Dusty Jonas
Event: High Jump
Height: 6-6
Weight: 157
PR: 2.36 meters/7-8.75 (2008)
Born: 04/19/1986
Current Residence: Lincoln, Neb.
Hometown:
High School: La Vernia (Texas) HS ‘04
College: Nebraska ‘08
Coach: Gary Pepin
Agent: Self
Sponsor: Nike
Club:
USA Championships
2010 USA Indoor runner-up (2.31m/7-7)
2005 USA Junior champion (2.24m/7-4.25)
Third at 2009 USA Indoors (2.26m/7-5)
International Championships
2010 World Indoor bronze medalist (2.31m/7-7)
Collegiate Championships
2008 NCAA Indoor champion (2.31m/7-7)
2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up (2.26m/7-5)
Awards and Honors
Seven-time All-American
About Dusty
In 2010, Jonas placed second at the USA Indoor Championships, won the bronze at the World Indoor Championships and posted the third-best clearance in the world during the outdoor season of 2.33m/7-7.75, which was the best mark by an American. At the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jonas posted a monster personal best with his clearance of 2.36m/7-8.75, a new University of Nebraska school record, Big 12 Championship meet record and Big 12 Conference record. Jonas came to Nebraska as one of the best young high jump prospects in the United States. He won the 2003 AAU National Junior Olympic Games, with a spectacular meet-record high jump of 7-3. The mark tied for fourth on the Texas prep all-time charts. He majored in Horticulture at the University of Nebraska.
Results
2012: 2nd at U.S. Open indoor (2.25m/7-4.5)
2011: 14th in Group “B” at World Outdoors (2.16m/7-1); 2nd at USA Outdoors (2.31m/7-07); 1st in Drake Relays special division (2.31m/7-07); 5th at Doha (2.29m/7-06); 4th at Prefontaine Classic (2.29m/7-06).
2010: Tie for 6th at USA Outdoors (2.20m/7-02.5); World Indoor Champs bronze medalist (2.31m/7-7); runner-up at USA Indoors (2.31m/7-7); 1st at Nebraska Open in HJ (2.33m/7-7.75, U.S. Leader) and LJ (7.76m/25-5.5); 2nd at Trinec (2.32m/7-7.5); 3rd at Doha (2.31m/7-7); 5th at Monaco (2.25m/7-4.25).
2009: 3rd at USA Indoors (2.26m/7-5) (2.26m/7-5); 7th at USA Outdoors (2.20m/7-2.5).
2008: 16th in qualifying at Olympic Games (2.20m/7-2.50); 6th at Olympic Trials (2.24m/7-4.25); NCAA Indoor champion (2.31m/7-7); NCAA Outdoor runner-up (2.26m/7-5); 1st at Boulder, Colo. (2.36m/7-8.75 U.S. Leader).
2007: Tied for 3rd at NCAA Indoors (2.25m/7-4.50); tied for 6th at NCAA Outdoors (2.20m/7-2.50); 3rd at Big 12 Indoors (2.18m/7-1.75); no-height at USA Outdoors.
2006: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (2.23m/7-3.75); 5th at NCAA Indoors (2.23m/7-3.75); 3rd at Big 12 Outdoors (2.20m/7-2.50); 4th at Big 12 Indoors (2.24m/7-4.25); 5th at NACAC (2.14m/7-0.25).
2005: USA Junior champion (2.24m/7-4.25); 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (2.23m/7-3.75); 2nd at NCAA Indoors (2.23m/7-3.75); 4th at Big West Outdoors (2.19m/7-2.25); 5th at Big West Indoors (2.15m/7-0.50).
USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2011: Indoor bests – 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 10 in the USA, No. 46 in the world); Outdoor bests – 2.31m/7-07 (No. 3 in the USA, No. 15 in the world)
2010: Indoor bests – 2.32m/7-7.25 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 5 in the world);
Outdoor bests – 2.33m/7-7.75 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 2 in the world)
2009: Indoor bests – 2.26m/7-5 (No. 5 in the USA, No. 34 in the world); Outdoor bests – 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 12 in the USA)
2008: Indoor bests – 2.31m/7-7 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 10 in the world); Outdoor bests – 2.36m/7-8.75 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 3 in the world)
2007: Indoor bests – 2.25m/7-4.50; Outdoor bests – 2.27m/7-5.25 (No. 7 in the USA, No. 40 in the world)
2006: Indoor bests – 2.25m/7-4.50 (No. 10 in the USA, No. 45 in the world); Outdoor bests – 2.28m/7-5.75 (No. 4 in the USA, No. 26 in the world)
2005: Indoor bests –, 2.23m/7-3.75 (No. 16 in the USA); Outdoor bests – 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 11 in the USA)
2004: Outdoor bests –2.13m/7-0
2003: Outdoor bests –2.16m/7-1