WC cross-country, track & field add Hannah Jones to their staff
Hannah Jones. (North Central College photo)
The Wilmington College Track & Field and Cross Country programs announced the hiring of Hannah Jones as their new Graduate Assistant Tuesday afternoon.
Jones is a 2024 graduate of North Central College in Naperville, Ill. with a degree in biology.
"We are very excited to add an athlete of Hannah's caliber to our staff" said Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach Ron Combs. "She had a phenomenal career at North Central. We think she will be a great addition to our staff and we are excited to see the impact we think she can make."
Jones was a three-time national qualifier at North Central, twice during outdoor season and once during indoor season. She qualified outdoors in 2023 as part of the Cardinals 4x400 Meter Relay team before qualifying indoors in 2024 in the Pentathlon and outdoors in the Javelin Throw.
She was a two-time Second Team All-American in 2024. Jones was 16th in the Pentathlon with a score of 3,148 at the indoor championships, with her best finishes coming in the 800 Meter Run (2:27.81) and the Shot Put (10.26m). She took home 14th place in the Javelin Throw during the outdoor championships with a mark of 39.46 meters on her first attempt of the competition.
Jones sits in the Top 10 in a pair of indoor and outdoor events in North Central's program history. She is 10th in the 60-Meter Hurdles with a time of 9.29 seconds and second in the Pentathlon with a score of 3,330 points. Her mark of 43.95m is second best in the Javelin Throw and her score of 4,288 in the Heptathlon is third in program history.
Jones won 24 individual events during her collegiate career with 10 coming in individual Heptathlon events and seven coming in individual Pentathlon events. She also won one Pentathlon outright at the IWU Keck Select Indoor Invitational in February of 2024, and seven individual events outside of the Heptathlon or Pentathlon.
She joins a cross-country staff that includes Head Coach Ron Combs and assistants Tristen Durr and Josh Cyrus. The Track & Field staff is comprised of Head Coach Tristen Durr and assistants Ron Combs, Josh Cyrus and Alex Fee.
The Quakers will be looking to improve on solid 2023-24 campaigns. These were highlighted by an eighth-place team finish for the men at the Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, 10 All-American performances and an individual National Championship for Faith Duncan in the Outdoor 5,000 Meter Run.
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