Grant Jones

Photo by: Mario Houben

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Conshohocken, Pa.
High School:
La Salle College HS

Career Results

2018 Outdoor: Landed on the All-ACC Academic Team … Earned All-ACC second team honors in javelin at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth at 65.14m … Advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Round, placing 22nd at 60.42m … Threw for a season-best mark of 67.10m at the Tennessee Relays, placing second.

2017-18 Indoor: Competed at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 13) in the weight throw, placing 16th at 11.82m … Also participated at the Youngstown State College Invite (Jan. 19) in the weight throw, placing 32nd at 11.76m … Finished 11th at the Kent State National Qualifier (Feb. 10) in the weight throw at 11.49m.

2017 Outdoor: Redshirted due to injury.

2016-17 Indoor: Did not compete.

2016 Outdoor: Named to All-ACC second team in javelin after placing fifth with a throw of 63.27m at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) … Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla., placing 41st at 58.37m … Threw a personal best 64.16m at Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. (April 28-30) … Runner-up at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 8-9) with a throw of 63.73m.

2015-16 Indoor: Did not compete.

High School: Received a varsity letter his freshman year ... His sophomore, junior, and senior year his team was first team All-Catholic, Catholic League Champions, and District 12 Champions ... His senior year his team took ninth place at states, were second team All-State and first team All-Catholic, and he was an All-American and state champion.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Shelley Jones ... Has an older sister named Alison ... Jones has climbed the Rocky Mountains and volunteered time for Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia ... Enrolled in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences ... Plans to major in pre-physical therapy.