{{short description|American track and field athlete (born 2000)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Tia Jones | image = Bydgoszcz 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, 4x100m relay women final4 23-07-2016.jpg | caption = Tia Jones in 2016 | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = American | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|8}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | website = | sport = Track and field | event = 100 m hurdles | olympics = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold |2016 Bydgoszcz|4 × 100 m relay}} {{MedalGold|2018 Tampere|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Bydgoszcz|100 m hurdles}} }}
'''Tia Jones''' (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events.
Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 13-14 girl 100 m and 200 m hurdles and setting national and Junior Olympic records in both events at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on July 28, 2013.
She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 USA Junior Championships in a time of 12.84 seconds, which equaled Aliuska López's world junior record dating from 1987. It was the best ever time set by a 15-year-old athlete.<ref>Ramsak, Bob (June 27, 2016). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hil-lyles-us-u20-championships Jones, McLaughlin, Hill and Norman impress at US Junior Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.</ref>
==Statistics== ===Circuit performances=== {{Grand Slam Track}} ===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- !Event !Time (sec) !Venue !Date |- !colspan=4|Outdoor events |- | 100m || 11.50 || Miramar, Florida || May 2, 2025 |- | 200m || 23.81 || Greensboro, North Carolina || July 25, 2013 |- | 100 m hurdles || 12.19 || Miramar, Florida || May 2, 2025 |- |- !colspan=4|Indoor events |- | 60 m hurdles || 7.67 || Albuquerque, New Mexico || February 16, 2024 |}
==Personal life== Jones was engaged to NFL wide receiver, Xavier Worthy as announced in January 2025. By March of that year, the engagement appeared to have ended when Jones was granted a temporary restraining order against Worthy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/news/look-former-texas-wr-xavier-worthy-proposes-to-girlfriend-01j2hybwd7c0|title=Former Texas WR Xavier Worthy Proposes to Girlfriend|website=Sports Illustrated|first=Matt|last=Galatzan|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=January 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Puleo |first=Mark |date=2025-03-13 |title=Xavier Worthy’s accuser granted protective order as investigation continues |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6200194/2025/03/13/xavier-worthys-accuser-protective-order/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313143219/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6200194/2025/03/13/xavier-worthys-accuser-protective-order/ |archivedate=13 March 2025}}</ref> Worthy has sought charges against Jones for theft and assault.<ref name="Teicher24Mar2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44388496/chiefs-xavier-worthy-sues-ex-fiancee-alleges-extortion-abuse|title= Chiefs' Xavier Worthy sues ex-fiancée, alleges extortion, abuse|last=Teicher|first=Adam|website=ESPN.com|date=March 24, 2025|access-date=March 24, 2025|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://en.omriyadat.com/athlete-bios/tia-jones Tia Jones] at OmRiyadat * {{World Athletics}} {{Footer World Junior Champions women's 100 metres hurdles}}{{Footer World Athletics U20 Champions women's 4x100 metres}} {{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's 60 m hurdles}} {{Authority control}}
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