LOLO JONES
Event: 100m Hurdles
Height: 5-9
Weight: 150
PRs: 12.43 (2008)
Born: August 5,1982
Current Residence: Baton Rouge, La.
High School: Theodore Roosevelt  (Des Moines, Iowa) HS
College: LSU '04
Coach: Dennis Shaver
Agent: Robert Wagner
Club: Asics

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion...2007, 2008 USA Indoor champion; 2008 World Indoor champion; 2004 NCAA Indoor 60mH and 60m runner-up; 2003, 2004 NCAA 4x100m champion; 2003 NCAA Indoor 60mH champion; 2002 NCAA Outdoor 100mH and 4 x 100m runner-up

Jones seemed destined for the top of the podium at the 2008 Olympic Games, owning the fastest time in the world and winning her races by large margins. Although a bit slow out of the blocks, she rallied quickly and was clear of the field by the eighth hurdle. The normally clean-hurdling Jones hit the ninth hurdle, made it over the 10th hurdle and ended in seventh place (12.72)...At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Jones was astounding in the 100m hurdles final, executing flawlessly and winning in 12.29 seconds (+3.8mps), tying the #2 time ever run under any conditions (windy or not). In the semifinals, Jones posted a 2008 world-leading mark by winning the second heat in 12.45 (+1.45)...After winning the USA Indoor title in 2007, Jones made her first U.S. team by finishing third at the USA Outdoor Championships, she went on to make the final and placed sixth at the 2007 IAAF World Championships. A recent graduate of LSU, Jones brings impressive foot speed to the 100m hurdles. Jones finished her career at LSU as a three-time national champion and 11-time All-American, where she ranks among the top-three all-time at LSU in both the 60 and 100-meter hurdles. She also has an NCAA title as part of LSU’s 4x100m relay in 2004…In high school, Jones was named Gatorade Midwest Athlete of the year and holds the 100mH record for the state of Iowa (13.40)…is of French, African-American, Native American and Norwegian descent…her given name is Lori…considers speed off the final hurdle one of her greatest strengths…has appeared in an Anheuser Busch ad campaign…says winning titles comes first…”the times will come.”

2008: 7th at Olympics (12.72), 1st in semifinal (12.43PR, WL)...Olympic Trials champion (12.29w), 1st in semifinal (12.45PR)...2nd at Bislett Games Oslo (12.66)…3rd at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (12.57)…2nd at Doha (12.65)…World Indoor champ (7.80)…USA Indoor champ (7.88)... Visa Indoor champion…ran PR 7.77 in Spain.
2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors (12.79)… 6th at World Outdoors (12.62)...USA Indoor champion (7.88)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (12.75)…3rd at adidas Track Classic (12.61)…2nd at Doha (12.78)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.80)…3rd at Paris (12.71)…4th at Rome (12.84)…2nd at Sheffield (12.89)…1st at Rethimno (12.57)…2nd at Monaco (12.78)…1st at Heusden (12.74)…3rd at Stockholm (12.81)…ranked #6 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 12.57.
2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (12.76)… 1st at Heusden (12.56)...6th at World Athletics Final (12.76)…8th at Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (12.87)…4th at Golden Gala (12.70)…4th in 100m (11.36) and 3rd in 100mh at Athens Super Grand Prix (12.83)…5th at Athletissima (12.68)…3rd at DN Galan (12.74)...1st at Ostrava (12.72)…ranked #7 in the world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 12.56.
2005: 4th at USA Outdoors (12.90)...5th in semifinals at USA Outdoors (12.76PR)...1st at Torino Memorial (12.83)...4th at Zagreb (12.87)...4th at adidas Track Classic (12.86)...3rd at Norwich Union (8.00i)...5th at Athens (8.06i)...ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 12.76.
2004: NCAA 4x100m champion...4th in 100mH at NCAA Outdoors (12.77)...NCAA Mideast Region Champion (12.83)...SEC champion (12.83)...Penn Relays champion (13.04)...NCAA Indoor 60mH and 60m runner-up (8.00, 7.38)...SEC Indoor 60mH champion (8.08)...1st at LSU Twilight in 60mH (8.10)...ranked #10 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 12.77.
2003: NCAA 4x100m champion...5th at NCAA Outdoors in 100mH (13.04)...NCAA Indoor 60mH champion (8.00)...SEC 100mH champion (13.05)...SEC 4x100m champion1st at Texas Relays (12.90)...6th at NCAA Indoor championships in 60m (7.30)...SEC Indoor 55mH champion (7.57)...5th at SEC championships in 60m (7.37)...best of 12.90.
2002: NCAA Outdoor 100mH and 4 100m runner-up (13.02)...SEC 100mH (13.01) and 4x100m champion...4th in 60mH at NCAA Indoors (8.05)...SEC indoor 60mH champion (8.21)...ranked #8 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 12.84.
2001: 5th in semifinals at NCAA Outdoors...2nd at SEC Outdoors...1st at Longhorn Invitational (13.17)...7th in 60mH at NCAA Indoors...3rd at SEC Indoors (8.25)...best of 13.17.

06/09/08