Personal
Born December 1977 in Provo, Utah ... parents are Daniel and Dee Jones ... served in the Thailand Bangkok Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... married Jana Kriegcter ... majoring in English.
At BYU
1999-T&F: finished 2nd in the 800m with a time of 1:55.83 at the Mountain State Games ... finished 4th in the 800m with a time of 1:55.59 at the Mountain West Conference Championships ... recorded a second-place finish at the Cal Poly Invitational, running the 800m in 1:53.81 ... finished 7th in the 800m with a season-best time of 1:53.14 at the MWC Outdoor Championships.
1999-CC: ran the four-mile course in 21:40 at the BYU Triple Crown ... was the fourth BYU finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, covering the 8K course in 25:18 ... ran a 31:59 10K at the Pre-National Invitational, finishing 57th overall and 2nd on the team ... ran 25:57 (8K) at the Mountain West Conference Championships ... finished 3rd on the team and 24th overall with a time of 31:56 on the 10K course at the Mountain Regional ... ran 31:57 at the NCAA Championships
2000-T&F: ran a time of 1:51.7 in the 800m at ASU Invitational ... fourth in 1500 at MWC Championships
Before BYU
Attended Kingwood HS ... won high school cross country 5A state championship while running ... won state titles in both the 1600m and the 3200m ... competed three times at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships.
Fourth BYU finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, covering the 8K course in 25:18 ... finished second on the team and 57th overall at the Pre-National with a time of 31:59 (10K) ... ran 25:57 (8K) at the MWC Championships ... finished third on the team and 24th overall at the Mountain Regional with a time of 31:56 (10K)... ran 31:57 at the NCAA Championships.
BEST MARKS: 800m, 1:51.1; 1500m, 3:47; 5K, 14:16.27; 8K, 24:36; 10K, 30:25.
Finished 24th at the Roy Griak Invitational in 24:45 (8K) ... led the team with a 19th-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational ... earned first team all-conference honors by finishing sixth at the MWC Championships, ran the 8K course in 24:36 ... second team finisher at NCAA Championships, finishing 53rd with a time of 30:25 ... earned All-District honors.