Dani Jones

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Female Age: 28 Date of Birth: 8/21/1996

Athletics Information

Event: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Joe Bosshard Agent: Merhawi (Hawi) Keflezighi Sponsor: New Balance Club: Team Boss

Residences

Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN High School: Desert Vista High School College: University of Colorado - Boulder

2x

NCAA Indoor champion

1x

NCAA champion

Career Highlights

2022 Millrose Games, 7th (3000m)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (5000m)
2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, H1 - fifth (1500m)
2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (1500m)
2018 Prefontaine Classic, gold (National 1500m)
2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (One mile)
2018 NCAA Cross Country, gold (6k)
2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, fifth (1500m)
2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (3000m, distance medley relay)
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, ninth (1500m)
2011 USATF Junior Olympic Championships, fifth (800m); fourth (1500m)

Personal

Born August 21, 1996 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Darcy and Tana Jones… Grew up in Phoenix, Arizona… Has one sister, Baylee, who was the Arizona state runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m… Both parents ran track and cross country at Indiana State… Enjoys hiking and reading… Studied psychology as well as speech, language, and hearing sciences… won the Honda Sports Award in 2019 as the nation’s best female cross country competitor.

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