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William Jones
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley
2025: Started the indoor season by winning the 600m at the Spokane Sports Showcase (Jan. 17)... Won the 600m and set a personal record of 1:07.52 at the TTU Red Raider Invitational (Jan. 24)...Member of first place 4x400m relay team at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (Feb. 7)...Won the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...Placed fifth in the nation in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar.14)...Member of the fourth place 4x400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Earned a silver finish in the 400m at the 2025 Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational (Apr. 12) and at the USC-UCLA dual meet (May 4)...Member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the USC-UCLA dual meet…Won the Big Ten Outdoor 400m Champion (May 16)…Placed first in the NCAA West Region Championships (May 28) in the 400m…Placed second in the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11) in the 400m contributing eight points to the national championship title for the Trojans.
2024: All-America honors in the 4x400m relay as USC placed eighth in the final at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:02.68 (Jun. 7)...Ran the leadoff leg for the relay in the semifinals (Jun. 5), which ran 3:02.29, the seventh-fastest time in school history...Competed in the Pac-12 Championships and placed third in the final, with a season-best time of 45.27 (May 12)...Reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in the 400m, finishing 13th with a time of 45.86 (May 24)...Advanced to the semifinals in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Trials...Earned indoor All-American honors in the 400m by placing fifth with a time of 45.78 and in the 4x400m relay, which placed seventh with a time of 3:04.67 (March 9)…Anchored USC to the fourth-fastest time in school history...Ran on USC’s second-fastest all-time 4x400m relay team, which ran 3:03.14 at the Eagle Elite Invitational (Feb.10)...Set a PR and ran the second-fastest USC indoor 400m time of 45.24 to win at the Razorback Invitational (Jan.27).
PERSONAL: Born October 3, 2003 in New Orleans…Parents are Jamila Jefferson and Phillip Jones, and he has two sisters named Alexandria and Phaelin Jones… Enjoys exploring his surroundings in his free time…Lists Baseball icon Jackie Robinson as his biggest sports hero… Aspires to continue his sports career postgraduate…Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 200m – 21.00 400m – 44.65/45.24 (indoor)
2024: All-America honors in the 4x400m relay as USC placed eighth in the final at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:02.68 (Jun. 7)...Ran the leadoff leg for the relay in the semifinals (Jun. 5), which ran 3:02.29, the seventh-fastest time in school history...Competed in the Pac-12 Championships and placed third in the final, with a season-best time of 45.27 (May 12)...Reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in the 400m, finishing 13th with a time of 45.86 (May 24)...Advanced to the semifinals in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Trials...Earned indoor All-American honors in the 400m by placing fifth with a time of 45.78 and in the 4x400m relay, which placed seventh with a time of 3:04.67 (March 9)…Anchored USC to the fourth-fastest time in school history...Ran on USC’s second-fastest all-time 4x400m relay team, which ran 3:03.14 at the Eagle Elite Invitational (Feb.10)...Set a PR and ran the second-fastest USC indoor 400m time of 45.24 to win at the Razorback Invitational (Jan.27).
2023: Slowed at the beginning of the outdoor season by injury...Ran his first 400m race of the season at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet (Apr. 30) and placed second with a time of 46.06...Won the Pac-12 400m title with a PR of 44.65 to move to fifth on USC’s all-time 400m list and just 0.05 seconds off the USC freshman record held by Michael Norman…Placed third as part of USC’s 4x400m relay team...Beezed through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with times of 45.26 in the prelims and 45.25 in the NCAA Quarterfinals...Earned second-team All-America honors in the 400m by placing 12th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 45.34...Advanced to the semifinals of the 400m at the USATF Championships and placed 10th with a time of 45.92 (Jul. 7)...Competed in five indoor meets, with a best 400m time of 46.80 at the New Mexico Classic on Feb. 4...Won a bronze medal in the 400m with a time of 45.95 and a silver medal with USA's 4x400m relay at the NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of Blue Valley HS in Overland Park, Kan...Placed second in the 400m at the New Balance Indoor Nationals with a time of 46.76...Ran a 400m PR of 46.29 during the outdoor season, which ranked No. 7 among high school athletes and set the Kansas high school record.PERSONAL: Born October 3, 2003 in New Orleans…Parents are Jamila Jefferson and Phillip Jones, and he has two sisters named Alexandria and Phaelin Jones… Enjoys exploring his surroundings in his free time…Lists Baseball icon Jackie Robinson as his biggest sports hero… Aspires to continue his sports career postgraduate…Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 200m – 21.00 400m – 44.65/45.24 (indoor)
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 3 Highlights (6/13/25)
Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11
