The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Jones named Big 12 Athlete of the Week
02.13.2019 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The freshman ran the No. 2 400m time in the world last Friday at the Texas Tech Shootout.
AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas' Jonathan Jones was named Big 12 Conference Men's Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. It is the true freshman's second weekly award of the indoor season.
Jones ran a 45.38 in the 400m to win the Texas Tech Shootout on Friday, setting a meet and facility record. It was the No. 2 time in the World, No. 2 time in school history and a new Barbados National Indoor record. Jones then came back on Saturday and ran 21.16 in the 200m to become the No. 10 performer in school history in that event.
The Longhorns will compete at two meets this weekend - the JDL DMR Invitational on Friday and the Aggie Twilight on Saturday - in preparation for the 2019 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships in Lubbock on Feb. 22-23.
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