2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

Sarah Jones

  • Academic Year Senior
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Sewell, N.J.
  • Highschool Bishop Eustace Prep

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed primarily in the hurdles and the 200 meters for the Wildcats from 2018-21 … At the end of her collegiate career ranked eighth in school history in the 60 meter hurdles … Won a BIG EAST title as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x100 meter relay as a sophomore in 2019 … Three-time All-BIG EAST performer and a nine-time conference scorer overall during her collegiate career … Was named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team all four years of her career and to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all eight of her undergraduate semesters.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
55 Meters 7.80 High School
55 Meter Hurdles 8.44 High School
60 Meter Hurdles 8.45 Villanova Invitational (2.1.2020)
100 Meters 12.94 High School
100 Meter Hurdles 13.80 BIG EAST Championships (5.11.2018)
200 Meters 25.42 Colonial Relays (4.6.2018)
300 Meters 43.21 Jack Pyrah Invitational (12.2.2017)
400 Meter Hurdles 1:10.01 High School
Long Jump 5.47m High School
Triple Jump 10.42m High School
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST 60 Meter Hurdles
2019 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)
All-BIG EAST 100 Meter Hurdles
All-BIG EAST 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 14 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 14.80 8th
May 15 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 15.36 7th
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
March 1 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.62 2nd
March 2 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.55 2nd
March 2 4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 3:48.36 5th
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 10 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 13.92 3rd
May 10 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 25.72 11th
May 11 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 14.02 3rd
May 11 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 46.42 1st
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
February 22 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.58 3rd
February 22 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 25.59 10th
February 23 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.64 4th
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 11 100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 13.80 3rd
May 11 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 26.05 17th
May 12 100 Meter Hurdles (Final) 14.00 4th
May 12 4x100 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) 47.53 5th
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
February 23 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminary Heats) 8.79 5th
February 23 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 25.66 16th
February 24 60 Meter Hurdles (Final) 8.78 5th
 
 
INDOOR

2021: Competed in two meets during the indoor season; Army West Point (2/6): Came in fourth in the final of the 60 meter hurdles in a road dual meet at Army to open the 2021 competition season ... Ranked second in the preliminaries of the hurdles with a time of 9.11 before coming in fourth in the final in 9.26 ... Led off the 4x400 meter relay and had a split of 1:04.83 on the opening leg of the race as Villanova finished third in the relay in 4:09.07; Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Finished third in the 60 meter hurdles in 9.18 at the Wildcats home meet in Staten Island ... Also ran the 200 meters at the meet and posted a time of 27.44.

2020: Recorded a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles to move up to eighth place in school history in the event ... All-BIG EAST performer in the 60 meter hurdles and scored at the conference meet as part of the Wildcats 4x400 meter relay squad ... Competed at five meets overall during the indoor season; Great Dane Classic (1/11): Runner-up in the invitational section of the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.75; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/24-1/25): Came in 13th in the preliminary heats of the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.62 ... Competed in the 200 meters on the second day of the meet and registered a time of 25.84; Villanova Invitational (2/1): Came in second in both the preliminary heats and the final of the 60 meter hurdles at the Wildcats home meet ... Tied her then-personal best mark of 8.58 in the preliminaries, then lowered the time to a new PR of 8.45 in the final ... Her new top time put her into eighth place on the all-time Villanova performance list in the event; FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Was the champion of the 60 meter hurdles after recording the fastest time in both the heats and the final in the invitational section of the event ... Posted a time of 8.58 in the preliminaries and crossed the line first in the final in 8.57; BIG EAST Championships (3/1-3/2): Helped the Wildcats win their third straight indoor BIG EAST title ... Earned individual All-BIG EAST honors in the 60 meter hurdles and scored additional team points as part of the Villanova lineup in the 4x400 meter relay ... Posted times of 8.62 in the preliminaries and 8.55 in the final of the hurdles, coming in second overall in each of those races ... Her time in the final was the second-fastest of her career, trailing only her PR from earlier in the year ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay which came in fifth with a time of 3:48.36.

