Gralyn Jones

Luke Zacharias

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/ Track & Field

Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics

Position:
Jumps
Height:
6-0
Class (Indoor):
Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Sr.
Hometown:
Brandon, Miss.
High School/Previous School:
Northwest Rankin HS

??2019 Outdoor Season

Triple jumped 14.54m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) … qualified for his first NCAA postseason with a 16-centimeter personal-best in the triple jump at the SEC Championships (5/11) where he jumped 15.36m to place ninth … also finished 12^th in the long jump at the conference meet … was third in the triple jump at the Southern Miss Open (4/26) and placed ninth in the long jump … competed in both the long and triple jumps at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) … finished third in the long jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) with a mark of 6.87m while also competing in the triple jump … placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.94m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) and long jumped a season-best 7.10m to finish ninth.

2019 Indoor Season

Placed ninth in the triple jump at the SEC Championships (2/23) with a mark of 14.90m … jumped a personal-best 7.18m in the long jump at the SEC Championships (2/22) … placed second in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge (2/9) with a mark of 15.05m, while also recording a jump of 7.00m in the long jump … jumped 7.00m in the long jump and 14.53m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25-26) … finished fourth in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) with a personal-best mark of 15.07m … jumped 6.80m in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … placed third in the triple jump at the Vulcan Invitational (1/12) with a personal-best 14.72m … finished third in the long jump at the Blazer Invitational, jumping a personal-best 7.09m.

2018 Outdoor Season

Placed 10^th in the triple jump at the SEC Championships (5/13) … jumped a wind-aided 7.11m in the long jump and placed eighth with a mark of 15.07m in the triple jump at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … competed in the triple jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … took second in the triple jump with a personal-best wind-aided leap of 15.20m at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) … also jumped 7.16m in the long jump at the season opener.

2018 Indoor Season

Finished fifth in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge (2/9) with a personal-best 14.62m leap … competed in the long jump and triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … jumped at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) where he finished 18^th in the long jump … finished seventh in the triple jump at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12).

2017 Outdoor Season

Placed 12^th in the triple jump at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a leap of 14.59m … ran on the 4x200m relay team that finished third at the SEC Relays (4/28) while also competing in the long jump and triple jump … finished fourth in the triple jump at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) with a jump of 14.44m … placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the Bulldog Relays (3/17).

2017 Indoor Season

Competed in one event, placing 14^th in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge (2/10) with a leap of 13.91m.

2016 Outdoor Season

Finished 13^th in the triple jump at the SEC Championships (5/12) … competed in the long jump and triple jump at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30), finishing in the Top 10 in both … took eighth place in the triple jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) … finished fifth in the long jump at the Florida State Relays (3/25).

2016 Indoor Season

Competed at the Samford Heptathlon (1/20) where he finished 11^th with 4,239 points … finished as high as fifth in the high jump, clearing 1.89m.

Before the Bulldogs

A four-year letterwinner for Northwest Rankin High School where he holds the school record in the 300m hurdles (40.48) and the high jump (1.95m) … second in school history in the triple jump (14.84m) … named All-State as a senior after winning the state championship in the triple jump … finished second in the 300m hurdles, fourth in the 110m hurdles and fifth in the high jump at the state meet … broke the 110m hurdle record and advanced to the state championships in all four of his events as a junior … broke five freshman records: long jump, triple jump, high jump, 300m hurdles and 110m hurdles ... served as team captain for three seasons … also played football and basketball.

Personal

Born Gralyn Jisele Jones on Aug. 25, 1996 to Gralyn and Machiel Jones … has a sister, Maya Jones … sister plays basketball at Jones County Community College … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in health fitness.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m - 7.42 (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
60m Hurdles - 8.92 (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
1000m - 3:03.71 ((Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
High Jump - 1.89m (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
Pole Vault - 3.15m (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
Long Jump - 7.18m (SEC Championships - 2/22/2019)
Triple Jump - 15.07m (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/19/2019)
Shot Put - 8.86m (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)
Heptathlon - 4,239 pts (Samford Heptathlon - 1/20/2016)

Outdoor

Long Jump - 7.24m (Bulldog Relays - 3/17/2018)
Triple Jump - 15.36m (SEC Championships - 5/11/2019)

Thursday, May 30

Friday, February 24

Thursday, March 31

World Athletics Ultimate Championship Track

Arop, Peters Place Second At World Ultimate Championships

Sunday, September 13

World Athletic Ultimate Championships Track Mockup

Five Bulldogs Set To Compete At Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Wednesday, September 09

State Duo Brings Home Commonwealth Games Medals

Tuesday, August 04

Jul 25, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Curtis Thompson gestures after winning the javelin with a throw of 287-4 (87.59m) during the USATF Championships at Icahn Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Thompson Claims Fourth Straight USATF Javelin Championship

Saturday, July 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2019 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Marco Arop

Katherine Badham

Jaylah Bailey

Blake Beavers

Sarah Blake

Logan Boss

Charles Brockman III

Shayla Broughton

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Francesca Chambers

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Lawrence Crawford

Cameron Crump

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Reese Dunne

McKenzie Ethridge

Brian Evans

Shannon Fair

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Tiffany Flynn

Caden Foos

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

Freddie Jackson III

Tiffaney Johnson

Gralyn Jones

Stephen Jones

Olivia Knox

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Alon Lewis

JT Mackay

Katie Martin

Mia Meydrich

Peyton Mickelson

Lester Miller

Reggie Miller

Okheme Moore

Monica Mosley

Daniel Nixon

Anderson Peters

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Maya Reaves

Quintin Reiser

Slater Richardson

John Dalton Rohr

Sylvia Russell

Blaise Seale

Justice Sims

Kenya Small

Lake Spradling

Caroline Standley

Alyssa Staubach

Sydney Steely

Ava Strenge

Rasheed Tatham

Malcum Tatum

Carly Terp

Kristy Terp

Curtis Thompson

Zaria Tillman

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker