The University of Akron Athletics
2010-11 Track and Field

LaTalia Jones
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Chaney HS
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
PERSONAL RECORDS
60m (Indoor): 7.49 – Akron Invitational (Feb. 13, 2009)
200m (Indoor): 24.37 – MAC Championships (Feb. 27, 2009)
100m (Outdoor): 11.71 – MAC Championships (May 14, 2009)
200m (Outdoor): 23.90 – MAC Championships (May 15, 2008)
as a Redshirt Senior (2011)
• Competed in seven indoor meets
• Posted the Zips' top eight times in the 60m
• Scored in the 60m at the MAC Championships with a time of 7.58 and a sixth-place finish
• Also recorded UA's top four times in the 200m, including a top time of 24.77 at the Akron Opener
as a Senior (2010)
• Battled injury for much of the indoor season
• Won the 200m (25.40) at the Zips Invitational
• Redshirted the season
as a Junior (2009)
• Was MAC Outdoor Champion in the 200m (24.29) and added a runner-up finish in the 100m (11.71)
• Also ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 relay team that was runner-up at the MAC Outdoors (46.17)
• Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in both the 100m and 200m
• Posted a time of 11.71 in the 100m at the MAC Outdoors to qualify and 23.94 in the 200m at the Campbell/Wright
• Time of 11.71 ranks fifth-best on the UA all-time list
• Only competed in the 100m at the NCAA Mideast Regional, placing 22nd (12.15)
• Runner-up at the MAC Indoor Championships in both the 60m (7.58) and 200m (24.37) to earn second team All-MAC honors
• Named the MAC Outdoor Female Track Performer of the Week (May 13), winning the 100m with a then personal-record time of 11.81 and winning the 200m with a time of 23.94, reaching the NCAA Regional standard, at the Campbell/Wright Invitational
• Named MAC Indoor Female Track Performer of the Week (Feb. 18) won the women's 60m at the Akron Invitational with a time of 7.49
• Also won the 60m (7.61) at the UA-KSU Dual Meet and the 100m (11.91) at the Northeast Ohio Quad
as a Sophomore (2008)
• At the NCAA Mideast Regional, placed 15th in the 200m (24.22)
• Placed third in the 100m (11.79) and third in the 200m (24.03) at the MAC Outdoor Championships
• Also ran the anchor leg of the 4x100 relay (46.01), which was runner-up at the MAC Outdoors
• Had Akron's best outdoor time in the 200m (23.90), qualifying her for the NCAA Mideast Regional and ranking fourth-best on the UA all-time list
• Ran 7.57 to win the 60m at the Akron Indoor Quad
• Was MAC Outdoor Track Performer of the Week (April 14) for winning both the 100m (11.96) and 200m (24.28)
as a Freshman (2007)
• Scored at the MAC Indoor Championships, placing seventh in the 200m (24.87)
• Also scored twice at the MAC Outdoors
• Placed sixth in the 100m (11.94) and was eighth in the 200m (24.78)
• Won the 60m (7.72) and 200m (24.89) at the Zips Open during the indoor season
• Second on the team to UA record-setter Corine Gavin-Hall in both the 100m and 200m during the outdoor season
at Chaney High School
• Was a three-time All-Ohio honoree
• Set a school record in the 100 meters with a time of 11.80. Posted personal record times of 7.52 in the 60 and 24.4 in the 200










