Simon Jones - Men's Track and Field - University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

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Simon Jones

Simon Jones

Position:

Multi
Class:

Graduate Student
Hometown:

Dearborn, Mich.
High School:

Divine Child

Summary
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Historical

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times

Career Highlights:

5x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
4x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
4x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Horizon League Indoor All-Academic Team (2025)
Horizon League Outdoor All-Academic Team (2025)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)

2025 Outdoor:

Claimed third in the javelin (44.70m) at Oakland's Golden Grizzly Invite
Recorded a score of 5,641 - fourth in the Titan record book - in the decathlon with career marks in the 100m (11.19) and the 110mH (17.76)
Posted a third-place effort in the javelin (46.24m) at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invite
Recorded a career-best 6.61m mark for fourth in the long jump at the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational
Ended his collegiate career earning fifth in the decathlon with 5,071 points as well as eighth in the javelin (44.10m) at the Horizon League Championships

2024-25 Indoor:

Was 12th in the heptathlon with 4,084 points, clocking his 1,000m PR of 3:00.28 at the SVSU Holiday Open
Tallied a 200m career time of 23.14 for 19th and a 60mH career-best 9.58 for 12th at the SVSU Classic
Placed third in the long jump (6.05m) and ran a leg on the runner-up 4x400 at Michigan's Silverston Invitational
Took fifth in the heptathlon with 4,223 points - fourth in school history - garnering career marks in the 60m (7.28), shot put (11.33m), and high jump (1.67m) at the Horizon League Championships

2024 Outdoor:

Did not compete

2023-24 Indoor:

Took 12th in the long jump with a leap of 6.10m at Notre Dame's Blue & Gold Invitational
Set a career best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.64 for 17th at the SVSU Classic

2024 Outdoor:

Did not compete

2023-24 Indoor:

Took 12th in the long jump with a leap of 6.10m at Notre Dame's Blue & Gold Invitational
Set a career best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.64 for 17th at the SVSU Classic

2023 Outdoor:

Personal record in the javelin (48.30m) at Elaine Leigh
Personal record in the decathlon at the Horizon League Championships (5448)

2022-23 Indoor:

Personal record in the heptathlon at the HL Champs (3880)

2022 Outdoor:

PR finishing sixth in the decathlon at the Horizon League Championship

2022 Indoor:

On a height of 3.80 meters placed third in pole vault at the Jack Skoog Open
PR in the heptathlon scoring eighth at the HL Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor:

PR in PV (3.95m, 5^thplace) at golden grizzlies Track & Field Invite
5^thin JT (38.86m) at Elaine Leigh Track & Field Invite

2021 Indoor:

6^thin PV (3.64m) at SVSU Tune-Up

Prior to Detroit Mercy:

A varsity letter winner in football and track and field
Selected All-Catholic in 2018 and 2019
Holds the school's pole vault record as well as the All-State pole vault indoor state meet set as a senior
Was the AAU decathlon regional champion in 2017, 2018 abd 2019 and was an AAU All American in the decathlon at the 2018 Junior Olympics

Personal:

Son of Anna and Adam Jones
Has eight siblings
Chose Detroit Mercy because it was an opportunity to compete in track and field, get a great education and continue his faith
A Business major

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