2019: Competed at five meets during the season ... Scored in the 60 meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships and established a new personal best time in the event during the season; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Runner-up in the 60 meter hurdles at the season opener ... Ranked third in the preliminary heats with a time of 8.74 ... Lowered the time to 8.67 to finish second in the final; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25-1/26): Finished 10th in the 200 meters with a time of 25.84 on the first night of the meet ... Posted a time of 8.79 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meter hurdles on the meet's second day; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Came in second in the 60 meter hurdles and 14th in the 200 meters at the Wildcats home meet ... Was the runner-up in both the preliminary heats (8.81) and the final (8.62) of the hurdles ... Made it across the line in 25.70 in the 200 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Came in ninth in the preliminary heats of the 60 meter hurdles (8.81) and was 13th in the invitational section of the 200 meters (25.73); BIG EAST Championships (2/22-2/23): Recorded a personal best time of 8.58 in the 60 meter hurdles during the preliminary heats at the conference meet ... Came in third overall in the preliminaries, and also finished 10th in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a season-best time of 25.59 ... Came in fourth in the final of the 60 meter hurdles the next day with a time of 8.64 ... Scored team points towards Villanova winning the BIG EAST title for the record 16th time overall and the fourth time in the last six years ... Her personal best time in the hurdles moved her into ninth place on the program's all-time performance list.

2018: Scored in the 60 meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships ... Lowered her personal best time in the event twice during the season ... Competed at a total of seven meets during the indoor campaign; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Made her collegiate debut at the first meet of the season, where she was the runner-up in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.02 and also finished ninth in the 300 meters in 43.21; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Advanced to the final of the 60 meter hurdles and recorded a sixth place finish with a then-personal best time of 8.79 ... Stood in fourth place after a time of 8.83 in the preliminary heats ... Came in 10th in the 200 meters at the meet with a time of 26.07; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Came in third in the final of the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.94 ... Was the runner-up in the preliminary heats with a time of 8.87 ... Placed 18th in the 200 meters in 26.28; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Ran in the seeded section of the 60 meter hurdles and recorded a time of 8.84 in the preliminary heats; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Recorded a personal best time of 8.76 in the 60 meter hurdles and finished third in the final at the Wildcats home meet ... Had been in fifth place after the preliminaries when she crossed the finish line in 8.88 ... Also recorded a 16th place finish with a time of 26.13 in the 200 meters; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Recorded times of 8.98 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meter hurdles and 26.37 in the invitational section of the 200 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/23-2/24): Came in fifth in the 60 meter hurdles at the conference meet to contribute team points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST title ... Registered times of 8.79 in the preliminary heats and 8.78 in the final of the hurdles ... Finished in 16th place overall in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a season-best time of 25.66.
 
OUTDOOR

2021: Appeared at seven meets during the season and scored in the 100 meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships; Villanova Opener (3/19): Came in seventh in the 200 meters at the outdoor season opener with a season-best time of 27.17; Penn Challenge (3/27): Recorded a time of 27.22 in the 200 meters at Penn; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Came in fourth in the 100 meter hurdles in her first race in the event during the season … Posted a time of 14.91 in the hurdles and a mark of 27.30 in the 200 meters; Virginia Challenge (4/17): Registered a time of 14.89 in the 100 meter hurdles; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Produced a season-best time of 14.59 in the 100 meter hurdles and tallied a fourth place finish at Franklin Field while competing during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays; Penn Twilight (5/1): Finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.95) and 10th in the 100 meters (13.25) .. The later time marked her first collegiate race in the 100 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/14-5/15): Advanced to the final of the 100 meter hurdles and tallied a seventh place finish with a time of 15.36 … Scored two team points as the Wildcats won their third straight outdoor BIG EAST team title … Moved up one spot in the final of the hurdles after ranking eighth in the preliminary heats with a time of 14.80.
 
