2015-16 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jones, Danisha

Danisha Jones
- Height:
- 6-null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Thomasville, Ga.
- High School:
- Thomasville HS
Bio
Personal Bests
Indoor | Shot Put - 51'11" | Weight Throw - 64'7.75"
Outdoor | Shot Put - 48'10 | Discus - 171'11" | Hammer Throw - 184'4"
C-USA High Point Scorer: 2019 Outdoor
C-USA Champion: 2019 (SP-I, DT-O)
NCAA Regional Qualifier: 2017 (Discus), 2018 (Discus), 2019 (Discus)
2019 Outdoor (Senior): Competed in six meets before the C-USA Outdoor Championship and the NCAA East Regional ... Had two personal-bests during the season in the discus and shot put ... Reached a personal-best mark of 48'10" in the shot put, finishing second at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays, also finished first at the meet in the discus at 162'6" (3/23) ... Had a personal-best in the discus at the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn, placing first with her mark of 171'11" (4/6) ... Placed in the top-10 11 different times during the regular season, five being first-place finishes ... At the Conference Meet, she placed first in the discus (169'9"), third in the shot put (48'8.75"), and fourth in the hammer throw (177'5") on her way to being named High Point Scorer of the Meet for the women ... Competed at the NCAA Regionals for the discus, finishing in 19th in the prelims with a throw of 168'5".
2019 Indoor (Senior): Threw in three meets leading up to the Conference Championships ... Had a season-best mark in the weight throw at the Conference Championships, earning herself bronze with a mark of 62'1.25" (2/16) ... Threw to a new personal-best distance of 51'11" in the shot put at the Conference Meet, earning herself gold (2/16).
2018 Outdoor (Junior): Competed in six meets before competing at the Conference Championships and then the NCAA East Regionals ... Finished top-five 10 different times in the regular season, placed top-10 twice in the regular season ... Finished with a silver medal at the C-USA meet in the discus, throwing to a mark of 165'10" ... Finished fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 183'8" ... Came in 13th place at the NCAA Regionals in the discus throw in the prelims.
2018 Indoor (Junior): Competed in four meets before the Conference Championships ... Placed top-10 in five regular-season events, including second in the weight throw at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet (2/2) with a mark of 62'5.75" ... Threw a career-best 64'7.75" in the weight throw at the Conference Meet, finishing fourth (2/17) ... Finished sixth in the shot put at Conference, throwing to a mark of 48'6".
2017 (Sophomore): Was the fourth place finisher in the weight throw at the C-USA Indoor Championship, also placed 11th in the shot put with a toss of 13.91m ... At the 2017 C-USA Outdoor Championship she finished ninth in the hammer throw, 14th in the discus and 12th in the shot put... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim Meet in the discus and finished 33rd.
2016 (Freshman): Won the Silver Medal at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, AL...Threw a school record and personal best of 59'4"...Finished 8th at the Outdoor Conference USA Championships in discus posting a seasons best of 147'8"
High School: Attended Thomasville High School where she lettered four years in track and field and basketball ... Was a State Champion in Georgia in track and field ... Recorded a personal best of 138'1" in the discus and 44' 11" in the shotput ... Four State Championships and seven Regional Championships ... A sports management major.
Indoor | Shot Put - 51'11" | Weight Throw - 64'7.75"
Outdoor | Shot Put - 48'10 | Discus - 171'11" | Hammer Throw - 184'4"
C-USA High Point Scorer: 2019 Outdoor
C-USA Champion: 2019 (SP-I, DT-O)
NCAA Regional Qualifier: 2017 (Discus), 2018 (Discus), 2019 (Discus)
2019 Outdoor (Senior): Competed in six meets before the C-USA Outdoor Championship and the NCAA East Regional ... Had two personal-bests during the season in the discus and shot put ... Reached a personal-best mark of 48'10" in the shot put, finishing second at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays, also finished first at the meet in the discus at 162'6" (3/23) ... Had a personal-best in the discus at the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn, placing first with her mark of 171'11" (4/6) ... Placed in the top-10 11 different times during the regular season, five being first-place finishes ... At the Conference Meet, she placed first in the discus (169'9"), third in the shot put (48'8.75"), and fourth in the hammer throw (177'5") on her way to being named High Point Scorer of the Meet for the women ... Competed at the NCAA Regionals for the discus, finishing in 19th in the prelims with a throw of 168'5".
2019 Indoor (Senior): Threw in three meets leading up to the Conference Championships ... Had a season-best mark in the weight throw at the Conference Championships, earning herself bronze with a mark of 62'1.25" (2/16) ... Threw to a new personal-best distance of 51'11" in the shot put at the Conference Meet, earning herself gold (2/16).
2018 Outdoor (Junior): Competed in six meets before competing at the Conference Championships and then the NCAA East Regionals ... Finished top-five 10 different times in the regular season, placed top-10 twice in the regular season ... Finished with a silver medal at the C-USA meet in the discus, throwing to a mark of 165'10" ... Finished fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 183'8" ... Came in 13th place at the NCAA Regionals in the discus throw in the prelims.
2018 Indoor (Junior): Competed in four meets before the Conference Championships ... Placed top-10 in five regular-season events, including second in the weight throw at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet (2/2) with a mark of 62'5.75" ... Threw a career-best 64'7.75" in the weight throw at the Conference Meet, finishing fourth (2/17) ... Finished sixth in the shot put at Conference, throwing to a mark of 48'6".
2017 (Sophomore): Was the fourth place finisher in the weight throw at the C-USA Indoor Championship, also placed 11th in the shot put with a toss of 13.91m ... At the 2017 C-USA Outdoor Championship she finished ninth in the hammer throw, 14th in the discus and 12th in the shot put... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelim Meet in the discus and finished 33rd.
2016 (Freshman): Won the Silver Medal at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, AL...Threw a school record and personal best of 59'4"...Finished 8th at the Outdoor Conference USA Championships in discus posting a seasons best of 147'8"
High School: Attended Thomasville High School where she lettered four years in track and field and basketball ... Was a State Champion in Georgia in track and field ... Recorded a personal best of 138'1" in the discus and 44' 11" in the shotput ... Four State Championships and seven Regional Championships ... A sports management major.
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