Jones shot out to the early-season NEC lead in a pair of sprints. Most recently, the Canadian-born Blackbird flew to a fourth-place finish in the 400m dash at the Raleigh Relays. Going up against 71 other entrants, Jones clocked in at 55.53 to immediately assume the top spot on the league leader board. The time ranks the LIU sprinter 41st overall amongst NCAA Division I East Region leaders. Two weeks earlier, Jones ran the 200m in 24.52 at the Coach O Coastal Carolina Invitational. That mark currently ranks 80th on the NCAA regional performance list.