University of Albany

High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Red Hook ... Served as a team captain in each sport as a junior and senior ... Holds the school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, and ran for the 4x800-meter, 4xMile and distance medley relay teams which broke school records ... Helped the track and field team place fourth at the state championships, the highest finish in school history ... Ran on the second-place 4x800 as a junior and the fourth-place 4x800 as a senior at the state competition ... Named first-team all-section three times and first-team all-conference twice in cross country ... Placed second individually as a senior at the league championship ... Cross country team won the sectional championship three times and the conference title twice ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:
Intends to major in human biology with a minor in public health ... Born Jan. 7, 1990 ... Son of George Jones and Suzanne Ellis ... Has one brother, Daniel, and one sister, Kathryn.