Jones collects second straight MIAA honor

Jan. 25, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senior named conference athlete of the week in women’s track & field

Missouri Southern women’s track & field student-athlete Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) today was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Athlete of the Week for the second straight time, the league announced.

Jones, a 5-foot-9 senior, improved her provisional qualifying mark in the weight throw and also earned a provisional qualification in the shot put at the University of Arkansas Razorback Invitational last weekend (Jan. 21-22).

She added three-quarters of an inch to her school record in the weight throw with a third-place mark of 59 feet, 0 inches. Jones, whose newest provisional in the weight currently leads NCAA Division II, trailed only competitors from Arkansas and Texas A&M.

Jones was also fourth in the shot put, with a mark of 43-9.75. She finished behind throwers from Louisiana State, Texas A&M and Southwest Missouri State.

Jones (first name pronounced: da-NAY) is a three-time indoor national qualifier and has won the last two MIAA individual titles indoors in the weight throw. She was an indoor All-American in 2003 after a third-place national finish.

The Missouri Southern men’s and women’s track & field teams continue their indoor schedules this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 28-29) at the KU Relays.


	Jan. 25, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jones collects second straight MIAA honor Senior named conference athlete of the week in women’s track & field Missouri Southern women’s track & field student-athlete Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) today was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Athlete of the Week for the second straight time, the league announced. Jones, a 5-foot-9 senior, improved her provisional qualifying mark in the weight throw and also earned a provisional qualification in the shot put at the University of Arkansas Razorback Invitational last weekend (Jan. 21-22). She added three-quarters of an inch to her school record in the weight throw with a third-place mark of 59 feet, 0 inches. Jones, whose newest provisional in the weight currently leads NCAA Division II, trailed only competitors from Arkansas and Texas A&M. Jones was also fourth in the shot put, with a mark of 43-9.75. She finished behind throwers from Louisiana State, Texas A&M and Southwest Missouri State. Jones (first name pronounced: da-NAY) is a three-time indoor national qualifier and has won the last two MIAA individual titles indoors in the weight throw. She was an indoor All-American in 2003 after a third-place national finish. The Missouri Southern men’s and women’s track & field teams continue their indoor schedules this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 28-29) at the KU Relays.