in the weight throw (50' 2 1/2") and eighth in the shot put (39' 1/2")...received NSIC/Myles Brand All-Academic With Distinction Award for graduating seniors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
2019 Outdoor: Recorded eighth place finish in hammer throw at NSIC Championships with mark of 161' 3'' (5/10/19)...top season mark in hammer throw was 172' 0'' to place seventh at Concordia Outodor Invite (4/5/19)...top mark in shot put was 46' 5 1/4'' to finish second at Concordia Blizzard Buster (4/27/19)...named to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.
2019 Indoor: Earned seventh-place medal at NSIC Indoor Championships in shot put with throw of 44' 2'' (2/23/19)...recorded season-best throw of 46' 1/2'' in shot put to place third at USD Dakota Realty Meet (2/2/19)...repeat selection to the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team.
2018 Outdoor: Was national qualifier in shot put after recording NCAA provisional mark of 47' 3 1/2" to take first place at Mount Marty Twilight Meet (4/25/18)...was ninth in the shot put at NSIC Championships (42' 2 3/4") and placed 17th at the NCAA Division II National Championships with a mark of 45' 9 1/4"...placed second at Wildcat Classic in shot put with a throw of 45' 1"...selected to NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.
2018 Indoor: Earned All-NSIC Honors with a second place finish in the shot put at NSIC Indoor Championships with season best mark of 46' 11"...also placed second in shot put at Minnesota State Open (1/27/18) with throw of 45' 6 1/2"...finished ninth in shot put at Nebraska Tune-Up (2/16/18) with mark of 45' 10"...named to the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team.
2017 Outdoor: Recorded a sixth place finish in the shot put at the NSIC Championships with a mark of 43' 9 3/4"...had season best mark in the shot put of 45' 1/4" to place fourth at the Sioux City Relays (4/21/17)...top season throw in the hammer throw was 144' 4" to place fifth at the USD Twilight Meet (4/24/17)...selected to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.
2017 Indoor: Competed in the shot put and the weight throw during indoor season...recorded season best mark of 43' 4 1/4" in the shot put to place seventh at NSIC Indoor Championships (2/25/17)...in the weight throw had season best mark of 47' 7" to place eighth at USD Alumni Meet (2/4/17)...finished fifth in the shot put (41' 8 1/2") and seventh in the weight throw (45' 8 1/2") at South Dakota Last Chance Meet (2/17/17).
2016 Outdoor: Sat out as a redshirt.
2016 Indoor: Redshirted.
High School: Graduate of Elkhorn High School...three year letter winner in track and field...was a Class B state qualifier in the shot put as a junior in 2014, placing 13th at 35' 6"...was also a district runner up in shot put during junior season.
Personal: Daughter of Angela Jones...born April 18, 1997...majoring in sport management.
