2025 Track and Field Roster
Akira Jones
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oxnard, CA
- High School:
- Oxnard HS
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Major:
- Art and Design
UC Santa Cruz Success:
2025 Season - Sophomore
Competed in the 60 (8.62), 100 (13.39), 200 (28.89), 60H (10.13), 100H (16.28), LJ (5.04m (-1.8)(16’ 6.5”)) … Ran two personal bests of 8.62 in the 60 and 10.13 in the 60 hurdles at the 2025 George Fox Indoor #1 … Ran a 16.61 in the 100 hurdles, placing third at the 2025 Chabot Finale … Ran a personal best of 16.28 in the 1000 hurdles in the 2025 Johnny Mathis Invitational.
- 2024
- Champion in the 4x100 (49.50) at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
- PR in the 100 hurdles (16.51) in the preliminaries, later placed 4th in the finals at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championships
- PR in the 400 hurdles (1:17.68) at the Chico Invitational
- PR in the 60m Hurdle (11.25) at the George Fox Indoor #1
- PR in the 60m (8.80) at the George Fox Indoor #1
- Placed 4th in the 4x400 (4:23.84) at the Kim Duyst Invitational
- PR in the 100 (13.39) at the Hornet Invite
- PR in the Long Jump 5.04m (16'6.4") and placed 2nd at the Chuck Buettner Twilight
- PR in the 100m Hurdles (17.42) and placed 2nd at the Chuck Buettner Twilight
- PR in the 200 (28.89) at the Chuck Buettner Twilight
- 2nd place at the 2023 Channel League Finals in the 300m Hurdles
- 3rd Place at the Channel league Finals in the 4x400m Relay
- Most improved athlete for varsity girls 2022
- Most valuable hurdler for varsity girls 2023
- College Nine Affiliate
- Favorite thing about UCSC: The campus is in the forest
- Graduation goals: A successful person with a job I am passionate about that enable me to be financially secure and travel with my future family.
- Favorite Athlete: Sydney Mclaughlin
- Favorite Superhero: Totoro
- Favorite Color: Periwinkle, pastel colors
- Hobbies: reading, swimming, crocheting, traveling, surfing, sailing, and mountain bike riding