2019: Competed at six meets during the season ... Was part of the Wildcats conference champion 4x100 meter relay at the BIG EAST Championships, and also earned All-BIG EAST honors individually in the 100 meter hurdles; Penn Challenge (3/23): Recorded a first place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the outdoor season opener ... Posted a time of 14.18 to pace a field of 26 runners; Florida Relays (3/29): Recorded a time of 14.10 in the 100 meter hurdles; Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13): Came in eighth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.10 and also notched a season-best time of 25.44 in the 200 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Advanced to the final of the 100 meter hurdles and tallied a runner-up finish with a season-best time of 13.84 ... Had also been second overall in the preliminary heats after crossing the finish line in 14.06 ... Ran the 200 meters at the meet and finished with a time of 25.88; Penn Relays (4/25-4/26): Was a part of the Villanova lineup for two races in the 4x100 meter relay, and also ran in the heats of the 100 meter hurdles ... Ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay as the Wildcats tallied identical times of 46.73 in the preliminary heats and the Eastern final ... Villanova came in 21st overall out of 66 teams in the preliminaries to move on to the Eastern section race a day later ... Came in 12th individually in the heats of the hurdles with a time of 14.06; BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Was a part of the Wildcats conference title in the 4x100 relay and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 100 meter hurdles ... Once again ran the second leg of the relay and Villanova finished with a winning time of 46.42 ... It is the fourth-fastest time in school history and marked the Wildcats first BIG EAST championship in the relay since the inaugural conference meet in 1983 ... Came in third in the final of the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.02 ... Moved up a spot from the preliminary heats a day earlier, when she had been fourth overall in 13.92 ... Also ran in the heats of the 200 meters and came in 11th with a time of 25.72 ... Her contributions in the hurdles and 4x100 relay were part of Villanova winning the overall BIG EAST title and finishing off its second straight conference "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.

2018: Scored in the 100 meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships and was also a part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x100 meter relay at the conference meet ... Recorded personal best times in the 100 meter hurdles and the 200 meters during the season; Penn Challenge (3/24): Tallied a first place finish in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.29 at the outdoor season opener; Florida Relays (3/30): Recorded a time of 14.31 in the 100 meter hurdles and anchored the 4x400 meter relay for a squad which posted a time of 3:51.24 in the preliminary heats of the relay; Colonial Relays (4/5-4/6): Came in seventh in the 100 meter hurdles in 14.18 and recorded a personal best time of 25.42 in the 200 meters; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Placed third in the 100 meter hurdles (14.31) and fourth in the 200 meters (25.57); War Eagle Invitational (4/21): Finished 10th in the preliminary heats of the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.38 ... Registered a time of 25.51 in the 200 meters in the meet at Auburn; Penn Relays (4/27): Ran in the preliminary heats of the 100 meter hurdles and was clocked in 14.26 for an 18th place finish ... Ran one of the 200 meter legs of the sprint medley relay in a Villanova lineup that came in 10th with a time of 4:01.62 ... That time is the fifth-fastest in school history; BIG EAST Championships (5/11-5/12): Came in fourth in the 100 meter hurdles and ran the third leg of the 4x100 meter relay which came in fifth ... Those events contributed team points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST title and completing an academic year "triple crown" with conference championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field ... Recorded a personal best time of 13.80 in the preliminary heats of the 100 meter hurdles and was ranked third overall heading into the final ... Came in fourth in the final with a time of 14.00 ... The 4x100 meter relay team posted a time of 47.53 ... Also finished 17th in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a time of 26.05.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Bishop Eustace Prep: Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track & field, three for the indoor season and one in basketball as a forward her freshman year ... Was an all-conference performer all four years in track & field ... Named the team's MVP both indoors and outdoors her junior and senior seasons ... Winner of the Coaches' Award indoors as a junior and outdoors as a senior ... School record holder in the 100 meter hurdles outdoors and the long jump indoors ... Ranked fifth in the 100 meter hurdles in New Jersey and is 12th in the 55 meter hurdles ... State champion in the 55 meter hurdles as a senior ... Runner-up at the state meet in the 100 meter hurdles as both a junior and a senior ... Winner of the Olympic Conference Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior ... Inducted into the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society, the Rho Kappa History Society and the English Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 4/11/99 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Younger of two children of Craig and Jennifer Jones ... Has an older brother, Christopher, who played baseball at Rutgers ... Hobbies include going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, watching movies and photography ... Felt at home as soon as she visited the Villanova campus and chose to attend the school for its sense of community and the balance between the academic and athletics programs ... Communication major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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