Amanda Jones

At Sage:

• As a Gator newcomer in cross country, Amanda Jones was tapped as a member of the 2016 Skyline Conference All-Star First Team after finishing in sixth place at the league’s championship in 25:18.53.

• Her best time for a 6k course as a rookie was at the NCAA Regionals as she had a time of 24:19.2, while posting a time of 20:01.5 to take 18^th at the Bard Invitational, a 5 k course. She opened her career with a 25^th place finish at the SUNY-Poly Short Course race with her time of 18:11.9 for a 3k distance.

• As a sophomore, she was team’s top finisher in the RPI meet held at Saratoga State Park as she took home 88th place with her team-best time of 20:31.1.

• She finished in 21st place at the 2017 Empire 8 Championships as she recorded a time of 26:31.3 and helped the team to a sixth place. Her best time in 2017 for a 4k race was a time of 17:38.9 for a 22^nd place finish at Siena College’s Short Course event.

• In 2018, she had a number of impressive performances as well in cross country and helped the Gators as one of the team’s scorers at nearly every meet. She added an impressive time at the highly competitive RPI Invitational with a time of 21:42.8.

• As a member of Sage’s 2019 cross country team, Jones opened the season with a 10^th place finish at the Vassar Short Course Race for a 3k race in 12:36.0. She added a fourth in 26:13.1 at the SUNY Cobleskill Stephen Warde Invitational for a 6 k race. She also posted a seventh place showing at the Oneonta State invitational in 20:35.3.

• Jones capped her 2019 fall with times of 25:50.5 at the Empire 8 Championship and a time of 26:58.3 at the NCAA Regionals.

• In track, her personal best times include a 5:36.81 in the 1,500 meters, a 21:20.37 in the 5,000 meter run and a time of 13:45.12 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

• At the 2018 Capital District Championship, she added a fifth place in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for her personal best, while adding an 11^th place at the Wagner Invitational in the 5,000 meter run for another pr.

Academics at Sage:

• She is majoring in nursing at Sage. She was a Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete Team (2016) member and was a Dean’s List student.

• She has earned back to selections to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List in both 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. She is also a Sage’s Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

High School:

• Jones was selected as the Most Valuable Runner as a senior at Columbia High School.

• She was also an Honor Scholar and team captain of the cross country team and was member of the National Honor Society.