Tia Jones

Biography

Tia Jones (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events. Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 13-14 girl 100 m and 200 m hurdles and setting national and Junior Olympic records in both events at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on July 28, 2013. She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 USA Junior Championships in a time of 12.84 seconds, which equaled Aliuska López's world junior record dating from 1987. It was the best ever time set by a 15-year-old athlete.

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