Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Honors
•  Dean's List 5-of-5 semesters
•  XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2015, 2016, 2017
•  Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar second team in 2016-17
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll in 2015-16 and 2016-17
•  All-GCAC in 2017

Briefly
•  Third year at XULA
•  2-year letterwinner

2018 (Junior)
•  Helped 1,600-meter relay team at Louisiana Classics meet earn NAIA B-qualifying time for nationals . . . Also ran XULA PR of 25.75 seconds in 200

2017 (Sophomore)
•  Ran third segment of 400-meter relay at GCAC Championships — first-ever Gold Nuggets team to win this event at this meet
•  Helped Gold Nuggets win GCAC team championship
•  Earned Accusplit award after 800 relay team produced NAIA-best time of 1:42.01 at McNeese Cowboy Relays in Lake Charles, La., March 11
•  Alternate in 1,600 relay at NAIA national meet
•  XULA PR of 59.35 in 400 at Mike McMillan Invitational

2016 (Freshman)
•  11th place in 400 (1:00.27) at GCAC Championships

High School
•  Helped Episcopal win LHSAA Class 2A state championship in 1,600 relay three straight years — 2013, 2014, 2015
•  Helped team win LHSAA Class 2A outdoor state team championships in 2014 and 2015
•  Scored points in 200 at 2A state meet three straight years — fifth place in 2012, fourth in 2013 and 2014

Personal
•  Part of XULA Division of Business team that took first place in the PC Services Innovation trace in HP's HBCU Business Challenge . . . Team created a Device as a Service (DaaS) solution for the education vertical market, including new features to bring more customizable technology to classrooms for teachers and students
•  Member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society
•  Worked 30 community service hours
•  Third Jones sister to compete for XULA . . . Danielle played basketball and volleyball, and Marchelle played basketball and ran track
•  An aunt, Kay Williams, was a member of the Gold Nuggets' first basketball team of the Title IX era and still ranks among the program's career scoring leaders.

In Her Own Words
•  How I became interested in my sport:  Ran track since I was younger
•  Three words that describe me:  Caring, determined, passionate
•  My goals for the 2017-18 academic year — academic, athletic, personal:  Make straight A's again. PRs in all my events.
•  The most creative thing I do, or something creative I'd like to be able to do:  I free write narratives sometimes
•  The tastiest thing I can cook:  Egg white and spinach omelette
•  Favorite ice cream flavor:  Cookies and cream
•  Special routine or superstition before I compete:  Don't have one
•  My definition of success:  Achieving all your goals
•  A movie title that would describe my life:  Gone in 60 Seconds
•  The best advice I was ever given:  Don't let anyone steal your joy