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Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tanishya Jones

  • Class Senior

Biography

2017 [Junior]: Competed in all six events … Kicked off the year with a 37th place finish at the JSU Struts Opener with a 4K time of 16:46.40 … Ran a two-mile time of 13:25.92 at the Asheville Invitational on September 23 … Placed 83rd in the season finale at the Gulf South Invitational with a 5K time of 21:03.66.

2016 [Sophomore]: Raced in all five meets … Recorded two top-ten finishes on the season, one coming at the JSU Struts Opener (7) and the other coming at the Gulf Coast Stampede (6) … Posted a personal record 19:50.30 5K time at the Royals Cross Country Challenge … Finished the season with a 6K time of 25:19.50 at the Crimson Classic.

2015 [Freshman]: Ran in all seven team events for AUM ... Posted a personal best 18:50:00 in the 4K at the Mississippi College Season Opener on Sept. 4 ... Closed the season with a personal best 20:35:99 in the 5K and a 19th-place finish at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 6 ... named to Southern States Athletic Conference All-Conference Team ... selected to SSAC All-Freshman Team.

2014: Attended AUM, but did not compete in any meets.

Prep: Lettered in cross country for head coach Jennifer Neighbors and track and field for head coach Jimmy Johnson at Opelika High School in Opelika, Ala. … was a member of the Anchor Club and the Girl Scouts of America.

Personal: Full name is Tanishya La’Chell Jones … was born July 7, 1996 … is the daughter of Alexander and Tanita Jones … has two brothers, Alexander an and Tykell … is majoring in education … her cousin, TJ Jackson, played football at Auburn University.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2017Junior

    5'1"
  • 2018Senior