Dusty Jonas
Event: High Jump
Height: 6-0
Weight: 157
PR: 2.36 meters/7-8.75 (2008)
Born: 04/19/1986
Current Residence: Lincoln, Neb.
High School: La Vernia (Texas) HS ‘04
College: Nebraska ‘08
Coach: Gary Pepin
Agent: Self
Sponsor: Nike
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Career Highlights: 2010 World Indoor Champs bronze medalist; 2010 runner-up at USA Indoor Champs; 2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 2008 NCAA Indoor champion; 2005 USA Junior champion; 2005 Pan Am Junior champ; 2008 NCAA Indoor champion; 2008 Big 12 champion; 3rd at 2009 USA indoors
USA Championships
2010 runner-up at USA Indoor Championships (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 Championships bronze medalist (2.31m/7-7)
Collegiate Championships
2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up (2.26m/7-5)
2008 NCAA Indoor champion (2.31m/7-7)
Awards and Honors
Seven-time All-American at Nebraska
About Dusty
Jonas continued to prove that he is one of the world’s best high jumpers in 2010 by finishing as the runner-up at the USA Indoor Championships, winning the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Doha, and posting 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. He had a dream outdoor season in 2008 in posting the third highest outdoor clearance in the world and winning the NCAA Outdoor Championship. Jonas, who held the Olympic “A” qualifying standard, tied for sixth-place at the Olympic Trials, but was entered into a jump-off against Scott Sellers to secure a roster spot for the Olympic Games, which he eventually won. 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. Jonas finished runner-up in the Texas Class 3A state meet high jump in 2003 (6-10) and 2002 (6-11). He was the 2004 Texas Relays high school high jump champion (6-11). Jonas was also runner-up in 2003 with a 7-0 jump. In addition to that, he was the 2004 AAU National Junior Olympic Games high jump champion, and was second in the triple jump with a career-best mark of 49-0. He majored in Horticulture at the University of Nebraska.
Results
2011: 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 – high jump, 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 10 in the USA, No. 46 in the world); Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.31m/7.07 (No. 3 in the USA, No. 15 in the world)
2010: Indoor bests – high jump, 2.32m/7-7.25 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 5 in the world);
Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.33m/7-7.75 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 2 in the world)
2009: Indoor bests – high jump, 2.26m/7-5 (No. 5 in the USA, No. 34 in the world); Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 12 in the USA)
2008: Indoor bests – high jump, 2.31m/7-7 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 10 in the world); Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.36m/7-8.75 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 3 in the world)
2007: Indoor bests – high jump, 2.25m/7-4.50; Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.27m/7-5.25 (No. 7 in the USA, No. 40 in the world)
2006: Indoor bests – high jump, 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 – high jump, 2.23m/7-3.75 (No. 16 in the USA); Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.24m/7-4.25 (No. 11 in the USA)
2004: Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.13m/7-0
2003: Outdoor bests – high jump, 2.16m/7-1