Kennetra Jones

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Houston, TX

Outdoor (Freshman): Ran her fastest 200m of the year in the season-opening Black & Gold Challenge • Clocked a 24.73 for eighth place • Also placed seventh in the 400m (58.67) • Finished 10th in a personal-best 400m time of 58.83 at the Rice Bayou Classic ... also finished fifth in the 200m (25.38).

Indoor (Freshman): Ran a personal-best time of 58.18 in the 400m for 28th at the Texas A&M Invitational • Completed the 400m in 59.11 at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge for 13th place.

Prep Four-year letterwinner (2004-08) at Columbia High School for head coach Kathryn Ann Carr • State qualifier in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a freshman and sophomore • Placed third in both events at the Class 3A state meet in 2004 • Earned the Wendy's Heisman Award as a junior • also qualified for state in the 100-meter • Placed seventh in the 100-meter at the state meet as a junior.

Personal: Kennetra `Kiki' Jones was born Oct. 21, 1989 in Galveston, Texas • Parents Cheryl Henderson and Kenneth Jones • Has three younger siblings - Kentrele, Braylon and Gavin • National Honor Society member in HS who graduated in the top 20 percent of her class • National Merit Scholar • Plans to major in education.