DUSTY JONAS

Event: High Jump
Height: 6-0
Weight: 157
PR: 2.36 meters/7-8.75 (2008)
Born: April 19, 1986
Current Residence: Lincoln,  Neb.
High School: La Vernia (Texas) HS ‘04
College: Nebraska ‘08
Coach: Gary Pepin
Agent: self
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 6th at 2008 Olympic Trials;  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

University of Nebraska graduate Dusty Jonas had a dream outdoor season in 2008 in posting the third highest outdoor clearance in the world and winning the NCAA Outdoor Championship. and placing third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, entered into a jump-off for the third Beijing roster spot because he held the Olympic “A” qualifying standard. Jonas 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. "It was one of those things where it was do or die,” he said after the competition. 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. A seven-time All-American while at Nebraska, Jonas came to Nebraska as one of the best young high jump prospects in the United States... won the 2003 AAU National Junior Olympic Games in Ypsilanti, Mich., with a spectacular meet-record high jump of 7-3... the mark tied for fourth on the Texas prep all-time charts with, among others, former Husker Shaun Kologinczak... finished runner-up in the Texas Class 3A state meet high jump in 2003 (6-10) and 2002 (6-11)... fourth as a sophomore in the 2001 Texas Class 3A high jump... 2004 Texas Relays high school high jump champion (6-11)... runner-up in 2003 with a 7-0 jump... 2004 AAU National Junior Olympic Games high jump champion, and was second in the triple jump with a career-best mark of 49-0.

2009:  3rd at USA Indoors (2.26m/7-5)
2008: 16^th 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)…1^st at Boulder, Colo. (2.36m/7-8.75 U.S. Leader)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.36m/7-8.75.
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…best of 2.27m/7-5.25.
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)…ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.28m/7-5.75.
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)ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.24m/7-4.25.
2004: Best of 2.13m/7-0.
2003: 4th at Golden West Invite…best of 2.16m/7-1

6/24/09