Jones’ TFRRS Profile
Career Accolades
2013 Millrose Games 4x200m champion
2016 America East Outdoor Coaches’ Award
12x America East Champion
2016 Outdoor 400m, 4x400m
2016 Indoor 400m, 4x400m
2015 Outdoor 400m
2015 Indoor 400m
2014 Outdoor 400m, 4x400m
2014 Indoor 400m, 4x400m
2013 Outdoor 400m, 4x400m
14x America East All-Conference
2x America East Performer of the Week
2015-16
Outdoor
NCAA East Preliminary Championships (Mar 26-28)
400m: 47.11 - 22nd (F) / 46.64 - 23rd (P)
America East Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)
200m: 21.35w - 2nd (F) / 21.84 - 2nd (P)
400m: 47.20 - 1st (F) / 47.44 - 1st (P)
4x100m: 41.45 - 2nd
4x400m: 3:15.86 - 1st
Penn Relays (April 28-30)
4x100m: 41.33 -18th (P)
4x400m: 3:09.00 (48.00) - 6th (F, Championship) / 3:11.13 - 7th (P)
UAlbany Spring Classic (April 23)
200m: 21.57 - 2nd
4x100m: 41.22 - 2nd
Northeast Challenge (April 16)
400m: 46.86 - 1st
4x400m: 3:13.47 - 1st
UVM vs UAlbany (April 12)
800m: 2:03.24 - 7th
Florida Relays (March 31-April 2)
400m: 46.97 - 9th
4x200m: 1:27.08 - 18th
Indoor
USATF Indoor Championships (March 11-12)
400m: 47.82 - 16th
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 4-6)
400m: 46.79 - 2nd (F) / 47.13 - 1st (P)
4x400m: 3:09.92 - 3rd
America East Indoor Championships (February 19-20)
400m: 47.25 - 1st (F) / 48.44 - 1st (P)
4x400m: 3:14.72 - 1st
Fastrack National Invitational (February 12)
4x400m: 3:18.18 - 7th
Villanova Invitational (February 6)
400m: 48.05 - 1st
Penn State National Invitational (January 29)
400m: 48.06 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:11.26 - 2nd
Upstate Challenge (January 23)
200m: 22.00 - 1st
4x400m: 3:21.59 - 1st
Great Dane Classic (January 16)
400m: 48.09 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:14.91 - 3rd
2014-15
Outdoor
IC4A Outdoor Championships (May 15-17)
400m: 47.66 - 6th (F) / 47.69 - 8th (P)
4x100m: 42.02 - 5th (F) / 41.30 - 6th (P)
America East Outdoor Championships (May 2-3)
200m: 22.44 - 7th (F) / 21.89 - 6th (P)
400m: 47.35 - 1st (F) / 47.64 - 1st (P)
4x100m: 41.56 - 2nd
Penn Relays (April 23-25)
DMR: 10:06.68 - 13th, Open
UAlbany Spring Classic (April 17-18)
200m: 22.12w - 2nd
4x400m: 3:27.09 - 1st
Northeast Challenge (April 11)
400m: 49.37 - 2nd
4x400m: 3:23.59 - 1st
Raleigh Relays (March 27-28)
400m: 48.42 - 13th
4x400m: 3:14.06 - 2nd
Spring Classic Invitational (March 21)
400m: 47.32 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:13.90 - 2nd
Indoor
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 6-8)
400m: 48.04 - 7th (F) / 47.81 - 3rd (P)
America East Indoor Championships (February 20-21)
400m: 48.37 - 1st (F) / 49.26 - 1st (P)
4x400m: 3:15.34 - 2nd
David Hemery Valentine Invitational (February 13-14)
400m: 47.71 - 7th
Armory Track Invitational (January 30-31)
400m: 48.52 - 8th
4x400m: 3:19.16 - 8th
Upstate Challenge (January 24)
400m: 49.60 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:22.09 - 3rd
Nittany Lion Challenge (January 17)
400m: 49.71 - 8th
4x400m: 3:23.95 - 9th
2013-14
Outdoor
