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Tia Jones
American track and field athlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tia Jones (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events. She is engaged to Xavier Worthy
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Nationality | American |
Born | (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 23) |
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Sport | Track and field |
Event | 100 m hurdles |
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Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 13-14 girl 100 m and 200 m hurdles and setting national and Junior Olympic records in both events at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on July 28, 2013.
She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 USA Junior Championships in a time of 12.84 seconds, which equaled Aliuska López's world junior record dating from 1987. It was the best ever time set by a 15-year-old athlete.[1]