Jones wins third straight MIAA weekly honor

Feb. 1, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Senior thrower named MIAA Athlete of the Week

Missouri Southern State University women’s track & field senior Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) today was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive week.

On Friday (Jan. 28), the 5-foot-9 senior continued her assault on the Missouri Southern records, improving her school standard in the weight throw for the third consecutive week. She threw the weight 61 feet, 9.75 inches and placed second at Friday’s KU Relays. The throw secured Jones’ a spot at next month’s NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. and was an improvement by more than two feet on her previous school record.

Jones’ throw at KU would’ve been an NCAA Division I provisional. She finished second only to Oklahoma State’s Delisa McClain and currently leads NCAA-II by 18.5 inches.

Jones also finished fifth in the shot put with a toss of 43’-9”.

Jones, the two-time MIAA defending champion in the weight throw, is a two-time All-America with the MSSU women’s track & field team. She earned her only indoor All-America honor with a third-place national finish in 2003.

The Missouri Southern track & field teams continue their indoor schedules this weekend when they host the Baymont Inn/Fazoli’s Open at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. Action begins on Friday (Feb. 4) at 5 p.m. with the last Friday event scheduled for 8:15 p.m. The meet resumes on Saturday (Feb. 5) with field events beginning at 11 a.m. The last event, the mile relay, is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.


	Feb. 1, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jones wins third straight MIAA weekly honor Senior thrower named MIAA Athlete of the Week Missouri Southern State University women’s track & field senior Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) today was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive week. On Friday (Jan. 28), the 5-foot-9 senior continued her assault on the Missouri Southern records, improving her school standard in the weight throw for the third consecutive week. She threw the weight 61 feet, 9.75 inches and placed second at Friday’s KU Relays. The throw secured Jones’ a spot at next month’s NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass. and was an improvement by more than two feet on her previous school record. Jones’ throw at KU would’ve been an NCAA Division I provisional. She finished second only to Oklahoma State’s Delisa McClain and currently leads NCAA-II by 18.5 inches. Jones also finished fifth in the shot put with a toss of 43’-9”. Jones, the two-time MIAA defending champion in the weight throw, is a two-time All-America with the MSSU women’s track & field team. She earned her only indoor All-America honor with a third-place national finish in 2003. The Missouri Southern track & field teams continue their indoor schedules this weekend when they host the Baymont Inn/Fazoli’s Open at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. Action begins on Friday (Feb. 4) at 5 p.m. with the last Friday event scheduled for 8:15 p.m. The meet resumes on Saturday (Feb. 5) with field events beginning at 11 a.m. The last event, the mile relay, is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.