Sports
Air Force Academy Athletics
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Junior India Jones represented the Air Force track and field team this evening (May 29), as the women opened competition at the West Preliminary of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in College Station, Texas.
Jones, who celebrated her birthday with a 25-lap circuit around the track at E.B. Cushing Stadium, clocked a time of 35:10.87 to place 25th out of 48 runners in the regional final of the outdoor season’s longest event. The finish, eight spots above her original seeding, was second among the six conference runners in that race.
The Falcons are back at Texas A&M tomorrow (May 30) for the third day of action at the NCAA West Prelim. Junior Texas Tanner will compete in the discus throw at 1:00 p.m., while the men’s 4×100-meter relay will run at 4:00 p.m. (all times Central).
Jones, who celebrated her birthday with a 25-lap circuit around the track at E.B. Cushing Stadium, clocked a time of 35:10.87 to place 25th out of 48 runners in the regional final of the outdoor season’s longest event. The finish, eight spots above her original seeding, was second among the six conference runners in that race.
The Falcons are back at Texas A&M tomorrow (May 30) for the third day of action at the NCAA West Prelim. Junior Texas Tanner will compete in the discus throw at 1:00 p.m., while the men’s 4×100-meter relay will run at 4:00 p.m. (all times Central).