2012-13 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Charles Jones
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Cardinal Ritter Prep
Career Performance List
Three-Time USTFCCCA All-American
- 2016 Second Team Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay
- 2015 Honorable Mention Outdoor 4x400-Meter Relay
- 2015 First Team Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay
Big 12 Champion
- 2016 Outdoor 800-Meter Champion
2016 OUTDOOR
Qualified for the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400-meter relay ... ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay team which finished second in their heat to auto-qualify, sixth overall at 3:04.87 ... the time was a season-best ... it is the 10th mile relay to advance to the NCAA Championships in school history and marks back-to-back years he has competed on ... just missed out on a qualifying spot in the 800 meters after finishing 15th in the quarterfinals at 1:49.09 ... entered the NCAA West Preliminaries with a time of 1:47.34 in the men's 800 meters, which ranked 10th in the region ... the mark came at the Michael Johnson Invitational in only his second 800-meter race of the outdoors season ... it was also the second-straight meet he had achieved a new personal-best in the event, also doing so at the Wes Kittley Invitational at 1:49.89 ... got redemption at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, claiming the 800-meter title with a time of 1:47.93 ... it is the seventh outdoor crown in Texas Tech history ... he has not lost an 800-meter final this outdoor season ... has also competed on two 4x400-meter relays during the outdoor slate, including the bronze-medal winning team at the conference championships at 3:09.85.
2016 INDOOR
Earned Second Team All-America honors after helping the men's 4x400-meter relay team on the third leg finish ninth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:07.17 ... the time ranked ninth all-time in the Texas Tech indoor record books ... earlier in the year, the same quartet put together a time of 3:04.98 at the Tyson Invitational for the second-fastest time in school history ... also at that meet, he posted his second of two PR's in the 800 meters ... the first came two weeks earlier at the Texas A&M Quadrangular at 1:50.02 to finish second ... at Tyson, he rounded the track to a time of 1:48.79 to earn the win in the invitational section ... the time was also the seventh-fastest in Texas Tech history ... was just edged out of the top spot at the Big 12 Indoor Championships to earn silver with a time of 1:49.29.
2015 OUTDOOR
Suited up in eight meets for the Red Raiders in the 400, 800, 1500 and 4x400-meter relay events during the outdoor slate ... opened the season with a third-place time in the 800-meter dash at the UTSA Challenge at 1:53.43 ... his top time of the season in the event came at the Michael Johnson Classic on April 18 at 1:50.87 ... was a member of the fastest 4x400 relay time of the season by Texas Tech, coming at the Texas Relays to a time of 3:03.47 ... that time also ranked seventh in program history in outdoor competition and was ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time ... earned Honorable Mention All-America honors for qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2015 INDOOR
Competed in the 600 yards, 800 meters and 4x400 relay during his first indoor season donning the Scarlet & Black ... opened the season with a second-place finish in the 600-yard dash at 1:10.43 at the Texas Tech Open ... his top time of the season in the 800 meters came at the Tyson Invitational at 1:51.20 ... just missed out on All-Big 12 performer honors after finishing ninth in the 800 meters at the conference meet (1:51.88) ... helped the 4x400 relay squad to the seventh-best time in school history at the Arkansas Open at 3:07.00 ... earned First Team All-America honors after a seventh-place finish at 3:07.52 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
CARDINAL RITTER PREP
The nation's top 800 meter runner coming out of high school ... Attended Cardinal Ritter College Prep ... Competed in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m ... His personal records include 47.0 in the 400m, 1:49.5 in the 800m, and 3:59 in the 1500m ... Born on November 1, 1995 ... Charles is the son of Chico and Jackie Jones ... He has four siblings, Tyrea Goodrich, Thomas Harris, Rodney Jones, and Tamra Jones ... He is majoring in Exercise and Sports Science ...
CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER:
Georgetown, LSU, Clemson, Arkansas, and Tulsa.
