Alonzo Taylor-Jones

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aurora, Ill.
High School:
Metea Valley HS

2017-18
Outdoor: Placed 11th in the 100m dash at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14) … Clocked season-best times in the 100m and 200m dashes at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/24) … Also helped SIU to a runner-up finish in the 4x100 relay at the Bill Cornell SC … Ran a personal-best 10.92 in the 100m dash to finish sixth at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/24) …. Competed at seven outdoor meets.
Indoor: Finished 10th in the 60m dash with a personal-best time of 6.92 at the 2018 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) … Finished second in the 60m dash and third in the 200m dash at the Saluki Fast Start (12/9) … Clocked a season-best time of 22.89 in the 200m dash at the Don DeNoon Invitational (2/3) … Competed at eight indoor meets.

High School
Two-sport athlete at Metea Valley High School, as he excelled in both football and track...Qualified for the 2016 IHSA Class 3A state meet in two events..Finished fifth in the 4x100 at the 2016 state meet, which was the best finish at the state meet in school history...Placed 14th in the 100m at the 2017 IHSA state meet...Recipient of the IPEF Principals Award...Member of the Chamber Singers Choir.

Personal
Born on Sept. 17, 1999...Son of Stephen and Natasha Jones...Father, Stephen, is an entrepreneur, while his mother, Natasha, works in real estate...Has a brother and a sister...Majoring in computer engineering.