Chad Jones Class: Senior Hometown: Union City, Calif. High School: Bishop O'Dowd HS Event: Jumps Experience: 3V

• Reached the NCAA Championships for the first time in 2012, qualifying in the triple jump
• Finished fourth at the CIF meet in the long jump (23-2.75) as a high school senior

Junior (2012): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the triple jump with a PR 51-3.50, which was good for 11th at the NCAA West Preliminary meet ... placed 24th at the national meet with a best of 47-2.50w ... ran a wind-aided 10.68 in the 100m May 5 ... placed second in the 110m hurdles at the Big Meet (14.57) ... during the indoor season, went an even 50 feet in the triple jump at the Husky Classic where he also posted a time of 7.03 in the 60m. Sophomore (2011): Top outdoor long jump mark was 23-4.50 at the Pac-10 Championships ... took eighth in the triple jump (49-0.25) and 12th in the long jump (23-2.75) at the Pac-10 Championships ... indoors, placed ninth in the long jump (22-11.25) and 10th in the triple jump (46-2.00) at the MPSF meet. Freshman (2010): Ranked third among Bears in the long jump with a best of 23-2.00 set during the Big Meet ... took 13th at the Pac-10 Championships (22-0.25) ... also had a PR 47-3.00 in the triple jump at Pac-10s to place 12th. High School: Set PRs of 23-7 in the long jump, 48-3 in the triple jump and 14.29 in the 110-meter hurdles at Bishop O'Dowd HS ... participated in the 2009 Run for the Dream Invitational indoor meet, finishing second in the 55 hurdles in 7.69. Personal: Born Jan. 4, 1991, in San Francisco, Calif. ... parents are Reginald and Carol Jones ... has a sister, Shanel ... American studies major.

Career Best Marks
Event            Mark   Date
60m             7.03i   Feb. 11, 2012
100m            10.91   April 6, 2012
100m Hurdles    14.51   April 28, 2012
Long Jump     23-4.50   May 13, 2011
Triple Jump   51-3.50   May 25, 2012