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2015 Track & Field Roster

Lauren Jones

  • Position Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Forney HS
  • Hometown Forney, Texas

Biography

Lone Star Conference titles (1):  hammer throw (2012)

2012-13 (sophomore):  Had indoor bests of 34-0.25 (10.37) in shot put and 50-5.25 (15.37) in weight throw.  Runner-up in LSC indoor weight throw for league title team.  Moved outdoors and threw 37-2.25 (11.33) in shot put and 170’4” (51.91) in hammer throw.  Runner-up in LSC outdoor hammer for third place team.  Also top three finishes in hammer at West Texas A&M, Texas-Arlington, ACU, Texas State and Texas Tech.  NCAA Division II provisional qualifier in HT.

2011-12 (freshman):  Indoor runner-up at LSC invitational in weight throw with 52-2 (15.91) with another throw over 50 feet in Albuquerque (51-3.5, 15.63).  Also had best mark in shot put of 36-9.75 (11.22).  Moving outdoors, she won LSC title in hammer throw in first year of competition for Wildcats with 163-4 (49.79) in Commerce to help team to runner-up finish in team race.  Had best mark and 50-meter throw of 166-4 (50.71) for runner-up at Oliver Jackson Classic at ACU.  Also had top mark of 36-11.75 in shot put at Baylor.

2010-11: Redshirt at ACU.

High School:  Competed in track and field, powerlifting, basketball.  Named most athletic senior girl and honorable mention all-district in basketball.  Best of 39-0 in shot put, regional qualifier as district runner-up.  Also state qualifier in powerlifting.  Member of National Honor Society.

Personal:  2010 graduate of Forney High School.  Born 23 May 1992.  Father Larry and brothers Landon and Lawson were collegiate athletes.