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2018 RIT Men's Cross Country Roster

Dan Jones

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lockport, NY
  • Highschool Lockport
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

TRFFS Profile

2018 (Cross Country):
Competed in five events … recorded a season-best time of 26:47.3 over 8,000-meters in finishing 48th at the Liberty League Championship, hosted by Clarkson … earned a 26th place finish at the Highlander Invitational, hosted by Houghton … finished ninth at RIT’s season-opening meet, the Houghton Short Course Twilight Invitational … was RIT’s alternate runner for both the NCAA Atlantic Region and NCAA Championships … named to Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average.

2017 (Cross Country): Competed in all seven races … recorded a career-best time of 26:21.9 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships … was 29th overall at the Atlantic Region Preview hosted by Houghton in a then personal-best time of 26:23.8 …was 32nd at the Yellowjacket Invitational … finished 13th overall at the season-opening Twilight Invitational hosted by Houghton … represented RIT at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship.

2016-17: Competed in multiple events during the indoor and outdoor season … finished top-10 in five events.

2015-16: Competed in two long distance events during the indoor season … recorded a career-best second place finish in the mile with a personal best 4:34.28 at the RIT Early Season Invitational.

Before RIT:  Competed in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track at Lockport High School … was a cross country and track and field team captain … was the Niagara Frontier League Champion in the 3,200-meters in 2013-14 … part of two 4 x 800-meter relay championship squads and a 4 x 400-meter relay champion … competed in two New York State Cross Country Championship races.

Personal: Chemical engineering major … son of Julie and Mark Jones.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Junior

    6'2"
  • 2018Senior

    6'2"