UAlbany Purple & Gold Last Chance Meet (May 10)
400m: 48.53 - 3rd
America East Outdoor Championships (May 3-4)
400m: 48.16 - 1st (F) / 48.31 - 2nd (P)
4x400m: 3:16.23 - 1st
Penn Relays (April 24-26)
4x400m: 3:13.94 - 29th
UAlbany Spring Classic (April 19)
400m: 49.22 - 2nd
4x400m: 3:21.30 - 1st
Upstate Classic (April 12)
400m: 48.75 - 2nd
UConn vs. UAlbany (April 5)
400m: 50.20 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:20.98 - 1st
Spring Break Classic (March22)
400m: 48.70 - 9th
4x400m: 3:11.51 - 1st
Indoor
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 7-9)
400m: 48.70 - 18th (P)
4x400m: 3:15.22 - 11th (P)
America East Indoor Championships (February 23-24)
200m: 22.31 - 4th (F) / 22.26 - 6th (P)
400m: 48.60 - 1st (F) / 49.05 - 3rd (P)
4x400m: 3:16.27 - 1st
Millrose Games (February 15)
4x400m: 3:16.91 - 2nd
Armory Collegiate Invitational (February 7-8)
400m: 48.46 - 14th (P)
4x400m: 3:15.98 - 2nd
Columbia Invitational (February 1)
200m: 22.33 - 6th
4x400m: 3:16.89 - 2nd
Upstate Challenge (January 25)
500m: 1:05.08 - 1st
4x400m: 3:19.91 - 1st
Great Dane Classic (January 17)
400m: 48.86 - 8th
4x400m: 3:16.92 - 3rd
Penn State Indoor Relays (January 11)
500m: 1:05.38 - 7th
4x400m: 3:19.43 - 4th
2012-13
Outdoor
NCAA Division I East Preliminary Championships (May 23-25)
400m: 47.70 - 40th (P)
IC4A Outdoor Championships (May 10-12)
400m: 47.79 - 17th (P)
4x400m: 3:15.29 - 13th (P)
America East Outdoor Championships (May 4-5)
400m: 47.35 - 1st (F) / 48.34 - 2nd (P)
4x400m: 3:15.40 - 1st
Penn Relays (April 25-27)
4x200m: 1:27.41 - 7th (F, IC4A) / 1:27.01 - 18th (P)
UTech Classic (April 13)
400m: 48.69 - 11th
UConn Men’s Dogfight (April 6)
200m: 23.13w - 8th
400m: 48.68 - 1st
4x400m: 3:20.42 - 2nd
UCF Invitational (March 22-23)
200m: 21.85 - 1st
4x400m: 3:15.65 - 1st
Spring Break Classic (March 16)
400m: 48.86 - 3rd
4x400m: 3:15.35 - 1st
Indoor
IC4A Indoor Championships (March 1-3)
400m: 48.36 - 12th (P)
4x400m: 3:12.03 - 5th (F) / 3:14.48 - 8th (P)
Millrose Games (February 16)
4x200m: 1:27.70 - 1st
America East Indoor Championships (February 11-12)
200m: 22.73 - 7th (F) / 22.56 - 4th (P)
400m: 48.94 - 3rd (F) / 50.82 - 4th (P)
Armory Collegiate Invitational (February 1-2)
400m: 49.23 - 16th (P)
4x200m: 1:27.92 - 4th
4x400m: 3:15.65 - 1st
Boston University Terrier Classic (January 25-26)
200m: 22.26 - 36th
4x400m: 3:14.03 - 5th
Great Dane Classic (January 18)
400m: 49.47 - 9th
4x400m: 3:15.45 - 1st
Nittany Lion Challenge (January 12)
400m: 49.77 - 7th
4x400m: 3:17.36 - 3rd
High School
Jones was a four-year letter-winner in track and field at Kingston High School. He was named team captain in both his junior and senior years. He finished second at indoor states in the 300m and outdoor states in the 400m in his senior year. In 2012, Jones was named Kingston High School’s Male Athlete of the Year.
Personal Bests
55m: 6.65
200m: 22.11
300m: 34.49
400m: 48.06
600m: 1:23.56
Personal
Taariq Jones is the son of
Tawanda Jones. He has three brothers, Kenny, Ray Ray, and Reggie, and one sister, Diamond.
