2019 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Jones, Margaux

Margaux Jones
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Redlands, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Senior Margaux Jones begins her final season as a Trojan competing in jumps. She is USC's indoor record-holder in the long jump and ranks eighth on its outdoor list.
2018: Jones served as one of the Trojan captains, but her outdoor season was limited due to a back injury. She tried to compete in the long jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, jumping 19-4.25/5.90m (+1.1) to finish fourth...it was only her third career outdoor meet jumping under 20 feet. During the indoor season she had a best long jump of 20-8.00/6.30m at the MLK Invitational. She placed second with a jump of 19-11.75/6.09m at the MPSF Championships. She finished 12th in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a best jump of 19-8.75/6.01m.
2017: Jones won at the Trojan Invitational with a jump of 19-11.50/6.08 (-0.1). She placed first at the Aztec Invitational with a jump of 19-10.75/6.06 (+1.0) and placed third with a season best jump of 20-8.50/6.31 (+0.0) at the Long Beach Invitational. She also jumped over 20 feet with a jump of 20-8.00/6.30 (+2.3w) to win at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet. She placed second at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 20-0.50/6.11 (+1.3). She finished 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a best jump of 20-5.75/6.24m (+4.2w). Indoors, she placed third with a season-best jump of 20-9.25/6.33 at the Razorback Invite. She won her second consecutive long jump title at the MPSF Championships with a leap of 20-5.75 (6.24m).
2016: Jones jumped over 20 feet in every meet as a freshman, finishing her season with a PR of 20-10.75/6.37m (+1.2) to take third at the USA Junior Championships. That jump moved her into sixth at the time on USC's all-time long jump list. She missed out by one place of becoming a long jump All-American, placing ninth at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 20-5.25/6.23m (-0.8). She finished third at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 20-6.50/6.26m (+2.1w). Set a then-legal PR of 20-9.75/6.34m and a wind-aided PR of 21-2.75/6.47m (+3.4w), placing second at the Mt. SAC Relays. During the indoor season she won the MPSF long jump title with a leap of 20-10.00/6.35 and set an indoor PR and school indoor record of 21-0.50/6.41m at the New Mexico Classic. She finished eighth at the NCAA Indoors with a leap of 20-6.50.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jones graduated with the class of 2015 from Redlands High School in Redlands, Calif., where she maintained a 4.52 GPA. She was second at the 2015 CIF state meet with a long jump of 20-4.25 (6.20m), which ranked seventh among high schoolers in 2015. She jumped 20-4 to place second in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays...As a junior her legal PR of 20-5.50 (6.23m) ranked fourth in the country...she also posted a wind-aided mark of 20-9.00 (6.32m)...She won the CIF state long jump title as a junior with a leap of 20-4.75 (6.21m). She leaped over 6.00m seven times (with 5 wind-legal marks) during the 2014 outdoor season. She was also a two-time Arcadia Invitational champion in the long jump in both 2014 and 2015. She was the 2014 Sun’s Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the 2015 winner of the Ken Hubbs Award, an award based not only on athletic achievement, but also on citizenship, community involvement, and commitment to furthering their education.
PERSONAL: Margaux was born on February 11, 1997 to Angel and Walter Jones...She has two siblings, Alexis and Walter...Her sports hero is Jesse Owens... She is an Art History/Pre-Med major at USC and hopes to attend medical school for internal medicine after graduation...Lists her favorite artists as Chuck Close and Andy Warhol…Her hobbies include art, cooking and reading...Likes all types of food and considers herself a foodie...Someday would like to travel to Amsterdam.
CAREER BESTS: Long Jump – 20-10.75 (6.37m)/21-2.75w (6.47m)
2018: Jones served as one of the Trojan captains, but her outdoor season was limited due to a back injury. She tried to compete in the long jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, jumping 19-4.25/5.90m (+1.1) to finish fourth...it was only her third career outdoor meet jumping under 20 feet. During the indoor season she had a best long jump of 20-8.00/6.30m at the MLK Invitational. She placed second with a jump of 19-11.75/6.09m at the MPSF Championships. She finished 12th in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a best jump of 19-8.75/6.01m.
2017: Jones won at the Trojan Invitational with a jump of 19-11.50/6.08 (-0.1). She placed first at the Aztec Invitational with a jump of 19-10.75/6.06 (+1.0) and placed third with a season best jump of 20-8.50/6.31 (+0.0) at the Long Beach Invitational. She also jumped over 20 feet with a jump of 20-8.00/6.30 (+2.3w) to win at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet. She placed second at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 20-0.50/6.11 (+1.3). She finished 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a best jump of 20-5.75/6.24m (+4.2w). Indoors, she placed third with a season-best jump of 20-9.25/6.33 at the Razorback Invite. She won her second consecutive long jump title at the MPSF Championships with a leap of 20-5.75 (6.24m).
2016: Jones jumped over 20 feet in every meet as a freshman, finishing her season with a PR of 20-10.75/6.37m (+1.2) to take third at the USA Junior Championships. That jump moved her into sixth at the time on USC's all-time long jump list. She missed out by one place of becoming a long jump All-American, placing ninth at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 20-5.25/6.23m (-0.8). She finished third at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 20-6.50/6.26m (+2.1w). Set a then-legal PR of 20-9.75/6.34m and a wind-aided PR of 21-2.75/6.47m (+3.4w), placing second at the Mt. SAC Relays. During the indoor season she won the MPSF long jump title with a leap of 20-10.00/6.35 and set an indoor PR and school indoor record of 21-0.50/6.41m at the New Mexico Classic. She finished eighth at the NCAA Indoors with a leap of 20-6.50.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jones graduated with the class of 2015 from Redlands High School in Redlands, Calif., where she maintained a 4.52 GPA. She was second at the 2015 CIF state meet with a long jump of 20-4.25 (6.20m), which ranked seventh among high schoolers in 2015. She jumped 20-4 to place second in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays...As a junior her legal PR of 20-5.50 (6.23m) ranked fourth in the country...she also posted a wind-aided mark of 20-9.00 (6.32m)...She won the CIF state long jump title as a junior with a leap of 20-4.75 (6.21m). She leaped over 6.00m seven times (with 5 wind-legal marks) during the 2014 outdoor season. She was also a two-time Arcadia Invitational champion in the long jump in both 2014 and 2015. She was the 2014 Sun’s Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the 2015 winner of the Ken Hubbs Award, an award based not only on athletic achievement, but also on citizenship, community involvement, and commitment to furthering their education.
PERSONAL: Margaux was born on February 11, 1997 to Angel and Walter Jones...She has two siblings, Alexis and Walter...Her sports hero is Jesse Owens... She is an Art History/Pre-Med major at USC and hopes to attend medical school for internal medicine after graduation...Lists her favorite artists as Chuck Close and Andy Warhol…Her hobbies include art, cooking and reading...Likes all types of food and considers herself a foodie...Someday would like to travel to Amsterdam.
CAREER BESTS: Long Jump – 20-10.75 (6.37m)/21-2.75w (6.47m)
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