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Boys Cross Country - South Carolina

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Ty Jones

Runner
RIVERSIDE HS
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:54.19

Class AAAAA Division 2 state meet

1st - 15:03.43

Bob Jenkins Classic - International Race division
“Ty Jones compiled an impressive regular-season resume and outraced the best of the rest last fall to cap his final prep distance campaign as the most logical choice for the Gatorade award.”
Rich Gonzalez
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 155-pound senior won the Class AAAAA Division 2 state meet this past season with a time of 15:54.19, leading the Warriors to 9th place as a team. Jones also broke the tape at the Bob Jenkins Classic in the International Race division and clocked a 5K personal-best time of 15:03.43 in winning the Starlight Invitational. He took 13th at the adidas XC Challenge as the state’s top finisher in that event.

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Academic Achievement

Jones has maintained a weighted 4.26 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at Furman University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An active member of the St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Greenville, Jones has donated his time as part of the parish’s Rise Against Hunger event. He has also fundraised on behalf of Pumpkin Patch, which supports faith-based service missions throughout the community.